What She Thought She Knew (Rachel Moore Mystery Book 1), стр. 30

There was a brief silence.

"… Of course, I'll get on it right away." He answered stiffly.

"Contact Gizmo for an infrared scan of the building. Also, tell him to scan for any activity around the neighboring areas. Get Elvira, Olsen and Predator to help you out as well."

"Yes ma'am." He said, and the line was cut.

I sighed quietly before I turned my attention back to Delta.

The Guardian had managed to leave a long crack on the hard glass, but nothing of significant damage.

Irritated, he dropped the useless hammer to the ground and kicked the glass.

I stared in shock at his continually careless behavior.

I mentally debated on whether or not I should have scolded his actions, but knew that it would have been useless as he had proved earlier.

After a few kicks, he delivered a powerful blow that shattered the glass. Bits of them flew out, and the liquid poured down.

I covered my head and face with my arms as some of the pieces had hit me.

When the glass shards all fell to the ground, I looked up.

The lack of the material caused the woman to tilt forward as her barely clothed torso stuck out.

Instantly, Delta caught the woman before she could fall any further. He grabbed her by the waist, and lifted the rest of her body from the tube before he set her down on the ground.

She was still out cold, her body completely relied on Delta for balance.

Gently, he set the woman in a sitting position. He placed some of her hair strands behind her ear, and studied every detail of her face as if he were confirming his belief.

He let out a small sigh, and turned his attention towards me.

I stared back at him as I waited for his move.

Delta got up and walked over until he was in front of me.

I leaned my head back to stare directly at his face.

The way he was looking at me with those intense eyes of his made a pleasurable heat flow within me. For a moment, I was tempted to press my lips against his and see just how soft they would be….

I blinked, though the action was considerably lazy compared to my rapidly beating heart.

I… actually liked him.

I continued to look at Delta with a growing uncertainty.

I've already admitted to myself on how I felt, but what was the chance in him feeling the same way for me? He was my Guardian after all. For all I knew, his concern could have been only because of the Directors' orders.

My heart deflated at the possibility.

"Thank you again, Agent Moore." Came the rich voice of the Guardian.

I smiled slightly. "Don't worry about it. I'm sorry that I was harsh at first." I stopped and hesitated, but continued on. "I'm glad that I could help." I said as I looked at him tenderly.

Something unfamiliar lit up his eyes. He looked like he was about to say something but was interrupted when the line went live.

"Hey boss, we've got some strange activities going on here." Predator stated.

I pushed aside all of my rushing emotions, and focused on the situation. "What is it?"

"Gizmo detected a signal that was set out just a few minutes ago. The room I'm in seems warmer than the rest. This is strange for a supposedly abandoned place."

"Don't go in alone." I said. "Take Agent Elvira with you, and make sure that you two keep an eye out for anything suspicious. It seems like we may not be alone here."

"Roger that. Predator out."

I dropped my hand to my side, and glanced at Delta who was staring at me with intense eyes.

A frown plastered itself on my face.

The Guardian nodded in understanding, and stepped closer to me.

To my surprise, I didn't feel weak admitting to myself that I felt safe in his presence.

A few minutes later, Predator's voice came back on the line. "So far nothing seems out of the ordinary. Elvira used an infra-red scanner and didn't pick anything up. I think we should… Hold on a sec."

My heart skipped a beat as I anticipated Predator's answer.

He came back on a moment later. "Scanner's picking up a hot spot. We're going in to investigate."

"Do you want me to send in Fear or Olsen for back-up?" I asked.

"No, I think Elvira and I can handle this. I'll contact you when we get there."

The line was cut, and I was left there anxiously waiting for his update.

In the meantime, Delta was checking on his mom once more.

I nearly jumped when the comm. line was activated again.

"Boss, Elvira and I arrived at the hot spot. There's definitely a heat trace here, yet whoever was here is gone. We're going to…" A crash-like noise interrupted him as the sound of struggling followed suit.

I panicked. "Predator! What's going on?"

"We... argh!"

My slight hysteria caught Delta's attention for he swiftly turned his head towards mine and gave me a concerned look.

"Predator, answer me!" I exclaimed.

"We're not alone boss!" He yelled. "Elvira went after the guy."

Gizmo then cut into the line. "We've got to get out of here, Agent Moore. The signal is actually broadcasting this location," he stated.

My eyes widened as I took in the news. "Predator, try to help out Elvira!"

"Yes ma'am!" Predator replied before he cut off the line.

"Gizmo, run a scan of the area, and be on stand-by as we'll be up soon," I ordered.

"Roger," he replied.

I then whipped my head to face Delta. "Get her ready, we're leaving." I ordered.

Without any question, Delta immediately did as I instructed.

I took out my signature gun just in case as I waited for Delta to be ready.

Gizmo then accessed the comm. Line. "We've