Center Stage by Bernadette Marie

Author:Bernadette Marie [Marie, Bernadette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, bestselling author, 5 Prince Publishing, Bernadette Marie
ISBN: 9781939217158
Publisher: 5 Prince Publishing
Published: 2012-11-15T01:10:21+00:00

It could have been an hour. It could have been ten minutes. Arianna wasn’t sure. She’d been paralyzed on the floor—shaking, crying, oblivious to everything else.

Her mind had only cleared when John opened the back door, called her name, and ran to her.

Now she sat at the kitchen table, and John handed her a cup of hot tea. She hated tea. Why did she even have it in the cupboard?

He watched her as she forced herself to take a sip. His face was hard. His brows narrowed, his lips were tight, and his face was a flush of red that could only mean anger.

She hadn’t had to tell him much. He knew. He’d called the police and her family, but only after he’d called Zach and put him in motion to get to Regan.

Arianna knew that she was about to face the wrath of John Forrester. She set down the mug, placed her hands in her lap, and waited.

“You can’t be weak. What if he’d been here? What if…”

“He wasn’t.”

“The last thing I’d expect from you is to find you on the floor.”

“I’m sorry. This isn’t my style. He just caught me off guard…”

“And that’s what he wanted.” He raked his fingers through his hair. “If he can frazzle you, he can get to Regan. Don’t you see that?”

She really hadn’t until he said it aloud.

“Jesus, Arianna, I can’t lose you, and if you’re going to play with fire then we’re all going to get burned.”

Now she was angry. She pushed up from her seat. “How has this become my fault? I came back to Nashville to be near my family. He’s stalking me. I didn’t ask for this.”

“Are you sure?”

That had crossed the line. She kicked back the chair and charged him. She’d smack him, punch him, and stop him from talking such nonsense. But he was quick. He caught her hands.

“Calm down.”

“Calm down? Are you kidding me?” She pulled her hands from his hold. “You’re accusing me of doing…something to provoke this.”

He touched her arm, and she jerked away. “Actually, I was seeing how you’d react so I’d know you didn’t.”

She crossed her arms over her chest. “Not very trustworthy of you.”

“He’s not going to hurt Regan or the boys. Zach will see to that.”

“He’s going to try.”

John shook his head. “He’s not going to make it.”

The pounding at the back door had Arianna jumping back. John turned and opened the door to Curtis who nearly knocked him over as he rushed past him.

“What is with you?” Curtis grabbed her arms. “I’ve watched Regan come through the hospital twice. Once she nearly died at the hands of that monster and then again when you,” he turned and pointed at John, “fired that S.O.B. who tried to rape and kill her.”

She watched as John fisted his hands at his side.

Curtis turned back to her. “Now you’ve collected some maniac, too? What did you do in New York?”

Arianna’s jaw dropped as she stared at her brother. “I had nothing to do with Alexander Hamilton.

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