Free Solid Steel (Unseen Enemy Book 6) by Marysol James Page A

smiled at them and they relaxed right away. “Ms. Perez is actually fine.”
    They slumped in relief and disbelief.
    “Her lung wasn’t punctured?” Mark said.
    “No.” Sam Innis hesitated, torn between trying to protect Selena’s privacy and providing much-needed information. He wasn’t about to mention his patient’s double mastectomy unless one of these men brought it up first.
    “The stab wound wasn’t as deep as it could have been, thankfully,” Sam said. “It was bad enough, to be sure, but in terms of any lasting or serious damage, Ms. Perez was spared that. I stitched her up and gave her some pretty strong painkillers. She’s groggy and confused, but she can go home. No need for observation, in my opinion.”
    “Now?” Luke said. “She can go right away?”
    “Yes. She’s in room three-oh-nine.”
    “And Griff?”
    “I don’t know anything about Mr. Griffin’s condition. I’m heading to the OR now and I’ll make sure to update you as soon as I assess him. Can you hang on an hour?”
    “Yes,” Dallas said. “Thanks, doc.”
    “Sure.” Sam’s eyes were warm behind his glasses. “So could one of you take Ms. Perez home? I can’t release her until I’m sure she’s going to be safe.”
    “I’ll take her,” Luke said immediately.
    “You sure?” Mark said.
    “Totally.” Luke nodded at Sam. “I’ve got her, doc.”
    Sam Innis returned the nod. “Great, thank you. I’ll sign Ms. Perez’s release forms and then I’m off to the OR. I’ll be back soon and let you know how Mr. Griffin is doing.”
    They watched him walk over to the nurses’ station and then Mark turned back to Luke.
    “You totally OK with taking her home, man? We can get someone from work to do it, if you’ve got places to be.”
    “Actually, it would be the best solution for Luke to take Selena,” Dallas said. “Mark, you’ve got to get to the office and take over and get things under control, OK? Sully’s still on honeymoon and now Selena and Griff are both out of commission for a while and so we need all hands on deck there. You need to organize some security details, reassign team members, inform the clients. Get Roxanna and Boomer to help you.”
    “OK, boss,” Mark said. “You’ll stay here?”
    “Hell, yeah.” Dallas scowled. “I aint moving until I hear how Griff’s doing. I’ll wait for Felicia and wait on any news. I’ll keep y’all in the loop. Oh, and by the way?” He handed Mark the bag that he’d hidden under a chair. “Take Griff and Selena’s pieces back to the office, lock ‘em up in the safe. I don’t feel good sitting here in the hospital all armed and dangerous.”
    “Alright,” Mark said, then he hesitated. “And Diana Keeler?”
    “I want nothing more than to drop her spoiled, selfish ass, but we need to finish the assignment properly. Her stalker is in custody so stay in touch with the police about that. If he’s released on bail, she’ll still need security. Handle it, yeah, until we know what the cops’ll do?”
    “Got it. Don’t worry, Dallas, I’ll get all the bases covered.”
    “Thanks, man.” Dallas shifted his attention to Luke. “And thanks to you, too. I’m sorry you got dragged out of bed at the goddamn crack of dawn.”
    “No need to thank me.” Luke shrugged. “I’m happy to help out and anyway, I was up. I worked the night shift last night, so I was wide awake.”
    “You do night work?” Mark said.
    “Sometimes. I bartend at Dangerous Curves, and I change shifts every few weeks. So no biggie, guys… I was at work when Felicia called.”
    “OK.” Dallas stretched a bit. “Mark, you get to work, and Luke, you go get Selena.”
    “You want another coffee before I head out?” Mark asked.
    Dallas scowled again. “No, thanks. I have to go and file an official complaint about that resident’s big, fat mouth.”
    Mark and Luke grinned.
    “Oh, man,” Mark said. “I almost feel bad for the little twerp. Almost .”
    “I don’t,”