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  She whirled around, and the tools clattered to the floor. Her stomach slammed into her chest. Sweat collected at the back of her neck, and her skin prickled.

  No, no, no! They’d caught her. She was going to prison for sure—no one got away with trying to steal from a senator.

  The overly tanned guard stood ten feet away, a gun trained on her head. Her kneecaps screamed as they dug into the unrelenting floor, and her body trembled as she lifted her hands in the air. Cotton filled her mouth.

  She forced down the firecracker of panic that threatened to burst through her chest. She cleared her throat and brought her fingertips to her earlobe. “Oh, good. Maybe you can help me. The diamond popped out of my earring and it rolled under this door. I found these tools at the bar and thought I could slip inside and grab it.” If the guard came close enough, she could grab the knife at her thigh.

  “Stand up.” He barreled across the floor and stopped in front of her. He shot his hand out and snagged a handful of her hair. Pain tore through her scalp as he hauled her to her feet.

  She wouldn’t go down without a fight. Adrenaline lit her veins. She dove under her dress for the knife, yanked it from the holster, and sliced at her attacker’s waist. He surged backward, and the freshly sharpened blade licked through the material of his jacket.

  He hissed and brought the butt of the gun down on her forearm. Her fingers snapped open and icy pain shot up and down her nerve endings. The knife bounced on the floor at her feet. She lunged for it but his grip on her hair tightened, bringing her to a stop.

  He shoved her chest to the locked door. His weight crushed her ribs, preventing her from taking so much as a breath. Her cheek smooshed against the cool, smooth wood and she closed her eyes. There was no getting out of this.

  “You’re going to want to get down here, Beanie,” he said to someone on the phone. “And bring the boss.”

  More Books by Samantha Keith

  Dangerous Distractions series

  Abducted

  Bait

  Exposed

  Pretty Thieves series

  Fully Loaded

  Straight Shooter

  About the Author

  Samantha Keith resides in Saskatchewan Canada with her husband and two daughters. Teddy, their multi-poo, completes her family. Samantha writes steamy, fast-paced romantic suspense novels in the rare moments she has uninterrupted—even interrupted, she manages to apply words to paper. Aside from her love of writing, her other interests include cooking vegan meals, fantasizing about working out, and eating far too much chocolate.

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