All Chapters of Solid Steel (Unseen Enemy 6): Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

“How the actual fuck did he even know that the principal was at The Cave?” Dallas demanded Mark Hayden, his second-in-command, the second that he got to the hospital. It wasn’t much of a greeting, but to hell with pleasantries. “Selena texted me that she took Diana’s phone.”“Yes, but apparently Diana borrowed someone else’s phone and updated her Facebook status.”Dallas swore under his breath. “Fucking twit practically sent the guy a ‘here I am, come get me’ invitation.”“Uh-huh.” Mark’s mint-green eyes were cool against his café-au-lait skin, but Dallas knew that he was as angry as he was. “She’s a problem, one that made it real easy for Paul Fisher to just stroll right on up to her.”“That’s his name?”“Uh-huh.”“Fuck.” Dallas ran his hands through his dark hair, every muscle in his large body tense and tight with fury. “Is the client OK?”Mark shrugged. “She’s fine. Shaken up, obviously, but Griff got her out of the way.”“And damn near got himself killed in the process.”“Yeah. I

“Yes.” Dallas almost launched himself at the man. “You’re Doctor Innis?”“Sam Innis, yes.” He smiled at them and they relaxed right away. “Ms. Perez is actually fine.”They slumped in relief and disbelief. “Her lung wasn’t punctured?” Mark said.“No.” Sam Innis hesitated, torn between trying to protect Selena’s privacy and providing much-needed information. He wasn’t about to mention his patient’s double mastectomy unless one of these men brought it up first. “The stab wound wasn’t as deep as it could have been, thankfully,” Sam said. “It was bad enough, to be sure, but in terms of any lasting or serious damage, Ms. Perez was spared that. I stitched her up and gave her some pretty strong painkillers. She’s groggy and confused, but she can go home. No need for observation, in my opinion.”“Now?” Luke said. “She can go right away?”“Yes. She’s in room three-oh-nine.”“And Griff?”“I don’t know anything about Mr. Griffin’s condition. I’m heading to the OR now and I’ll make sure to upda

Luke approached slowly and she tensed. He was right behind her now, so damn close that she felt his breath on her bare skin. He reached for the top and she held it closer, tighter.“Give me that,” he said gently. “I’ll help you get it over your head.”She shook her head, panicked at the thought of being bare-chested even for a few seconds, even with her back turned. “I – I can’t.”“How come?”“I don’t…” Her voice trailed off and her throat closed up. “It’ll be a bit too tight on my stitches.”“You got a bigger top?”She bit her lip. “Not a clean one.”Without any hesitation whatsoever, Luke reached behind his neck, yanked off his t-shirt. “Wear mine.”Stunned, she glanced over her shoulder at him. Holy Lord, look at that chest… it was a mouthwatering, broad expanse of rippling, hard muscle and dark hair. Her mouth went dry, her legs went weak, her stomach went south.“Selena.” Luke was trying very hard not to notice how gorgeous she looked with all that amazing hair tumbling around he

“It’s called the BRCA1 gene,” Selena told Luke. “It’s a genetic anomaly that’s passed down to the women on my mother’s side of the family.” She sighed heavily. “It killed my grandmother, my Mom, my aunt, and my sister, and since we never had health insurance when I was growing up, we had no clue. Not one. We just thought it was incredibly bad luck that the women in the family were all dying from the same disease, but even if we wanted to check it out, we could never have afforded to.”He nodded and stroked her hair over and over again, waited for her to tell him what she felt comfortable sharing. They were in Selena’s bed, cuddled up together. He was on his back, his muscular arms around her sleek body; she was curled up on her right side, her head on his naked chest, her fingers tracing his impressive stomach muscles. She was warm and relaxed and drowsy, but not quite ready to sleep.“When I enlisted, I got regular medical check-ups for the first time in my whole life,” she said. “I

He waited about twenty minutes, and when he was sure she was totally out, he slowly slid out from under her. She didn’t budge and he stood beside her for a minute, listening to her deep, steady breathing. Her face was still a bit too pale for his liking, but he thought she’d look better after a good sleep. He ran his fingers through her tumbled curls, loving how she turned in her sleep to meet his gentle touch. Yeah, she was something else… and now she was his.He found his jeans on the bedroom floor, and dug out Dallas’ business card and Selena’s prescription. The prescription he put on the kitchen counter, then he grabbed his cell phone, punched in Dallas’ number.“Dallas Foreman.” Luke grinned at how much more pronounced the man’s Texan drawl was on the phone.“Hey, man. It’s Luke.”“Hey.” Dallas sounded alert. “How’s Selena?”“In some pain, but sleeping now.” Luke took a deep breath, gathering up the guts to ask the next question. “Any news on Griff?”“Yeah. He just got out of su