Convict by Sam Crescent

Author:Sam Crescent [Crescent, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Ryker watched her sleep. He’d placed his shirt on a pillow and put it in her arms. Yes, he was turning into that guy, but he didn’t care. He had to go now, as otherwise he never would. Waking with her in his arms always gave him an excuse to wait one more day. Time was ticking, and he didn’t want to risk a moment.

If he left now, he knew he’d be back in time.

Placing the letter on the bed, he forced himself to step out the door. When he could no longer see her, he turned his back and made his way downstairs.

Her dog was lying at the bottom of the stairs. Getting down on one knee, he stroked the dog’s hair. “You’ve got to take care of her for me, buddy. Keep her safe, and attack anyone who comes close, got me?”

The dog stared at him, but Ryker was sure in some weird way, they were both on the same page.

Scarlett’s protection.

Letting himself out of her house, he found the car that he’d first taken her. In his bag was also the gun that he’d stored in the basement.

Climbing behind the wheel, he stared back at the cabin.

“Keep on moving, Ryker. You can’t stay here. You’ve got to try and fix this.”

His heart pounded as he turned over the ignition. With the car running, he pulled out of the garden and headed down toward the town. Once he was there, he moved toward the beaten roads and started the long trek toward the city.

With each mile he took and the gap between him and Scarlett increased, he felt sick to his stomach.

All of his life he’d used women, tossing them aside when he was done.

“She’s yours now, Ryker. No one can take her away from you. No one.”

Even as he thought it, he couldn’t stop the sick feeling that consumed him. If he was anyone else, he’d have just stayed with her, waiting for the day that the cops came to take him away, or he got too comfortable and lost his touch.

Either way, he refused to live with that darkness hanging over his head. Even though he didn’t want to leave her, right now, it was for the best.

One day, he’d make it back to her though.

He didn’t have a choice.

She was his home, and there’s no way he’d settle for anything less.

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Heavy snowfall was forecast over two weeks later, and with it, Scarlett had no choice but to take her mother’s old car and make her way into town. Her dog wouldn’t let her leave, so she took him with her. Grabbing her keys and bag, she stopped near the fridge and stared at the letter that she’d woken up next to.

Tears filled her eyes, and she pressed a hand to her stomach as a wave of sickness washed through her.

He’s promised to come back, that he loved her more than anything, and yet, it had been nearly a month.

She could just check the internet or turn on the television, but she was afraid of what she’d see.

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