Cowboy Behind the Badge by Delores Fossen

Author:Delores Fossen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarlequinUKLtd
Published: 2014-11-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Laine didn’t even have time to react. But Tucker did. He pulled her to the ground.

They landed hard, the concrete scraping against her hands and knees and nearly knocking the breath right out of her. Before Laine could even regain that breath—or think—Tucker had gotten her moving again. He hooked his arm around her, and they rolled to the side of a cruiser.

Barely in time.

Another bullet slammed through the air, landing in the spot where they’d just been.

Cursing, Tucker drew his gun and took aim at the diner across the street. The front of the small building was a wall of windows, and Laine got just a glimpse of the stunned expressions of the diners before Tucker pushed her even farther to the ground.

Sweet heaven. Was the shooter in there with all those people?

If so, not only did Tucker not have a clean shot, but it was also possible he could hit an innocent bystander. At this time of day, there could be families inside.

“You see the shooter?” Reed shouted, and it took her a moment to realize he’d shouted it from an open window in the sheriff’s office.

“He’s on the roof of the diner,” Tucker answered, but then he cursed again when another bullet slammed into the concrete just inches from them.

So the gunman wasn’t actually inside, but he could do a lot of damage from the roof. Worse, some of the diners were obviously starting to panic. Laine could hear their screams and shouts for help, and she prayed none of them would run out into the line of fire.

“Call the jail and have them send some guards for backup,” Tucker yelled. “Did the guard already leave with Buford?”

“No. Buford’s still in the interview room talking with his lawyer.”

That obviously didn’t please Tucker because he groaned. “Tell them to stay put.”

That’s when Laine remembered that Reed was the only deputy inside the sheriff’s office. Colt was back at the ranch guarding the babies, and Cooper was away on his honeymoon. The night deputies wouldn’t be coming in for several hours, and there was no way Tucker would want Buford left alone. It would be too tempting for him to try to escape.

In fact, that might be why this attack was happening.

If someone connected with Buford had been watching the sheriff’s office, then they would have known this was the perfect time for an attack. A gunman could take out her and Tucker while freeing Buford, and it likely wouldn’t matter to this shooter how many innocent people could get caught up in the cross fire.

“Unlock the cruiser,” Tucker called out to Reed.

More shots came, and in between the loud blasts, Laine heard the slight clicking sound. A moment later, Tucker threw open the passenger’s-side door of the cruiser. Obviously, Reed had managed to unlock it from inside, no doubt using a remote key. The police car wasn’t ideal cover because it was parked out in the open, but Laine was thankful for anything that would get her and Tucker out of the path of those bullets.

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