Her Hero in Hiding by Rachel Lee

Author:Rachel Lee [Lee, Rachel]
Format: mobi
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-06-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The phone rang in the early afternoon, announcing that at least part of the world had started to return to normal. Clint answered it and found Deputy Sarah Ironheart on the other end.

“Hey, Clint,” she said cheerfully. Her husband, Gideon, kept Clint’s horses for the winter, and despite himself, he’d become a part of the Ironheart family. “Hi, Sarah.”

“Micah said I needed to come by and take some photos of your guest.”

Clint froze. His mind spun through a series of possibilities very fast. Then, “Sarah, I think it would be a very good idea right now if we didn’t advertise that the law knows Kay is here.”

She fell silent for a few seconds. “You think he’s watching?”

“I think he’d be a fool not to be. And I want him to think the heat’s off.”

“Are you sure about that?”

“I promised her we’d end this. If you don’t run across him on the roads, then the end is going to happen here. And frankly, the sooner the better. This guy strikes me as a mental case. He’s not going to wait long.”

Sarah didn’t hesitate. “I could come in civvies and take her out of there.”

“And what if he sees?”

“Good point. Okay. I’ll talk to Micah and Gage, and see if we can’t set up some loose surveillance. Or at least keep some cars near your place.”

“My bet is that he won’t come by road. And I don’t want him scared off, because he’ll just come after her another time.”

“You believe that?”

“Absolutely. This guy is obsessed, and there’s only one way to end it. And I honestly don’t think at this stage in his obsession that he’s willing to wait for her to move on again. Or even wait very long to come after her here. What if she disappears for real? I don’t think he’s willing to risk that.”

“All right, then. We’ll see what we can do to help without being seen. But don’t be surprised if you get a call from Gage. He won’t be happy.”

“Gage has done enough undercover work in his life. He’ll get it.”

When he hung up, he found a very pale Kay watching him.

“I’m sorry I’m causing you so much trouble.”

What had brought that on? He ran his conversation with Sarah back in his mind and remembered the phrase, Frankly, the sooner the better. He could well imagine how she’d taken that.

Ordinarily he would have let it pass without explanation. He cared very little about what most people thought of him, but somehow he already cared what Kay thought. Part of him reared up to object, but it didn’t stand a chance, not against that look on her face. Especially when abuse had made her so vulnerable and left her feeling like something to be kicked to the curb.

“I just want you out of danger as soon as possible. That’s not the same as wanting to get rid of you as soon as possible.”

She nodded, but her expression didn’t change. He guessed she didn’t believe him. And then she asked, “So we’re bait in a trap?”

“Maybe.

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