Deadlier Than the Rest by Shirleen Davies

Author:Shirleen Davies [Davies, Shirleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Avalanche Ranch Press LLC
Published: 2014-03-02T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Grace burst through the back door of the restaurant kitchen just as Connor had made the decision to go back in and drag her out. She wasn’t safe from Proctor and the others. He had to convince her of that.

She slammed into him. Connor placed his hands on her shoulders to steady her, and keep her from stumbling back.

“Let go of me!” Her face was red, her violet blue eyes had turned a deep blue and appeared to be sending sparks his way.

He dropped his hands. Grace lost her footing, falling backwards, and landing on the hard wooden step with a thud. Instead of jumping up and responding, she surprised Connor by taking a deep breath, and lowering her head into her hands. Connor watched her struggle with something then sat beside her, taking a hand from her face and encasing it in his two larger ones.

“Where were you going?” he asked when she finally lifter her eyes to meet his.

Her voice had lost much of its defiance but her features told him she’d lost none of her determination to do things her own way. “I don’t know. Jasper told me to leave. Said you were right and I needed to hide until those men had been arrested, or…”

He moved his arm around her shoulders and drew her to him, holding her close, not letting go of the hand he held in his lap.

“He’s right, you know. Those men are vicious killers and don’t care if their victims are men or women. You are their way to finding me—that’s all you mean to them, Grace, nothing more.” He tightened his hold on her and placed a kiss on her fiery red hair. “I’ll take you to Ruth’s. Either my friend Mr. Jericho or I will stay with you until we’re sure the threat has passed. We’ll make sure you are safe.”

Her eyes searched his. “Why would you do that? Why would you place yourself and your friend in danger because of me, someone you know so little about? You could just leave.”

He glanced away, looking up and down the dirt alley behind the restaurant, searching for hidden dangers before returning his gaze to hers.

“You are an innocent in the history I have with those men. I can’t just walk away and leave you unprotected.”

“Oh,” she whispered and realized in that moment that is wasn’t the answer she wanted or hoped to hear. She shifted away and prepared to stand, but he held her still.

“You’re right that I don’t know much about you, but I want to change that. I came to Salt Lake to find my sister, except I find my thoughts are consumed with you.” He took a breath and stood, reaching out a hand to help her up. “It’s frustrating, and damn inconvenient, but that’s the way it is.”

The disgust on Connor’s face caused her to smile as she took his hand. She knew how he felt since she felt the same about him. He was as distraction, a nuisance, interfering in her plans to get Meggie and leave.

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