She’d been drugged and damn near abducted, and her first thought after learning this was to ask about her injured co-worker. A woman she’d known less than a week.
Damn, she’s amazing.
“Marie’s going to be fine,” Adrian assured her. “She has a concussion, but the doctor said she’ll recover fully. She’s in a room a few doors down.”
He’d already questioned Marie about what happened. She hadn’t told him anything he didn’t already know, other than how out of it Jenna had been during their time in the cab.
Jesus. She’d been so damn vulnerable. If I hadn’t made it to her when I did…
“Thank God.” Jenna’s soft exhale filled his ears. But then her shoulders fell with worry as she thought of something else. “What about the police? Do they know anything about the men who did this?”
“Cops came by while you were still out. Said they’d come back later to get your statement.”
Jenna huffed a frustrated breath. “Won’t be much of a statement since I can’t remember anything that happened.”
Thank fuck for that.
“Shit. Has Taylore been by yet? She’s my boss. About five-six, round with short, dark hair.”
“Taylore Wood?”
Jenna blinked. “You know my boss’s name?”
Oh, he knew all about Ms. Wood. The important parts, anyway.
During the early hours of Jenna’s recovery—while she was still unconscious, and he thought he’d go nuts with worry—Adrian had been in desperate need of a distraction.
So, he’d contacted Gabe and told him what had happened.
After reassuring both him and a very worried Ellena that Jenna was going to be okay, he’d asked Gabe to find out all he could about Saje Staffing…and the woman in charge. It took Nathan Carter—Gabe’s tech genius teammate—less than ten minutes to email him a virtual file on the company and Taylore Wood.
On paper, Taylore was all that she seemed. A selfless, hard-working nurse whose entire life goal was to help others in need. However, Adrian knew better than most how easy it was to hide one’s true colors… and the truth.
“I did a little digging while you napped.” He gave Jenna a wink.
Actually, Gabe had enlisted the help of his team. They did the digging, then passed the information on to Adrian via text.
“Please tell me you’re kidding.”
“Interesting reading, actually.” He shoved his hands into his pockets. “I found out quite a bit about your boss.”
“You can’t just invade people’s private lives like that, Adrian. God, this is a nightmare.” Jenna closed her eyes, her head falling back against her pillow. “If she finds out…”
“You lost an entire night.” Adrian scowled. “You were almostkidnapped, and you’re worried about losing this shit job?”
“It’s not a shit job.” She glared back at him. “This hospital is severely understaffed, even with us here to help. The ER has been non-stop since I got here, and with Marie out of commission, they’ll need me more than ever. And yes, as selfish as it may seem right now, my professional reputationisimportant to me. It’s…it’s all I have.”
Those last four words broke his heart because, fuck. She actually believed that shit. It was there, in those spellbinding eyes of hers.
Not true, gorgeous. You’ve got me.
It was Adrian’s turn to blink. That line of thinking was damn dangerous. Especially for a guy like him.
Especially for her.
“I’m not like you, Adrian,” Jenna continued on. “I can’t just pick up and leave everything behind without any regard to anything or anyone else.”
“Yet here you are.”