SEAL's Embrace - Makenna Jameison Page 0,71

her head against him.

“He didn’t touch you?”

She knew what Grayson was asking. Of course he’d touched her—he’d literally tied her to the bed. But he hadn’t raped her.

“No,” she said softly.

Eventually she heard sirens coming, and Grayson was murmuring soothing words into her ear. Her breathing eventually slowed as paramedics and police officers came through the front door. Blake called out orders, directing the officers downstairs, and the EMTs came rushing toward her.

“How did you find me?” Hailey asked, looking up into Grayson’s concerned gaze.

A woman was taking Hailey’s pulse, and someone else was examining the reopened wound on her forehead, but her eyes were fixed solely on Grayson.

“A buddy of mine tracked your cell phone. It was on the side of the highway, but Blake and some guys on base got Black Howell’s address. We came straight here.”

“He was supposed to kill me,” Hailey whispered.

Grayson stiffened, then nodded at Blake, who was still standing there. The other man clenched his jaw and crossed the room, no doubt going downstairs to talk with the police officers. It didn’t matter. They’d found her, and she didn’t want anything to do with the crazy man who’d kidnapped her earlier today. He could rot in jail for all that she cared. Grayson had saved her.

“We’re going to need to take you to the hospital,” one of the EMTs said. “We’ll get you stitched back up.”

“I’m going with her,” Grayson said. Without a word, Ethan crossed over to him, gripping Grayson’s arm to support him as he stood from the ground with Hailey still in his arms. Two of the other men walked over to them, Troy and Jackson, and the men briefly talked while the paramedics readied to go.

“You need anything, Ghost?” Jackson asked.

“Can one of you drive my truck to the hospital? I’m going in the ambulance with Hailey.”

Ethan spoke. “Give me your keys. I’ll drop your truck there and catch a ride back to base with one of the others.”

A second paramedic team arrived, going downstairs to treat the man who’d kidnapped her. Hailey shuddered, wishing they could leave him there so she didn’t have to see him again.

“I’ll get you out of here,” Grayson said, sensing her concern.

Blake jogged back upstairs. “The rest of us will meet with the commander back on base at seventeen hundred. Ghost, he said he’ll see you tomorrow.”

Grayson nodded, then turned and walked out the door with Hailey still in his arms. He jumped right up into the ambulance, not even bothering with the stretcher the EMTs were carrying back. She didn’t ask any questions, just closed her eyes and relaxed into him. She was safe now. She heard more people climb in and the murmur of voices as the back doors shut, and then the engine turned on, the siren wailing as they readied to drive to the hospital.

She didn’t move though, just buried herself further into Grayson. His scent and strength surrounded her, and there was no place on Earth she’d rather be than right here in his arms.

Chapter 20

“Hi honey, I’m home!” Grayson quipped the next afternoon as he walked into the apartment. Hailey glanced up from where she’d been sitting on the sofa, smiling at him.

“Hey, hot stuff!” Ethan jokingly called back. He winked at Hailey and stood, readying to leave now that his teammate was back. Grayson had gone out to pick up a few things at the store for her, and Ethan had offered to wait with Hailey. Even though Black was now in jail, and the traitor from base had been arrested, Grayson hadn’t wanted to leave Hailey alone. And she had to admit that she felt more comfortable having someone else here.

“Thanks for coming over,” Grayson said to his teammate.

“No problem. Hailey was telling me a little about her friend Kim. I hope to hell they locate her soon.” Hailey saw the glance the two men exchanged, and she sensed there was something they weren’t telling her. “See you bright and early Monday,” Ethan said, heading toward the door.

Hailey said goodbye to him and then watched as Grayson carried a couple of bags into the kitchen.

“Need any help?” she asked.

“Nah. I just grabbed a few things. And more tea of course,” he said with a wink, setting it on the counter. He quickly shoved a few things in the fridge and then came over to her.

“I missed you,” she said, smiling at him.

“I missed you, too, sweetheart. And I was gone less than an hour.”

“I still can’t