“Who would wait for you?” Nicholas asked as he scanned the empty beach.
He saw Holland’s face turn pale as she searched for whoever she had hoped to meet. It seemed this little escape was going to end far too soon. Right now, they were exposed on the beach, with the dense foliage of the island behind them, where Waverly’s men could easily hide. He didn’t like this one bit.
“Me,” a voice rumbled.
Every instinct and reflex sent Flynn flying at the man who’d snuck up behind them, jerking Holland along with him. The man attacked at the same time, but Flynn was a split second faster. He hit the man square in the jaw, while the other man’s blow glanced off Flynn’s cheek.
“Stop, you fools! Stop this!”
Flynn found himself being shoved away before he could get his hands properly on the other m
