Billionaire Brides of Granite Falls 4: The Tycoon's Temporary Bride by Ana E Ross

Author:Ana E Ross [Ross, Ana E]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Romance, Multicultural, Multicultural & Interracial, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense, Romantic Suspense, contemporary romance, multicultural romance, african american romance, alpha males, ana e ross, billionaire brides of granite falls
ISBN: 0988367971
Amazon: B00OT26ZWC
Publisher: Ana E Ross
Published: 2014-11-09T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

Adam’s heart flew to his throat and his back became ramrod straight. “Did—did you say Tashi?” He could hardly get the words out as he pushed to his feet.

“Yes. She sounded a bit hysterical.”

“What do you mean, hysterical?”

“She was crying, Mr. Andreas.”

Adam felt like a ton of lead had been slammed into his gut. He pulled on his ponytail in an effort to keep his mind from going numb as his body was threatening to do. “Did she leave a message?” He paced the floor, forcing his blood to circulate.

“She left her number and her address. She said she needed you, sir. I forwarded the information to your cell, but I know you turn on the DND feature after midnight.”

“Thanks, Oscar.” Adam dropped the phone on his desk, and sprinted back to his bedroom.

Tashi needed him.

He grabbed his cell from the nightstand and searched for Oscar’s message as he shrugged out of his robe. He memorized the address then dialed the number Oscar had forwarded while he reached for the pair of shorts he’d draped over the footboard not too long ago.

Tashi’s number just kept ringing, and as the seconds ticked by, the sound of Adam’s racing heart beating against his chest grew louder and louder and his breath seemed to solidify in his throat.

Tashi was in trouble. What if whomever she was running from had found her? What if he was too late? Refusing to entertain the horrific possibility, he pulled his shirt from the foot of his bed and raced downstairs like a pack of wolves was after him.

He made the thirty-minute drive to the not-so-nice section of town in less than fifteen. He brought his Aston Martin to a stop in front of 85 Temple Street and got out. The multi-family house was shrouded in darkness, as was the neighborhood with many of the street lamps burned out. Adam flew up the short flight of steps, made a right on the rickety porch, and passed an old ragged sofa, a three-legged coffee table jammed against the wall, and a half-worn-down broom. He knocked on the door with the number four.

“Tashi,” he called. The only response to his call in the night was the bark from a neighbor’s dog. “Tashi,” he said again, trying the door. Of course it was locked.

A prickly feeling crept along Adam’s back as his mind raced ahead of him. Suppose the people she was running from were holding her at gunpoint inside the apartment? Or worse, suppose they’d done what they’d come to do and had already left, leaving her lifeless body to be discovered by a neighbor?

Adrenaline pumped through Adam’s veins. He had no idea what was waiting for him behind that locked door. He could be walking into a trap for all he knew. He thought about kicking the door in, but realized that if her captors were still in there, he might startle them into shooting blindly at him. Then he would be of no use to her. He

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