Accidental Eyewitness by Michelle Karl

Author:Michelle Karl
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-05-01T11:36:49+00:00

ELEVEN

It felt like her stomach had been left behind as she fell. Intellectually, she knew the drop wasn’t far, but she couldn’t help the rush of terror caused by the sensation of free-falling through the air. Almost instantly, the fear was abated as strong arms cradled her back and legs, stopping her momentum and keeping her from becoming a splat on the ground.

“I did it,” she murmured. “I can’t believe I did it.”

“I can,” Leo said. His voice brought sudden awareness to her arms, legs and torso. Her skin began to warm at the sensation of being held in his protective embrace—such an innocent gesture, and yet she couldn’t stop her traitorous heart from beating a little faster.

Leo looked down at her with something akin to pride, and her stomach came back to her, this time twisting with anticipation. He lowered his face toward hers and she held her breath. Was he going to...kiss her?

And if he was, why wasn’t she stopping it?

Because this is what I want, she admitted. Denying it wasn’t going to work, not after this. Her limbs were just as frozen as they’d been before stepping off the ledge above, and her insides were entwined in the same knots. Fear mingled with surprise, but she welcomed it and closed her eyes—

And felt his lips plant on her forehead in a gentle, feathery kiss. The same kind of kiss a person gave their baby sister. Or their cat.

Disappointment coursed through her adrenaline-fueled limbs, sweeping aside the tension to shove a pile of exhaustion in its place.

“I’m proud of you,” he said.

That only made it worse. But what could she say? This was neither the time nor the place to confront her emotions. “What do we do next? Which way?”

“The horses are just past this side of the wall, so we should—”

Another door slammed. Raised, angry voices sounded from inside, followed by more thumps. Closer this time.

“We need to get out of here,” Leo said. He set her down and grabbed her hand, and despite her frustration, she didn’t disagree with the urgency to get moving. They crept along the wall toward the backyard, but when they reached its edge, Leo jerked back and pressed his spine to the siding. He raised a finger to his lips.

The back door slid open and Ellen listened as men stepped outside, yelling at each other.

“Then search the perimeter! I don’t care how long it takes, we can’t let them escape this time. This operation is in enough hot water as it is.”

“But we’ve already got what we came for, can’t we just leave? We’ll get them another time. They don’t know who we are and haven’t managed to track us down so far. I don’t get why we keep going after them. We simply lie low, they don’t find us and we’re home free.”

“You know that’s not how boss wants to play this. Now that the RCMP have made a connection, it’s only a matter of time before we get busted.

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