Cascade by Claudia Hall Christian

Author:Claudia Hall Christian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, suspense, paranormal, contemporary, denver, psychics
Publisher: Claudia Hall Christian

CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE

I can’t live without you

“NO!” Aden screamed. He worked to hold Sandy up.

Seth fired. Sandy’s father’s right shoulder exploded upon impact. Screaming with pain, the man fell backward to the floor.

“Sandy! Sandy!” Aden cried. “Oh my God!”

Afraid to look, afraid to let go of her, Aden held Sandy up.

While Alex ran to Aden and Sandy, Seth and Max ran to her father. Max kicked the handgun out of his hand. Seth spit on Sandy’s father then raised his gun again.

“Yeah, let’s not go psycho.” Max said.

Max pushed Seth’s handgun up. Leaning down, Max wiped Seth’s spittle with a handkerchief.

“There’s a few other plans for him,” Max said.

The injured man gave a sadistic laugh.

“Shut up!” Seth raised his gun again.

“I made a deal with the Feds!” The man’s eerie laughter drew everyone’s attention. The house was silent. “You’ll all got to jail and I’ll be free!”

The front door burst open. Captain Ramirez led the charge into the room.

“DENVER POLICE! FREEZE!”

Seth and Max raised their hands and froze. Policemen filled the room. Weapon drawn, Captain Ramirez moved to Alex and Aden’s side.

“We need help!” Aden yelled from where they had laid Sandy. “She’s been shot! Please! Please help!”

“She’s wearing body armor,” Alex said. She put a hand on Aden’s shoulder. “Doesn’t mean she’s not hurt, just that she’s not dead. I’ve been shot like this and it hurts like hell. She probably passed out from the pain.”

“Body armor?” Aden asked. “How…?”

“She’s Katy’s Auntie,” Alex said. “Let’s let them take a look.”

Aden nodded.

Aden and Alex leaned back as the paramedics moved over Sandy.

“Do you know what this is?” the paramedic pointed to Sandy’s bandaged head.

“She was hit with a backpack yesterday,” Aden said. “She has some stitches. But, sir, she’s pregnant. You’ll…”

Sandy whimpered and opened her eyes. Aden kneeled over her so his face was next to hers. The paramedic took the bandage off Sandy’s head to look at the wound.

“Aden,” she whispered. “I don’t feel very good.”

“I bet,” he said.

Aden and Alex’s head’s jerked over to Sandy’s father. Leaning against the wall for support, the man cackled with laughter. He began chanting that he would be free while everyone else in jail. He would have the boyfriend’s daughter whenever he wanted. His glee took everyone’s attention.

“Hey!” the paramedic yelled as Sandy rose to her feet. Wobbly at first, she gained her footing. In a step she was in front of her father.

“SHUT UP!”

In one swift practiced move, she jerked her knee into her father’s groin. Her father fell over in pain and Sandy collapsed to the ground.

“Sandy!” Aden and the paramedic ran to Sandy’s side.

“Sir, we can’t tell what’s going on with her until we get the body armor off,” the paramedic said. “We’ve got to get her to the hospital.”

Uniformed police officers lifted Sandy onto the stretcher. Aden moved to follow the stretcher but Alex put a hand on his chest.

“You’re in the custody of the Denver Police now,” Alex said. “I’ll go.”

Aden nodded. Alex and Captain Ramirez followed the stretcher out of the building.

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