Chapter 110

Back in a tunnel, with no light and a horny recruit staring at her ass . . .

"Would you mind not following so close?" she grumbled. She could practically feel the heat of his grin even if she couldn't see it.

"What's wrong, gorgeous? Feeling hot? Turned on by our intimate setting?"

"No, but that sandwich you gave me is making my tummy rumble and not in a good way. If I were you, I'd give myself some breathing room."

The excuse shocked him into laughing. "I can't believe you said that."

"Me either," she grudgingly admitted. "But seriously. Keep a little space in case I run into something, like a pit. I might need you to haul me out."

She was only half kidding. It was pitch-black inside the narrow tunnel, and she could only feel ahead of her, which hampered their speed as she groped the floor of the duct before allowing herself to crawl forward. It seemed like an eternity before gray light filtered in through some kind of vent.

"I see something," she murmured.