Fatal Vendetta by Sharon Dunn

Author:Sharon Dunn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-14T04:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

Elizabeth twisted her body to break free of the man’s iron grasp around her waist. Her arms as well were locked by his grip.

“Let me go.”

He squeezed her tighter, lifting her feet off the ground. Where was he taking her?

In the distance, she heard sirens. The sheriff would go to the café first, and they were too far away to scream for help. He wouldn’t get here in time.

“Please, stop hauling me. I’ll do what you say.”

“You lie, Elizabeth. You can’t be trusted.”

Her resistance seemed to feed his anger. She stopped struggling. Her body went limp. She caught a flash of motion to the side of her, Zach sneaking through the trees waiting for the right moment to jump the stalker.

She saw a black truck parked at a distance along a country road. Once he got her in the truck, it would be over, little or no chance for escape.

She turned her head and sunk her teeth into the man’s shoulder. His grip loosened enough so she could wiggle free. He grabbed for her, tearing her shirt. She sprinted four steps before his big hands clamped down on her shoulders. She swung around and kicked him in the shin.

Zach jumped on him from behind, taking the stalker to the ground. Elizabeth looked around for anything that could be used as a weapon. She picked up a stick and cracked it across the man’s shoulders. The piece of wood broke, and the man continued to assault Zach, clamping his hands around Zach’s throat.

“She belongs to me,” he said through gritted teeth.

Panic shot through her. The man meant to strangle Zach.

Elizabeth wrapped her arm around the man’s neck so his chin rested in her elbow and then she yanked backward. The man rose to his feet and shook Elizabeth off.

The sheriff emerged through the trees.

Their attacker took off running toward his truck, yanked open the door and jumped in, spitting gravel as he tore up the country road. The sheriff fired a single shot that missed. The truck disappeared around a corner into the forest.

A moment later, the sheriff’s SUV, probably driven by a deputy, appeared on the road. The sheriff ran up to the driver’s-side window and pointed up the road where the truck had gone. The SUV sped away.

Zach stood beside Elizabeth. He turned to face her. “You all right?”

She was beaten up and out of breath. “I’ll live.” She felt as though her internal organs were shaking and vibrating.

“You handled yourself really smartly. You’re not a bad fighter either.”

Through the whole battle, she hadn’t been afraid. Instead, her focus had been on defeating the man who’d brought terror back into her life. That was a change from the fear that controlled her before. “Yeah, but he got away.” She didn’t hold out a lot of hope that the deputy would catch up with him.

The sheriff strode over to them.

“I got a look at his face,” Zach said. “I think I would be able to identify him if I saw him.

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