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An Ellora’s Cave Romantica Publication

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Hideaway

ISBN # 1-4199-0764-6

Edited by Sue-Ellen Gower.

Cover art by Syneca. Photography by Darrell King.

Electronic book Publication: October 2006

This book may not be reproduced or used in whole or in part by any means existing without written

permission from the publisher, Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Inc.® 1056 Home Avenue, Akron OH 44310-

3502.

This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales

is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the authors’ imagination and used fictitiously.

Content Advisory:

S – ENSUOUS

E – ROTIC

X - TREME

Ellora’s Cave Publishing offers three levels of Romantica™ reading entertainment: S (S-ensuous), E (E-

rotic), and X (X-treme).

The following material contains graphic sexual content meant for mature readers. This story has been

rated S-ensuous.

S- ensuous love scenes are explicit and leave nothing to the imagination.

E- rotic love scenes are explicit, leave nothing to the imagination, and are high in volume per the overall

word count. E-rated titles might contain material that some readers find objectionable—in other words,

almost anything goes, sexually. E-rated titles are the most graphic titles we carry in terms of both sexual

language and descriptiveness in these works of literature.

X- treme titles differ from E-rated titles only in plot premise and storyline execution. Stories designated

with the letter X tend to contain difficult or controversial subject matter not for the faint of heart.

S PECIAL I NVESTIGATIONS A GENCY :

H IDEAWAY

Denise A. Agnew

Trademarks Acknowledgement

The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the

following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction:

Glock: Glock, Inc.

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Chapter One

“Each subsiding century reveals some new mystery: we build where monsters used to hide

themselves.”

—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

He was a dead man.

He could feel danger’s hot pursuit on his neck. His breathing came hard, heart

threatening to pound from his chest, his legs pumping as he ran full speed through the

forest. His grip on the firearm stayed tight. He couldn’t afford to lose the weapon. Tree

branches impeded his flight, slapping at his head and torso, threatening to scrape and

bruise.

He leapt over a root and his feet landed with a crunch in the pine needles covering

the forest floor. Somehow he’d escaped, though fragmentary memory refused to form

coherent thoughts. Images flashed through his mind with startling speed like dark

nightmares. Stark. Terrifying. Out of bounds with his knowledge. The natural world

ceased to exist. The supernatural demanded control.

He ducked beneath a branch, jumped over a ditch. Dirt fell away under his feet.

With a growl of defeat, he slipped. His arms windmilled as he struggled to stay upright.

Recovering his footing, he plunged into another full-speed run.

Behind him, the growling returned. Low. Menacing. Taking the courage he

possessed as a man and throwing it into disarray.

Not much farther now . His goal, his refuge came. If he made it to the room, at least

he’d have temporary shelter.

Hot breath gusted from the creature behind him, heavy footsteps echoing.

Faster . Must run faster .

A huge impact thudded into his right shoulder and then collided with the side of

his head. With a muffled grunt, he staggered under the blow, tried to stay on his feet.

Failed. Ground rushed up to meet him, and pain assaulted his right shoulder and head

on the way down. He tried to tuck, to fall as he’d been taught. Instead, he sprawled, all

legs and arms as he smacked into the ground on his injured side. Stunning pain

catapulted through him and his vision faded to a thin strip as dizziness rolled over him.

He couldn’t move, stunned by shock. His eyelids flickered as consciousness dimmed.

Evil would claim him, and frustration and anger leaked through the thought. Weakness

threatened.

Fear rose inside and gnawed at determination. She was there too, in harm’s way.

Damn it. He couldn’t let anything happen to her. His soul ached at the thought.

He would protect her.

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