Crossing the Line (The Line Series Book 1), page 19
He looked worried. His eyes heavy and pained. “I don’t want to die here.” His sudden confession caught me off guard.
“You’re not going to die. Hunter’s going to get help and I’m going to stay right here with you until they get here.”
“I wish I could go back in time and change things that I’ve done. I wish I could take back working for Olivia. I betrayed my country. The other agents. I deserve to die.”
He was giving up. Giving up was the most lethal decision anyone could make. I had to convince him that there was something worth fighting for.
“Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone does things they wish they didn’t at some point in their lives. It’s how we go on after those mistakes to make up for it. I’m not saying you’re not going to be in trouble for the part you played in all this but you helped Hunter a lot with the things you told him.”
“If you hadn’t of told him those things he wouldn’t have known about Olivia and things could have been a whole lot worse.”
“Thanks.” He chuckled weakly and winced.
“You just have to hold on and be strong for a little longer.”
I kept the pressure on the wound but the blood continued to flow. The color of Sean’s face faded and the light in his eyes dulled.
“I’m cold.” Sean barely got the words out as he struggled to breathe.
“You’ve lost some blood. I think that’s normal.” I tried my best to keep positive.
“Thank you.”
“For what?”
“For being here with me. For staying with me at the end.” He nearly choked on the last words and a single tear ran down his cheek until it hit the cold concrete floor.
“This isn’t the end. Sean, look at me.” I spoke to him gently as his eyes begin to close.
I cupped his cheek in my hand and forced him to look into my eyes. His skin was cold as ice and just as pale.
“Sean?”
He opened his eyes again but only for a moment before his head dropped to the side as his strength drained from him.
“Sean?” I raise my voice in urgency. There was no response. “Sean,” I yelled but there was nothing.
I lifted my fingers to his neck and felt at his pulse point the way I had seen people do. There was no pulse. His heart didn’t beat.
Hunter rushed in. “Addy, I’m sorry there’s no cell service in here so I had to go all the way outside. They’re on their...”
“He’s gone.” I let my hand drop from his neck to my side.
“Shit.”
Hunter grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me into his arms. I rested my cheek on his chest and sobbed.
Hunter didn’t say a word. He just let me cry. The sound of several footsteps echoed down the hall growing louder as they neared the interrogation room.
When the door swung open I expected To see EMS and police. But what I saw instead was a group of Special agents who rushed in to examine the scene.
A couple agents went for Sean while three others hurried to Olivia. Once they confirmed both were dead, they slowed down slightly, wrapping the bodies in black bags and carrying them out without saying a word to me.
I sat to the side, numb and silent as they worked and Hunter talked to an agent from time to time about the events of the night. The door swung open again. Chris rushed in straight to us.
“What the hell happened?”
“Olivia came to Hunter’s apartment and told me he needed me down here right away. She brought me here and that’s when all hell broke loose.”
“No kidding. The boss called me personally and filled me in. Told me to get my ass down here ASAP.”
Hunter held me tight. “Olivia would have killed me. Addy saved me.”
“Addy made the kill shot? Damn, remind me not to get on your bad side.” Chris teased but I hadn’t really had time to think about how I had, in fact, killed someone that night.
The blood drained from my face and a chill ran up my body. Chris must have noticed the change because his smile dropped and he pushed all teasing aside. “Shit, Addy. I’m sorry. That couldn’t have been easy. Are you okay?”
“Yeah. I— I just hadn’t really given what happened much thought. All I knew was that she was going to kill Hunter and I had to stop her.”
“And you did,” Hunter spoke softly against my hair and kissed the top of my head as his arms tightened around me. “You did what you had to, to save me.”
“I know and I’d do it again without hesitation. She was a killer.”
“Then why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost?”
I tilted my head back to look up at Hunter. “You could have died tonight.”
“But I didn’t, thanks to you.” He squeezed me tight.
“Am I going to be in trouble?”
“Trouble? For what?”
“Killing her?”
“No. You only acted to save me. I’ll make sure it’s all cleared.”
I nodded and at that moment I understood. I got it. Hunter didn’t kill because he was evil or because he found some sick joy in it. He was a good man. I hugged him tightly, burrowing into his chest as tears streamed down my face.
“What’s wrong, Addy?”
I shook my head from side to side. “I get it. I finally understand. You’re a good man, Hunter. I wanted a normal life and I tried but I couldn’t get you out of my head. I love you.”
“I love you too. But, you deserve normal. I ripped you out of your life. I tried to give you what you wanted — the life I messed up for you no matter how much it killed me to be away from you.”
“You didn’t mess up my life. You helped me see that there was so much more to life — so many things I never realized I wanted. I thought I wanted an ordinary life but with you, it would be extraordinary.”
He pulled me to him, crushing my body into his as his lips met mine. I melted into him and parted my lips, welcoming him. Life with Hunter wouldn’t be what I originally had planned for myself — it would be so much better.
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“You’re not going to die. Hunter’s going to get help and I’m going to stay right here with you until they get here.”
“I wish I could go back in time and change things that I’ve done. I wish I could take back working for Olivia. I betrayed my country. The other agents. I deserve to die.”
