Christmas Crisis: A Christian Romantic Suspense (Finnegan First Responders Book 9) by Laura Scott

Author:Laura Scott [Scott, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Readscape Publishing, LLC
Published: 2023-12-04T18:30:00+00:00

He needed out of this hotel room bad. Joe quietly closed the bedroom door behind him, then looked up at the ceiling as if seeking help from God.

Elly was messing with his mind in a way he’d never thought possible. He hadn’t told anyone about the abuse he and Sarah had suffered. Yet one simple look from Elly had him blabbing about everything.

He was drawn to her in a way he hadn’t experienced since—ever. Certainly not with Tina.

Pulling his phone from his pocket, he scrolled through his recent call list to call Rhy. Then he stopped himself.

What exactly would he say? Oh, by the way, Rhy, I need you to have someone else from the team to stay here with Elly because I desperately want to kiss her.

He snorted. Yeah, that would not go over well. He shouldn’t be thinking of kissing Elly Finnegan in the first place. Something Rhy would no doubt point out in no uncertain terms.

Much less remembering the incredible kiss they’d already shared. And the warmth of her embrace.

See? He shoved his phone back into his pocket and began to pace again. This was exactly what Steele had warned him about. Keeping his mind on the game plan. Not allowing his personal feelings to interfere with their mission of finding and arresting this guy.

So why was he having so much trouble ignoring his attraction to her?

He didn’t know but needed to figure it out and fast. Before he made another colossal mistake.

Besides, even if Rhy called him right now to tell him to hand Elly over to another member of the team, he wouldn’t do it. Sure, the men and women he served with were highly trained professionals. They were the best of the best. He trusted them with his life on a regular basis.

But not with Elly’s.

Okay, enough. Time to stop thinking about Elly and get to work. The quickest way out of this mess was to find the shooter.

Before the guy found Elly.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Joe opened the bedroom door and stepped back into the living room. He’d hoped Elly would have taken his advice to get some rest, but she didn’t.

“I’m going to keep searching social media pages of our victims.” He sat down at the table and tapped the track screen to reengage the power.

“Can I help?” Elly asked.

“Not yet.” He glanced over his shoulder, grateful she was still on the sofa. “I’ll let you know if I find anyone matching your sketch. Besides, you should really get some sleep.”

“I will when you do.”

It was tempting to pretend to do just that to force her hand. But knowing Elly, she would hear him moving around and just join him anyway.

Turning his attention to the computer, he gave up on the skaters and went to the next victim he remembered. Not the eight-year-old boy, he couldn’t imagine he was the intended victim. Kyle? No, he didn’t have social media.

There was another young couple who’d been hit. He pulled up the list of victims, found the woman’s name, and typed it into the search engine.

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