Mr. & Mrs. Norcross - Page 13

“It’s locked,” she cried. “It won’t open.”

Shit. A muscle in his jaw flexed. He couldn’t hold the dogs off much longer.

From somewhere, he heard the screech of a door.

“Get into one of the storage rooms.” He fired again.

Brynn raced for one of the open storage rooms. Vander stepped off the rafter, landed in a crouch, and fired again.

Then he sprinted after his wife.

With wild yelps, the dogs rushed after him.

Wide-eyed, Brynn held the door open.

He slid through and whirled. Together, they slammed it closed.

Just in time.

As the dogs threw their powerful bodies at the door, it vibrated.

Sucking in air, Brynn stepped back. “Jesus, that was close.”

Vander flicked on his flashlight and waved it around the room. It was jam-packed with boxes. Brynn walked to the closest one and opened it. Then she frowned.

“It’s medication.”

He glanced inside the box. “Steroids and hormones.” His mouth flattened. “They inject the dogs with them to increase their muscle mass and aggressiveness.”

Her hands balled into fists. “I’m putting them all behind bars. Whatever it takes.”

He loved her fierce tone. He ran his hand down her ponytail. It was too dark to see all the different shades of brown and caramel he loved so much. “I’ll help you.”

She reached up and touched his jaw. “I know you will.”

As much as he wanted to kiss her, they needed to get out of there. He looked up and saw a few dirty windows. “That’s our way out.”

With a nod, Brynn shoved a box over. “We can stack some of these to help us reach.”

Vander moved a few boxes, then heard her curse.

“This box is almost empty.”

He saw the sorrow and anger on her face as she realized where those drugs had gone.

Suddenly, he realized the barking dogs had gone silent.

He turned to look at the door.

And heard the deep rumble of voices.

“Hide. Now.”

“In the empty box.” She threw her leg over and climbed inside. “It’ll be tight squeeze, but we should fit.”

Vander climbed in and they maneuvered so she was straddling him, pressed in close. He closed the box and flicked off his flashlight, trapping them in the dark.

Brynn pressed her face to his, sliding her hands around his shoulders.