Finally Home by Terri Anne Browning

Author:Terri Anne Browning [Browning, Terri Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Pippa

As soon as we touched down in Houston, I got an alert that our layover wasn’t going to be as quick or as smooth as I had hoped.

“The bastard found them at the safe house,” Emmie said as soon as I was able to safely pick up my phone. “They spotted him in a car as they were leaving, but he’s a sheriff’s deputy, Pippa.”

“There’re no other cops Jackie trusts?”

“They didn’t even take her seriously when he nearly beat her to death two weeks ago,” Emmie growled.

I squeezed the bridge of my nose. “Okay. This is fine. Everything…will be fine.” I took a deep breath. “Do you have any connections here in Houston, other than with the shelter?”

“I have connections everywhere, but at the moment, my Texas connection is in Oklahoma.”

Exhaling slowly, I pushed to my feet. “I’ve got this. Don’t worry about anything. Chloe and her mother will arrive safe and sound.”

“Pippa, be careful. This guy is unstable. They won’t be safe until they are at Sanctuary. Then hopefully Chloe can find some peace and be able to move on.”

My love and appreciation for Emmie Armstrong only doubled. If only someone had cared about me like that. Blinking back tears, I steeled myself for what might happen. “It shouldn’t take that long, but if I haven’t emailed you in an hour, send backup.”

“Be careful.”

Dropping my phone in my chair, I sprinted out of the cockpit and unlocked the door. Even as the stairs started to descend, I was hopping down them. The SUV that was supposed to bring Chloe and her mother Jackie to me was already pulling up on the tarmac.

Heart racing, I noted the gray sedan that followed at a slower pace behind them. The vehicle was unauthorized, but given that Jackie’s ex was a cop, I had to assume he’d flashed his badge to get past the security.

I waved the driver of the SUV forward, urging him to hurry, but he took his time getting closer to the jet. I jumped the last three steps and started running. All I needed was the two passengers on my plane, and then I could get us in the air. I didn’t actually need to refuel. I would drive the damn plane around the entire airport if I had to until I got my takeoff slot.

“Pippa?”

I didn’t bother to glance back at the open door of the plane. Eddie called to me again, and I yelled back, “As soon as we start up those steps, press the button to pull up the stairs!”

“What’s going on?” he demanded.

“Just do as I say. Please!” I cried.

When I was two feet away from the SUV, the back door opened and Jackie stepped out, but her gaze wasn’t on me or the little girl who got out behind her. It was on the sedan. The man behind the wheel stomped on his brakes when he saw his wife, and I grasped her wrist, tugging her around to face me. “Run!” I commanded, picking Chloe up.

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