Two undercover cops, posing as a couple at a posh Florida resort, have a love/hate relationship that could get them killed before they find the secret gambling den they're hunting. Things get more dangerous when the murderous villain's wife recogniz...
Excerpt from the previous chapter: It was a good throw, and Greg was able to grab the life ring almost before it hit the water. He squeezed his head and undamaged arm and shoulder through it, watching in horror as the torpedo shapes approached fast.
He looked up at the yacht, where he could see Terry, taking careful aim from the rail.
"You shoot a hundred percent! Not some stinkin' ninety-seven! Now! Shoot! Teresa, for pity's sake! Shoot, willya!"
Terry took careful aim, squeezed the trigger, and bang! One shark jackknifed and plummeted out of sight. She blinked away tears and aimed again.
Greg thrashed toward the boat, away from the oncoming carnivores.
Bang!
Another shark went under, but yet another closed in quickly.
"Here he comes! Here he comes! Shoot, Terry, shoot! Teresa! Please!"
Sweating heavily, but totally still, Terry aimed her rifle, followed the motion of her target, squeezed, and bang! A shark just inches from Greg's kicking feet went jerking and bleeding toward the bottom.
The remaining sharks turned on their wounded comrades and seemed to forget about Greg. In case some of them night change their minds, Terry spun the life-ring's line around the nearest electric winch and hauled Greg out of the water and up the side of the yacht as expeditiously as possible....
AUTHOR'S NOTE: It's time to find out what happens to Irene and Stefan, Emerald and Teddy, and, of course, Teresa and Greg in the final chapter of Emerald's Secret. Enjoy.
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The Emerald C's Resort was always an oasis of lights in the center of a dark sea of Florida wild land, but in the wee hours of this particular morning, even the roads and skies surrounding the resort glowed with red, white, and blue lights, spinning lights, pulsing lights, and noisy lights – some of them had blaring sirens attached. Police units and helicopters converged from all sides, every flak jacket in place, every weapon drawn.
Big C and Emerald, accompanied by the faithful Gino, arrived at the private hangar and hurried from their souped-up golf cart into the building containing their Learjet. Gino entered last, carrying the luggage from the cart.
Big C reached the hangar's pedestrian door and punched his security code into the digital locking device. The second of satisfaction provided by the opening door was cut short when a tall shadow blocked their entry.
They heard a click, and light suffused the doorway, revealing Stefan (Not-Dupree) – holding a gun and a badge in their faces. "I'm so terribly sorry," crooned Stefan. "This flight has been canceled."
Irene (also Not-Dupree) stepped up behind Gino and happily disarmed him before he could drop the luggage and reach for his shoulder holster.
Captain Bannon (still Terry's Uncle Kevin) stepped into the doorway behind Stefan and announced, "Coast Guard talked to Terry on the radio! They're okay! They'll be picked up before daylight."
