Christmas Wishes by Wendy Vella - Christmas Wishes

Author:Wendy Vella - Christmas Wishes [Vella, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780992264338
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Amazon: B00H707SG0
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Publisher: Wendy Vella
Published: 2012-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Hero watched, heart in mouth, as the three men moved towards the small hut. She could hear no noise and hoped this meant both Owen and Charlotte were asleep. Max lifted a hand and tested the door and when it swung open, he raised his pistol.

“All inside. Place your hands in the air!”

She heard a roar and then the sound of feet and then Hero heard Charlotte cry out. Slipping off the horse, she dropped the reins and hoped the horses would stay still. Hurrying forward, she pressed herself against the side of the house.

“You will hand over both children at once and I shall leave you unhurt.”

“Who are you to take my children?”

Hero heard the words and then suddenly, Max was flying backwards with Owen and Charlotte's father. They landed in a heap of tangled limbs on the ground. She watched as the man punched Max in the jaw.

“Help him!”

His men ignored Hero's cry, instead going into the house for the children. Torn, Hero stood where she was, watching the fight. The men were rolling on the floor and then suddenly the man they called Nivers was sailing through the air. He landed with a thud several inches from where she stood.

“Move, Hero!”

She did, hurrying towards the open door as Max arrived to pick the man up and land a punishing blow to his face. Nivers crumpled to the floor.

“I told you to wait on the horse!”

She saw murder in his eyes as he looked at her, but she wasn't afraid. The man who had brought her children a Christmas tree would never hurt her.

“I wanted to see if the children were unhurt.”

He reached for Owen and Charlotte's father once more as the man started to move. Placing one foot on his chest, Max held him still. “How much money will it take to leave those children alone forever?” he then asked.

The man spat on his foot so Lord Caruthers moved it to his throat and applied pressure until the man started making a wheezing sound.

“I will repeat the question one more time and if you do not answer in a manner I find satisfactory, then I will have my men take you away and they will not be as lenient with you as I am being, Mr Nivers.”

Hero thought she should be horrified but, in fact, she was not. She wanted this man to suffer for the pain he had caused Owen and Charlotte and she wanted Lord Caruthers to make sure he never approached them again.

“How much money will it take, Nivers?”

He wheezed out an amount that made Hero gasp after Lord Caruthers lifted his foot from the man’s neck.

“I will give you that amount and an assurance that if you return to Neathern at any time or make any attempt to contact Owen and Charlotte, I shall not be pleased. In fact, Mr Nivers, I shall make you disappear permanently. I hope you understand my meaning.” Lord Caruthers accompanied those words with a menacing look that made Hero shiver.

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