Deceived (Unlikely Heroes Book 3) by Leslie Georgeson

Author:Leslie Georgeson [Georgeson, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-07T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

As soon as Zach’s car disappeared down the road, Meg’s first instinct was to flee. To hightail it out of there. She had no doubt that when Zach returned, he would know the truth about her. Or at least as much as was in the official record and what he might find online. No one had believed her fifteen years ago, so why would Zach believe her now? There was a reason she hadn’t told him who she was and it was only partly because of the bounty. If he’d known who she was from the start, he would have prejudged her. Hell, she feared his reaction when he came back. He already had a low opinion of her. Once he discovered the truth, he’d really think lowly of her.

She needed to leave.

Now.

She stood there in the front yard in indecision. She couldn’t just abandon Curtis like that. He was her brother. It was her fault Zach had taken him away. If she hadn’t made that stupid deal with Zach, Curtis wouldn’t be going to jail right now.

She let out a frustrated groan. She was terrified of what would happen when Zach came back. She needed to clear her head, think this through. Figure out what she was going to do.

Meg went inside the house and hid the bag of money in the bottom kitchen drawer. Five minutes later, she headed for the corral. A ride was what she needed to clear her head and help her figure out what to do.

During the ride through the woods, she searched her mind for all the possible solutions to this mess, and finally settled on what she believed to be the best one. If she stayed, Zach was close by in case of danger. She knew he would protect her, even after all her lies. But if she fled, she would be on her own.

She would stay. And hope she could deal with whatever happened when Zach came back.

Nearly an hour later, Meg returned home to see Zach’s car parked in her driveway. She wondered how long he’d been waiting for her. The ride had helped calm her nerves. But the sight of Zach leaning against the corral fence, watching her approach, his arms crossed over his chest, made her heart pound nervously.

Her gaze darted to his, then away. She fought the urge to turn Prince around and flee back into the forest.

Don’t chicken out now. He knows the truth.

Forcing herself to be brave, Meg brought the horse to a halt several feet away. She went on the defensive, blurting, “The deal’s off, remember? I’m not telling you anything.”

Zach stepped up to the horse and cocked his head. “You had no intention of making a deal with me. You were never going to tell me your name. If Curtis hadn’t messed up, I still wouldn’t know your name. You used me and I don’t like being used.”

Heat scorched her cheeks. It wasn’t like that.

Rather than defend herself, she said, “If you’ve come to lecture me, I don’t want to hear it.

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