She went back into the living room to wait. Back near her weapons. The men weren’t long, thankfully. They knew what they were doing and had her bed together in no time. She saw them out the door and then watched from the living room window as they walked to their delivery truck and drove away. Her shoulders relaxed. They were gone. She could breathe. Then she heard a door open and movement on the stairs. She tensed again until she realized the sound was moving away from her. Chris must be leaving. She stayed by the window and watched him walk out to his black pickup truck. From up here he didn’t seem so intimidating. It didn’t look like he could crush her with his little finger. Okay, maybe that was an exaggeration, but he was so much bigger than Jared. Her fear, she decided, was a com

