Going Overboard
““First of all, Mr. McKay, I want to thank you for saving the lives of two people I love greatly.”
McKay rubbed his jaw, wishing he had taken the time to shave before their meeting. “No thanks necessary, sir. The ladies managed very well on their own. Your daughter took down one man with a champagne bottle, and Carly finished him off with a rusty pipe.”
The two men were sitting in a secluded courtyard at the rear of the hospital. Sunlight filtered through fronds of lush bamboo ringing a pool fil...led with goldfish.
The surroundings should have been restful, but Brandon looked anything but calm as he measured McKay. “I won't fault you for what happened at the waterfall. None of us saw it coming. But I can't say I like it.” He took an angry breath. “You've been fully briefed?”
McKay nodded. “You've been receiving threats from an undetermined source. I'm to provide Carly Sullivan with round-the-clock protection until the situation is resolved.”
Brandon's eyes were probing.MoreLess
McKay rubbed his jaw, wishing he had taken the time to shave before their meeting. “No thanks necessary, sir. The ladies managed very well on their own. Your daughter took down one man with a champagne bottle, and Carly finished him off with a rusty pipe.”
The two men were sitting in a secluded courtyard at the rear of the hospital. Sunlight filtered through fronds of lush bamboo ringing a pool fil...led with goldfish.
The surroundings should have been restful, but Brandon looked anything but calm as he measured McKay. “I won't fault you for what happened at the waterfall. None of us saw it coming. But I can't say I like it.” He took an angry breath. “You've been fully briefed?”
McKay nodded. “You've been receiving threats from an undetermined source. I'm to provide Carly Sullivan with round-the-clock protection until the situation is resolved.”
Brandon's eyes were probing.MoreLess
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