Trapped In Shadow (Shadow Walker Romance Series Book 4) Read Online Free Page B

Darkwood stood next to the doctor as well as a tall man Stacey hadn’t met before. Like the other tribesmen, he possessed dark hair and eyes.
    Nadezhda began to sway and the man jumped forward and caught her against his chest.
    “Bring her in here, Dasan. I need to check that wound,” the doctor said, moving into an exam room.
    Hugh put his arm around Stacey’s waist and pulled her close. “Damn, that was too close.”
    Stacey put her hand on his chest, trying to comfort him. He trembled under her palm. “It’s okay, Hugh. We made it.”
    “What exactly happened?” Raven asked, his face a mask of concern.
    “We almost died,” Stacey answered. “And like the last time I was pinned down, Hugh saved me.”
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    “How’s Nadezhda, Doctor Rick?” Hugh asked, following Stacey into the exam room.
    Dasan Fighting Eagle stood near the bed holding the woman’s hand. Nadezhda’s eyes were closed while the doctor worked on her side. Stacey bit her lip and Hugh realized she didn’t know what to say to her sister.
    “She’s going to be sore for a while, the bullet just grazed her side and missed anything vital. I think she’ll make a full recovery. I’m going to run a few tests. Oh, this is interesting.” The doctor ran a small paddle over Nadezhda’s arm.
    “What?” Stacey asked.
    “This woman has a tracking chip in her like we found in Lindy Quiet Thunder.”
    “What?” Nadezhda’s eyes flew opened. “Dammit, I led the mercs right to you. Get it out of me!”
    “Calm down, tehila . The doctor will gladly remove the device,” Dasan said.
    “I don’t know what that word means. Who the hell are you?” Nadezhda asked, looking at Dasan.
    “Oh, I should have introduced you,” Hugh said. “Nadezhda this is Dasan Fighting Eagle. He’s security branch.” Dasan would have a challenge with this one. Hugh smiled.
    “I’m also your mate. I knew it when you fell into my arms,” Dasan said.
    “Yeah, thanks for catching me,” Nadezhda said. “You’ll have to put this place on lockdown. I’ve led Zenith right to you. I’m so sorry! How the hell did they put a chip in me?” Nadezhda moved her arm to get a better view.
    “Hold still, please. This is going to sting.” The doctor cut into Nadezhda’s arm with a scalpel and then reached in with forceps and removed the small glass vial holding the chip. He dropped it onto a metal tray and reached for the needle and silk thread.
    “Who or what is Zenith?” Stacey asked. Hugh wondered too.
    “The bad guys, trust me. You need to destroy it!” Nadezhda insisted, watching the doctor.
    “The building is shielded from electronic eavesdropping,” Hugh said, trying to calm her. “The signal from the chip won’t be picked up as long as it stays inside the building. It also can’t be read in the Shadow Dimension. So to the people looking for you, it will appear the device was destroyed in the fire and you along with it.”
    “Well, that’s good news at least.” Nadezhda sighed. “I had no idea they’d gotten close enough to chip me. I’ll have to contact the rest of my team.”
    The doctor raised the head of the bed so Nadezhda could sit comfortably and then took his equipment and a vial of blood from the room.
    “Who exactly is your team?” Stacey asked.
    Nadezhda smiled at Stacey. “You look so much like our mother.”
    “I could say the same about you.” Stacey looked pointedly at her half-sister.
    “I’m a member of an international unit fighting an organization called Zenith,” Nadezhda said. “Our code name is Star Fire. Zenith is a global terrorist group that wants to rule the world. Its members are highly placed businessmen and politicians who want to control the global markets and economies. They’re using gifted operatives as their own private task force. They have no problem killing hundreds of people to destabilize a region for financial gains. I found out about them a few years ago when I went searching for whomever killed