Sheltered

Sheltered
HelenKay Dimon

She'd always preferred handling things on her own. Until a sexy undercover agent stepped in to protect her.Strong-and-silent Holt Kingston has one mission: to infiltrate a dangerous cult with more firepower than faith. But when the compound’s ruthless leader has a gorgeous former member in his sights, single-minded Holt won’t rest until the mesmerizing Lindsey Pike is safe.After living undercover for years helping others flee, Lindsey isn’t used to someone else calling the shots. Not even someone as capable and captivating as Holt. But now someone knows she’s back—and wants her captured. Maybe even killed. As the cult slowly closes in on them, Lindsey can no longer hide how much Holt’s protection soothes her peace of mind. And heals her wounded heart.

“Do you need something?”

He stepped inside and closed the door behind him. “You.”

She couldn’t have heard that right. All the adrenaline and crackling of her nerves had her brain misfiring. “What did you just say?”

“Nothing.”

The mattress dipped from his weight and her body slid into his. “I can’t seem to calm my nerves. I feel like I’m six seconds from flying apart.”

His palm slipped over her thigh. “It’s aftermath.”

“Do you always feel like this?”

“Just sometimes.” He slid his hand over hers and their fingers entwined. “Your nerve endings are on fire. The danger and fear, the sadness and pain. It’s all mixing and getting jammed up inside you.”

“How do I get rid of it?”

“Different things work for different people.” His thumb rubbed against the back of her hand. Slow, lazy circles that soothed her even as her insides continued to churn.

Bold had worked for her once before. She tried it again. “Any chance kissing does the trick?”

Sheltered

HelenKay Dimon

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

HELENKAY DIMON, an award-winning author, spent twelve years in the most unromantic career ever—divorce lawyer. After dedicating all that effort to helping people terminate relationships, she is thrilled to deal in happy endings and write romance novels for a living. Now her days are filled with gardening, writing, reading and spending time with her family in and around San Diego. Stop by her website, www.helenkaydimon.com (http://www.helenkaydimon.com), and say hello.

Thank you to my husband, James, for the trip to Oregon. All that beautiful open space gave me tons of suspense ideas.

Contents

Cover (#u81b40dae-706c-5519-b058-090359ec0100)

Introduction (#u911864d2-64a7-5021-b177-a76acf600855)

Title Page (#u3a9e7dcf-4513-5f40-b8c5-7e83625335ef)

About the Author (#u95177282-982a-5422-aeeb-3b11d02b07f3)

Dedication (#u6259ad55-f976-5320-a8f0-d52ab5a8c7d8)

Chapter One (#u22b17db4-b728-5d64-a282-e15e60fd5d34)

Chapter Two (#u6fffb616-f0af-5184-a91f-14175d85dbe3)

Chapter Three (#u9917ee34-5314-56c1-a82b-e9d8c67434b0)

Chapter Four (#ub88eea85-8582-59cd-b241-81f7dc2f785b)

Chapter Five (#u341f4ceb-9d51-5f44-b5d5-87da60b0e328)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter One (#ulink_7712f04a-7be2-57a2-a782-31f20818b97e)

For the third night in a row the wind and rain whipped up the Oregon Coast and smacked into the side of Lindsey Pike’s small cottage. The temps dipped into lower than normal range for late summer, but that was only part of the reason for keeping her windows closed. The other sat about eleven miles away, up a steep hill and behind a locked gate.