“I’ve got to do this, or Daddy might get hurt.” She made sure the safety button Jonah showed her was off and waited until the man moved out of the office. She snuck out the door to the safe room in the office.
“Drop the case, fucker,” the man said.
She didn’t want to see the expression on Jonah’s face and concentrated on getting to an angle so she could shoot the man and not hit Jonah.
Her gaze swept to Jonah to see the muscle in his jaw tighten when he saw her, then turned her attention to the man. She wasn’t going to give him a chance to hurt either of them.
The first shot rang out, startling her and just about making her drop the gun. She had no idea where the bullet went, but she kept shooting. She saw she’d hit the man a few times before the bullets were gone.
Jonah leaped forward, tackled the man, and wrestled him for the gun. When he got it, he pushed it away from them.
“Don’t you dare touch it,” Jonah said to her as he pinned the man’s arms behind his back.
She nodded and dropped the one she was holding because she was shaking so hard her teeth were chattering. Her arms and legs trembled so hard she about lost her balance.
The blood seemed to be everywhere. When she felt herself start to gag, she pressed her hands to her mouth. She raced into the bathroom and bent over the toilet as she vomited until nothing was left in her stomach, and it was cramping.
Holly vaguely heard other men in the condo, but she was too weak to do anything but lie on the floor.
“Oh, fuck, baby,” Jonah said when he found her. He flushed the toilet, lifted her into his arms, and held her tightly against his chest.
“Daddy, I need to brush my teeth.”
She was afraid she’d start gagging again when she smelled the vomit.
“Let’s go into our bathroom.” He set her on her feet in front of the sink. “Can you stand by yourself?”
She nodded. The shaking was getting better, but now she just felt exhausted. After brushing her teeth, she wet her hands and washed her face.
Jonah came back with one of her sweatshirts and pants and helped her to dress. She hadn’t known she’d gotten puke on her until the clothes came off. “Daddy, I’m tired.”
“I know, baby. I’m going to get you into bed and deal with the situation.”
“Will you come back soon?”
“Absolutely. Let’s get you settled.”
She cuddled down under the blanket he pulled over her, closed her eyes, and was out.
The next thing she heard was Jonah waking her up.
“Baby, wake up.”
She struggled to open her eyes and saw an older man standing next to Jonah and two other men by the door staring at her.
“Baby, this is Dr. Mortsen. I called him because I wanted him to check you over.”
“Why? I didn’t get hurt.” She struggled to sit up, and Jonah bent and lifted her against the headboard.
“You’ve had a shock, baby. Just let him look at you.”
“Will you be here?”
“Of course.”
Holly relaxed.
“Now then. I hear you’ve had a busy day, young lady,” the doctor said as he pulled the stethoscopes out of his bag.