Baby on the Run by Hope White

Author:Hope White [White, Hope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-15T16:02:09+00:00

EIGHT

Matt ripped the gun out of its holster and bolted across the bedroom. He hesitated. Charging in there with guns blazing wasn’t going to help any of them. A squeak from Eli drew his attention to the sleeping child.

He had to be smart about this. Needed to know what he was dealing with before he took aggressive action.

Cracking the door open, he peered into the living room. Instead of multiple men storming the cabin, the bearded guy stood behind Jenna with a gun to her back. He was dragging her toward the front door.

“Tell them you’re friends with the owner,” the bearded guy ordered.

So these were not his men? Interesting.

“The owner?” Jenna seemed out of it, disoriented. She stumbled as she reached the door, bracing herself with an open palm against the sturdy wood.

“Don’t mess up,” the bearded guy growled.

“Where’s Joey?” she asked.

“Who?”

“I mean Eli—where’s Eli?” She snapped around to glare at the guy.

Pretty gutsy.

“Your friend’s got him in the other room.”

She started to look toward the bedroom, but the guy smacked the back of her head with an open palm.

“Hey!” she shouted.

Matt would certainly need to pray for self-control if he ever got this jerk alone.

“Everything okay in there?” a muffled voice called through the main door.

Matt gripped the gun. Watching, waiting. He was ready.

She opened the cabin door. “Yes?”

“Ma’am, I’m Officer Patterson with the county PD. Do you live here?”

“No, I’m...I’m visiting my friend, Marcus.”

“Is everything okay? You look—” he paused “—upset.”

“I...I was asleep.”

“Oh, I’m sorry to have disturbed you.”

“That’s okay.”

Matt hoped the cop would leave so he could take care of the bearded guy without putting the cop in danger.

“Ma’am, are you alone?”

“No, my friend Matt is here with me.”

“May I meet him, please?”

Jenna glanced over her shoulder at the assailant.

Matt held his breath. Now what? If Matt came out of hiding, the bearded guy would shoot the cop and possibly Jenna.

The bearded guy eased his gun into the back of his jeans and opened the door wide. “Officer,” he greeted the policeman.

“Matt...?”

“Tomlin.”

Yet he’d identified himself as Veck when he’d called for backup.

“The storm’s not letting up for at least forty-eight hours,” the cop said. “I hope Marcus left a fully stocked pantry.”

Something felt off about the conversation. Matt wondered if the cop was a rookie, unable to sense danger. He continued to stand there, making small talk.

Behind him, Matt heard the window slide open. He shut the bedroom door and spun around, aiming his weapon at a man on the other side of the window. The guy pressed his forefinger to his lips, indicating they should be quiet. Matt didn’t lower his weapon.

The man, midthirties with dark hair and eyes, climbed through the window and gazed down at the sleeping boy.

“That must be Eli,” he whispered, and then looked at Matt. “I see you found my favorite piece. Under the bed frame on the right side?”

Matt lowered the weapon. “Marcus?”

He nodded, peeled back a rug and popped open a hidden door. He pulled out a duffel bag and slung it over his shoulder.

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