Deceiving an Heiress by Judy Teel

Author:Judy Teel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bacon & Eggs Publishing

CHAPTER EIGHT

Alex tackled her as the concussion of sound slammed into Piper's body with a horrible jolt. He carried her down and over the side of the bed, dragging the covers with him.

His heavy body pressed her into the floor as the sheet settled over them like a collapsing parachute. Rain showered down on the material with plinking, heavy sounds and hit the floor around them. Her heart thundered in her ears, the whooshing tempo dominating her world.

What had happened? What was going on?

A sharp high-pitched ringing assaulted her ears and she winced. Alex said something, she knew he had. His lips moved and she could feel the vibration of his words in the weight of his chest where it crushed her breasts. But she couldn't hear him. Her heart beat harder and her throat tightened.

She shook her head, her stomach tightening. He put his mouth next to her ear.

"Are you hurt?" he said, his voice a distant, hollow sound.

"I can't hear!" Naming it deepened her panic. She gave a strangled sob and struggled to get out from under him. "Alex, I can't hear!"

"No, Piper! Hold still! It's from the sound wave." He tightened his grip on her, his arms like steel bands clamped around her, trapping her, pinning her body to the floor. "There's been an explosion!"

She choked back her tears and stopped struggling. Cold fear dug into her.

"We'll have to work together to get out of here safely!" he shouted.

She grimaced and flinched away. Her ears still buzzed, but she could hear him better.

Lifting his head, he looked down at her. "We're covered in glass from the window," he added, his voice quieter.

"I...thought it was rain."

He slipped one arm carefully out from under her and even that small movement caused a shower of glass to chime onto the floor around them. "You're in shock." He stroked her hair with his hand. "It'll pass."

A new horror swept into her. "What about Danni? And Mother? And Lina! We have to see if everyone's all right."

"We can't do anything until we can safely get to a door."

She willed herself to stay calm. "Tell me what to do," she said, and her voice shook.

A flicker of pride and approval passed over his face. "The other room is probably worse than this one because of the balcony doors, but we're only ten feet from this bathroom and your closet. If we can get to it, then we can find what we need to walk out of here without slicing our feet up."

His gaze intensified. "I'm going to try and sit up so I can get this sheet off of us. When I do that, I want you to hold down the edge above your head and keep your eyes closed."

She nodded and did as he'd instructed.

"Don't move," Alex added.

She felt his body and muscles ripple and flex, then his weight was off her. The sheet tugged against her grip as he pushed up and the sound of falling glass hit around them and above her face where the sheet slanted to the ground.

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