Constant Risk by Janie Crouch

Author:Janie Crouch
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-06-17T22:18:58+00:00

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“WE DO APPRECIATE all your help you know,” Penelope said as they pulled up at the hospital thirty minutes later. “You, Bree and Whitaker.”

Tanner nodded. “Thanks, although I’m not doing anything anybody else on your team couldn’t do. Bree is the one with the true talent here.”

They got out of the car and walked toward the entrance. “She’s something else.”

Tanner couldn’t stop his smile even if he had wanted to. “That, she definitely is.”

“I know you guys are together, but after that kiss at the station... I’m assuming it’s pretty serious.”

Tanner gave a one-shouldered shrug. “She’s it for me. From the first moment I saw her, I knew she was my one.”

Penelope gave a half smile. “Yeah, I get it. But Bree just doesn’t seem like your type, you know? You guys are pretty opposite.”

He and Bree were opposites. But that just made them stronger. “She’s not my type. She’s my everything.”

Penelope stopped walking for a second. “Wow. That’s pretty firm.”

“Yes.” But firm wasn’t even the right word. His feelings for Bree were completely unmovable.

She smiled and started walking again. “Can’t blame a gal for double-checking.”

They got Jean’s room information and a doctor met them outside the door.

“How is she doing?” Penelope asked.

Dr. Yang looked at them with narrowed eyes. “Ms. Adams is doing well, physically. Emotionally, it’s a different story. Are you sure this can’t wait?”

“Believe me, we don’t want to drag her through these details,” Penelope explained. “And wouldn’t if we had better options.”

“We’ve got three other women’s lives at stake,” Tanner added. “And we’re on a pretty tight deadline. No physical problems we need to know about? We understood hypothermia could be an issue.”

“No, the water Jean was submerged in was actually temperature controlled. Lukewarm so as not to affect the body one way or another. She has pretty severe bruising on her wrists and ankles, and we’re keeping her overnight to make sure nothing else pops up we need to be concerned with.”

“And emotionally?” Penelope asked.

Dr. Yang tilted his head to the side. “About what you can expect from someone who’s been through what she has. She’s frightened. Angry. Her family is flying in from the East Coast but they haven’t arrived yet. They weren’t even aware she was missing.”

“We’ll be as brief and sensitive as we can. Tanner was the one who kept her above water until they could get her out of the box, so we’re hoping she’ll remember him a little fondly.” Penelope reached for the door.

“And believe me,” Tanner said, “we feel like we’ve gone through this with her. We’re definitely sensitive to her suffering.”

Dr. Yang walked in and introduced Penelope and Tanner.

Jean stared at Tanner. “I remember you. You were the one who helped keep my head out of the water.”

Tanner smiled gently. “We’re all very glad we made it in time.”

Penelope took a step closer. “Jean, we normally would give you much longer to work through some of this before asking questions, but unfortunately you weren’t the only victim.

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