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Someone was watching her, waiting for an opportunity—

Enough. She tamped that thought down, left her office and walked into the lobby. Patrick was there.

“I finished work early. I stopped by to see if you were still here.” He was at her side in two long strides.

A shiver skidded up her spine. “Instead of talking to me, I figured you’d want to get some sleep after staying up all night in your car.”

He grinned. “I caught a few winks. With a lunatic on the loose, I expect a few more nights of surveillance.”

Patrick’s attentiveness wasn’t personal, she told herself. It was his job. Too bad he didn’t realize what doing his job did to her haywire emotions.

She thought about that morning. Her guard had not only slipped but completely unraveled the moment Patrick wrapped his strong arms around her.

“Okay, let’s go.” She spun around and headed for the door.

As he started to follow, three sharp pops split the air, one after another. Amber jerked back around with a shriek.

Gunfire!

“Get down!” Patrick yelled, barreling toward her, but not before another series of bullets whizzed through the plate glass, blowing out half the front window.