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Of all times to make a declaration like that! Trust Jake to do the unexpected. Even Mendoza seemed thrown off guard. She noticed that his gun had lowered just slightly.
Thank God, because when it was pointed at Jake like that, she wanted to rip him to pieces.
She glanced down at Jake, still on his knees, his heart in his eyes. “You think we’re going to die, don’t you? We’re not going to die, Jake.”
“Okay.”
She wasn’t sure he believed her; she wasn’t sure she believed herself. And in this moment, which could be their last, all her worries vanished like mist.
“I love you too, Jake Rockwell.”
He smiled—although clearly it hurt to do so. “You sure you aren’t saying that just because we’re going to die?”
“No. We’re going to get out of this. Mendoza is going to see reason because he’s
