Alaskan Christmas Target by Sharon Dunn

Author:Sharon Dunn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-09-06T20:19:21+00:00

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Landon peered out as the mechanical hum of the machine drew closer. The lights were too far apart to be a snowmobile. He relaxed and turned his head toward Natasha, who was pressed against his back. “I think we’re going to be okay.”

“Are you sure?”

“Ninety-nine percent.”

The plow approached. Snow tumbled off either side of the bucket, clearing a path leading to the three vehicles. The plow idled and Landon stepped out into the open and waved. The driver got out of the cab. Even in the dim light, Landon recognized the profile of the driver. The red winter cap with the earflaps and the big belly. Earl Standish.

Landon stepped forward. “Boy, am I glad to see you.”

“Looks like you’ve been snowed in for a while,” Earl said.

Natasha, Landon noticed, had stayed behind in the shop. She must still be afraid...uncertain if it was safe. Her trust had been so compromised by all that had happened to her.

“I cleared it for you all the way to the main road.” Earl turned slightly in the direction he’d just come from and pointed at the three half-buried vehicles. “Wish I had time. I’d help dig you out. But I got a bunch of folks up the road who have been stranded for as long as you have.”

“We’ll manage,” Landon said. “Is the power on in town?”

“Their electricity stayed on through the worst of it. See you in the funny papers.” Earl gave Landon a salute and hurried back to the cab of his plow. The big machine made roaring noises as Earl dropped the bucket and continued down the road. His red taillights glowed as he stirred up the snow around the plow.

Landon hurried back to Natasha, who stepped out of the shadows as the plow drew farther away. “We need to get dug out and fast,” he said. “We’ll take the SUV. It’s more of a winter vehicle. I’ve got two shovels.” He grabbed the one that was leaning against the shop and then headed for the porch, where he kept the other one.

By the time he’d grabbed the shovel and made it down the porch stairs, she was already working by the back tire of the SUV to uncover it. They dug out, only the sound of shovels slicing through the snow filling the air. He was keenly aware of how exposed they were. The roads were clear. It would be nothing for the hitman to return and take aim from a distance with his rifle. He might even be able to park around the corner and approach on foot. They needed to hurry.

Natasha spoke breathlessly as she shoveled. “I thought you were going to loan me your car, so I could get out of town. That’s why I came here with you, remember.”

His shovel sliced through the snow. “Things have changed since then.” He turned and dumped the snow away from the vehicle, stopping for a moment to catch his breath and lean on the shovel. “I see how much danger you’re in.

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