A Mail-Order Chance (Miners to Millionaires Book 5) by Janelle Daniels

Author:Janelle Daniels [Daniels, Janelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dream Cache Publishing
Published: 2017-05-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

As the last people she would ever see rode off, Ellie tried to squelch her panic. Those outlaws had left her to die. She’d known they were evil before, but nothing had prepared her for this.

And now she was going to die.

She wiggled uselessly against the ropes. Tied from her neck to her ankles, there was no way she would ever break free of these bonds. Even with a knife, she wouldn’t have the leverage needed to manage the task.

Readjusting her head, she was able to see Declan out the corner of her eye. She wanted to yell, to spew her anger until it leeched from her body. He’d let her believe he was a bad man.

Even worse, she’d let this man kiss her.

Her cheeks flamed. Shame that she’d thought him favorably, an outlaw, and let him kiss her, filled her. It didn’t matter now that she’d thought she’d seen something good in him. He’d treated her well, after all. At least better than the others had.

But the truth of the matter was, he could’ve taken her away from them at any time. He could’ve chosen to save her instead of finishing his mission, but he hadn’t.

He’d let her remain a captive for days, worrying about her life and what would become of her. He’d allowed her to live in terror, wondering if it was finally the moment when McCoy would get his hands on her.

And now they were tied up to a tree. Together. Alone.

“So, you’re a marshal?” She knew it was true, but she had to hear it from his own lips one more time.

“Yes.”

She closed her eyes. “Why?” It was the only thing she could ask. Why was he undercover? Why hadn’t he told her? Why hadn’t he helped her escape?

How many times had she tried to run away or convince him to go with her? He could’ve just let her go.

“Because it was my job.”

She waited for something else, but nothing came. Something exploded within her. “It was your job? It was your job to lie to me? It was your job to let him take me? Abuse me? Terrorize me? It was all your job?”

When he didn’t speak, she craned her neck to glare at him. “You’re not even sorry, are you?” she spat.

He cursed. “I’m not sorry for doing my job, but I am sorry that you were caught up in it. I’m sorry I didn’t get you away sooner. I’m sorry you were taken. I’m sorry this happened to you. If I could go back and change it, I would. But I can’t.”

The self-loathing in his voice eased some of her anger. “Why didn’t you tell me?” she asked quietly.

He leaned his head back and closed his eyes. “Because I couldn’t. I’d been undercover with them for three months, and before that, I’d been working undercover to work my way up into the gang. I couldn’t risk that you’d let it slip.”

She could respect that. If she’d been in his position, she would’ve keep quiet too.

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