She was struggling with the front door when he caught up with her, gripping her mouth and shoving her against the wall. “Where?” he growled.
She didn’t answer, fighting him furiously.
“Where is the animal, damn it?”
Somehow she had managed to wedge one bare foot in the open door. Down the hall Hawk saw two men approaching. The damned female was going to create a scene, and that was the last thing the government needed.
“Move your foot out of the door,” he said quietly. “Otherwise, I start breaking small bones.”
His arm circled her throat as he pinned her to the wall. The towel fell as she continued to fight wildly, slamming him in the rib with her elbow.
So she’d been briefed on his weak points.
His arm tightened, cutting off her air. Hawk spun her back against the wall, holding her in place with his body while she made angry, muffled threats.
But her foot was still wedged in the door, and the two men were getting closer.
She was bordering on hysteria now, thrashing wildly, and Hawk saw his options dwindling fast.
That left him only one choice.
His fingers feathered along her collarbone, moving fast and expertly. Then they tightened. Three seconds later she stopped fighting him.
Five seconds later she was sliding down the wall, out cold.
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