Bodyguard for Christmas by Carol J. Post

Author:Carol J. Post
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-09-09T21:15:04+00:00

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Colton jammed on his brakes and pulled off the road, bouncing along the grassy shoulder until he came to a full stop. “Call 911. We need an ambulance.”

He twisted in his seat to look at Liam. His eyes were closed. Was he asleep or unconscious?

“Make that two ambulances.”

One would be for his son, the other for Jasmine. He didn’t know her condition, but it didn’t look good.

With his eyes on the road ahead of him, he hadn’t seen the crash. But he’d heard it and looked in the mirror in time to watch the car that had been tailgating him disappear off the road and Jasmine’s Suburban begin a series of donuts. Now her vehicle was sitting thirty or forty feet behind him where a copse of trees had brought it to an abrupt stop. It rested at an angle, the windshield and driver window shattered.

God, please let her be okay. Please let Liam be okay.

Paige ended the call with the dispatcher and reached for the door handle. “Stay with Liam. I’ll check on Jasmine.”

Colton reached into the back seat and took his son’s hand. Liam stirred. Though his eyelids lifted halfway, he didn’t make eye contact. Colton’s chest tightened. God, please bring the ambulance quickly.

He wouldn’t remove his son from the car seat until the men who’d attacked Jasmine were in custody. Which should be soon. An SUV had turned around at a break in the median, a strobing light on its dash.

Some distance behind Jasmine’s Suburban, the vehicle that had tailgated him sat with its front end wrapped around a tree, steam rising from beneath its hood. Bryce had stopped behind it and was approaching slowly, weapon raised.

Colton released Liam’s hand to put the Highlander in Reverse and ease backward. Paige had reached Jasmine’s SUV and was giving the driver door several hard yanks. He couldn’t see well through the shattered glass, but there hadn’t been any signs of movement.

Jasmine’s driver door finally creaked open a foot. Paige gave it another forceful pull and it swung back fully.

When Colton eased up next to the Suburban, his heart almost stopped. Jasmine was slumped forward, head resting against the steering wheel. Two rivulets of blood traced paths down the side of her face.

As he lowered the passenger window, Paige reached into the vehicle and pressed her fingers against Jasmine’s throat. She was checking for a pulse. Dear God, she can’t be...

A lump formed in his throat. Jasmine would say putting her life in danger was part of the job. But she’d done this for him and his son. If anything happened to her, he’d never forgive himself.

A distant squeal pierced the silence. Paige put a hand on Jasmine’s shoulder and murmured something to her. The soft timbre of her voice reached him, but not the words.

Colton killed the engine. When Jasmine lifted her head, he released a breath he hadn’t realized he’d been holding. Thank You, Lord.

She rubbed the back of her neck, then stiffened. “Liam—”

“—is safe.” Paige straightened.

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