He was giving up. Giving up was the most lethal decision anyone could make. I had to convince him that there was something worth fighting for.
“Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone does things they wish they didn’t at some point in their lives. It’s how we go on after those mistakes to make up for it. I’m not saying you’re not going to be in trouble for the part you played in all this but you helped Hunter a lot with the things you told him.”
“If you hadn’t of told him those things he wouldn’t have known about Olivia and things could have been a whole lot worse.”
“Thanks.” He chuckled weakly and winced.
“You just have to hold on and be strong for a little longer.”
I kept the pressure on the wound but the blood continued to flow. The color of Sean’s face faded and the light in his eyes dulled.
“I’m cold.” Sean barely got the words out as he struggled to breathe.
“You’ve lost some blood. I think that’s normal.” I tried my best to keep positive.
“Thank you.”
“For what?”
“For being here with me. For staying with me at the end.” He nearly choked on the last words and a single tear ran down his cheek until it hit the cold concrete floor.
“This isn’t the end. Sean, look at me.” I spoke to him gently as his eyes begin to close.
I cupped his cheek in my hand and forced him to look into my eyes. His skin was cold as ice and just as pale.
“Sean?”
He opened his eyes again but only for a moment before his head dropped to the side as his strength drained from him.
“Sean?” I raise my voice in urgency. There was no response. “Sean,” I yelled but there was nothing.
I lifted my fingers to his neck and felt at his pulse point the way I had seen people do. There was no pulse. His heart didn’t beat.
Hunter rushed in. “Addy, I’m sorry there’s no cell service in here so I had to go all the way outside. They’re on their...”
“He’s gone.” I let my hand drop from his neck to my side.
“Shit.”
Hunter grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me into his arms. I rested my cheek on his chest and sobbed.
Hunter didn’t say a word. He just let me cry. The sound of several footsteps echoed down the hall growing louder as they neared the interrogation room.
When the door swung open I expected To see EMS and police. But what I saw instead was a group of Special agents who rushed in to examine the scene.
A couple agents went for Sean while three others hurried to Olivia. Once they confirmed both were dead, they slowed down slightly, wrapping the bodies in black bags and carrying them out without saying a word to me.
I sat to the side, numb and silent as they worked and Hunter talked to an agent from time to time about the events of the night. The door swung open again. Chris rushed in straight to us.
“What the hell happened?”
“Olivia came to Hunter’s apartment and told me he needed me down here right away. She brought me here and that’s when all hell broke loose.”
“No kidding. The boss called me personally and filled me in. Told me to get my ass down here ASAP.”
Hunter held me tight. “Olivia would have killed me. Addy saved me.”
“Addy made the kill shot? Damn, remind me not to get on your bad side.” Chris teased but I hadn’t really had time to think about how I had, in fact, killed someone that night.
The blood drained from my face and a chill ran up my body. Chris must have noticed the change because his smile dropped and he pushed all teasing aside. “Shit, Addy. I’m sorry. That couldn’t have been easy. Are you okay?”
“Yeah. I— I just hadn’t really given what happened much thought. All I knew was that she was going to kill Hunter and I had to stop her.”
“And you did,” Hunter spoke softly against my hair and kissed the top of my head as his arms tightened around me. “You did what you had to, to save me.”
“I know and I’d do it again without hesitation. She was a killer.”
“Then why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost?”
I tilted my head back to look up at Hunter. “You could have died tonight.”
“But I didn’t, thanks to you.” He squeezed me tight.
“Am I going to be in trouble?”
“Trouble? For what?”
“Killing her?”
“No. You only acted to save me. I’ll make sure it’s all cleared.”
I nodded and at that moment I understood. I got it. Hunter didn’t kill because he was evil or because he found some sick joy in it. He was a good man. I hugged him tightly, burrowing into his chest as tears streamed down my face.
“What’s wrong, Addy?”
I shook my head from side to side. “I get it. I finally understand. You’re a good man, Hunter. I wanted a normal life and I tried but I couldn’t get you out of my head. I love you.”
“I love you too. But, you deserve normal. I ripped you out of your life. I tried to give you what you wanted — the life I messed up for you no matter how much it killed me to be away from you.”
“You didn’t mess up my life. You helped me see that there was so much more to life — so many things I never realized I wanted. I thought I wanted an ordinary life but with you, it would be extraordinary.”
He pulled me to him, crushing my body into his as his lips met mine. I melted into him and parted my lips, welcoming him. Life with Hunter wouldn’t be what I originally had planned for myself — it would be so much better.
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For as long as she can remember, Nikki Rose has enjoyed writing stories. For years, writing was just a hobby for this South Carolina native. It was a way to let out all the stories floating around in her head. After one of those stories took on a mind of its own, outgrowing even the parameters of a single book, Rose knew she had to pursue her dream.
Married to her high school sweetheart and best friend, Rose feels she is truly living out a romance story of her very own. As a stay at home mom of two, she is blessed with the time needed to work on her writing career full-time while her kids are at school or in the wee hours while normal people sleep. She considers herself a music obsessed chocoholic and hopeless romantic who enjoys weaving romance stories with a healthy dose of mystery and suspense.
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