Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense April 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2 by Maggie K. Black Laurie Alice Eakes amity steffen

Author:Maggie K. Black, Laurie Alice Eakes, amity steffen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

I n an instant, she felt Nick’s strong hand on her back, between her shoulder blades, like a backstop.

“They’ll be okay,” Nick said. “They’ll get themselves untied. They’ll find shelter in the woods. The storm will stop eventually. They’ve got rainwater to drink and the human body can survive weeks without food. All they have to do is stay by the tracks. Rescue teams will search for them and find them.”

“But how long will it take?” she said. “Nobody knows we’re in danger. Nobody knows they’re out there. They cooperated, exactly like I did, and were forced off a train in the middle of nowhere.”

She’d agreed to take them to the baggage compartment and get the case. She’d agreed to leave Zander in Tommy and Clark’s care. She hadn’t struggled when they’d bound her hands, and agreed to crawl into the storage locker. What if he’d forced her off the train without Zander? Or him off the train without her?

“Does this mean you’re the only member of the train crew left on board?” Nick asked.

“The only person I didn’t see them order off the train is Bob Bass, the front engineer.”

“Maybe they needed somebody to drive the train?” Nick suggested.

“Probably,” she said. “But if I’d been planning on hijacking a train, I’d be sure to bring someone with me who could drive one.”

“You would.” Nick chuckled softly. “Is Bob a good man? Could he be in on the heist? Is he open to being bribed or blackmailed?”

“Maybe,” she said. “He’s lazy and crass. He shows up late, overshoots the platform and tells inappropriate jokes, stuff like that. But I’m going to assume he’s being held hostage and forced to drive the train until I know otherwise.”

She watched until the cameras caught up to real time, then switched back to live feed.

“I’m done cooperating,” she said. “I took Mr. Grand to the case and unlocked the cabinet for him because railway policy is to de-escalate the situation and put people’s lives above anything else. But as far as I’m concerned, policy no longer applies. Right now the only thing that matters is keeping everyone on this train safe.”

Especially Zander. And if there was even the smallest possibility that telling Nick he was Zander’s father would lead to him running off, half-cocked, doing something reckless and stupid, then that would have to wait. Zander was a part of her. Her impetuous, little bundle of energy that had seemingly exploded into the life she had planned for herself, turning it upside down and sending it down a whole new track. The camera feed scrolled, the first-class cabin appeared. Her finger slid up against the screen.

Don’t worry, Little Soldier. I’m coming to save you with the help of the soldier you were so smart to find to help. Who’s also your daddy.

She heard Nick clear his throat again. She turned, but his eyes scanned past her, their green depths searching the screen. His voice deepened. “You’re right that I shouldn’t make promises I don’t know I can keep.

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