Page 28 of Ranger's Mistaken Identity

Assessing.

Understanding.

Good.

Because I wasn’t moving.

Not until I knew exactly what was happening.

Felicity looked between us slowly.

“You know each other?”

Michael nodded once. “Blaze and I worked together a few years back.”

“Worked together,” Trigger muttered. “That sounds suspiciously federal.”

Michael gave him a dry look. “You want details?”

“Not even a little.”

Felicity looked mildly stunned.

Which made sense.

She hadn’t known Michael was sending her somewhere familiar to him.

Somewhere trusted.

And suddenly I understood exactly why she’d ended up here.

Michael trusted me to protect her.

The realization settled heavy in my chest.

Because he was right.

I would.

Without hesitation.

Michael’s attention returned to Felicityimmediately. “Tell me exactly what happened.”

She wrapped her arms tighter around herself before answering. “I pulled into the driveway and saw a package on the porch.”

“You didn’t get out?”

“No.”

“Anybody around the property?”

She shook her head. “Not that I saw.”

Michael nodded once, relieved.

“You did the right thing calling.”

Felicity laughed softly under her breath, but there wasn’t anything funny in the sound. “I’m getting pretty good at running.”