Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

Night had fallen, and the black Hummer tore down the highway.

The weather was no ally tonight. Nortia was a tropical country, and just as they neared the airport, thunder split the sky and a violent storm broke loose.

Visibility shrank to nearly nothing. The wipers thrashed desperately across the windshield, rain battering the glass with relentless force.

Blair eased up on the gas. The world outside dissolved into streaks of water and shadows.

Briony's heart pounded. Every muscle in her body was taut, strung tight with

nerves.

Blair kept murmuring reassurances, his hand resting on hers.

They pulled into the airport grounds.

A heavy-duty helicopter sat on the tarmac, rotors spinning, ready and waiting for them.

Blair parked and turned to her. "Wait here a minute. I'll go grab a raincoat. I'll be right back."

"Okay," Briony replied, voice thin.

Blair jumped out and dashed into the downpour.

Two pilots waited by the chopper, their silhouettes blurred by the rain.

Blair returned, soaked but determined, raincoat in hand. He yanked open the passenger door.

A fierce gust sent sheets of rain swirling into the Hummer.

Briony shivered, startled by the sudden chill.

next moment, Blair slipped the raincoat around her, cocooning her trembling frame in

up in his arms, striding quickly toward the

ran

Blair set Briony gently into a

he said, his voice softer than he

anxiety still flickered in her eyes. "Are

buckled her in. "Yeah. We'll get out of Nortia first. When we reach Astara, someone will be there

Briony asked,

her seatbelt.

Briony stared at him.

Mr. Seven?

Mr. Seven know about

the brim of his cap. His gaze was steady, full of unspoken emotion. "Mr. Delaney

knew James-and knew how close she and James were, practically siblings. If James asked, Mr. Seven

of the pilots shouted, "We've got

"Shut the doors! Take

pilot slammed

captain gripped the controls. The storm

weather like this

beside Briony and

sped closer, barreling

out the window. In the leading car, he could almost feel someone's gaze locked onto his, a silent battle waged across the rain-soaked

The helicopter's massive blades

the convoynet clining

in, the

her seat as turbulence tossed the

her ear.

Briony's breath caught.