Cowboy's Redemption by B.J. Daniels

Author:B.J. Daniels [Daniels, B.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-02-08T16:30:32+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Jonas came to, lying on his back in a pool of his own blood. His hand went to the side of his head and came away sticky. He stared for a few moments at his fingers, the tips bright red, before he tried to sit up.

His head swam, forcing him to remain where he was. He couldn’t remember what had happened. Had he fallen? He’d been meaning to have one of the brothers fix that rug to keep the corner from turning up.

But from where he lay, he could see that the rug wasn’t to blame. Not twelve inches from him sat a rock the size of a cantaloupe. A dark stain covered one side of it. Nearby was a baby blanket and another rock of similar size.

Memory flooded him along with a cold, deadly rage. The pain in his skull was nothing compared to the open wound of Lola’s betrayal. His heart felt as if it had been ripped out of his chest.

He thought of those moments when she’d been holding what he thought was her infant in her arms. They’d been talking and she had made it sound as if she was weakening toward him. His heart had soared with hope that she was finally coming around. He had so much to offer her. Had she finally realized that she’d be a fool to turn him down?

He’d been so happy for those moments when he’d thought things were going to work out with her and even the baby. That other man’s baby, but a baby Jonas was willing to raise as his own as long as Lola became his wife and submitted to him.

The shock when she’d pulled the rock from the baby blankets was still painfully fresh. It had taken him a moment, his arms outstretched as he’d reached to take her and the infant to his bosom. The shock, the disappointment, the disbelief had slowed his movements, letting the rock get past his defenses and stun him just long enough that she was able to pull out the second rock and hit him much harder.

He closed his eyes now. He was in so much pain, but a thought wriggled its way through. His eyelids flew open. His mind felt perfectly clear, making him aware of the quiet. He recalled the alert alarm going off. When Lola had come to him with the baby... Yes, he recalled. He’d sounded the all clear signal.

Why hadn’t there been another alert? He had to assume that Lola had gotten away. Gotten away with the baby. If she’d been caught, she would have been brought to him by now. And if Sister Rebecca had checked the crib and found the baby missing...

For a moment, he thought the alarm must have sounded while he’d been unconscious. But if that was true, then Brother Zack would have come to check on him and found him lying here, bleeding to death.

Two things suddenly became crystal clear. Even through the excruciating pain, he saw now that Lola couldn’t have acted alone.

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