Hunt by Jenna Ryan

Author:Jenna Ryan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Amara, Dark Justice, Protector, alpha males, military, law enforcement men, secret baby, reunion, woman in peril, alpha, baby, secrets
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-02-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Melia saw seven patients in her house that morning, and three more between noon and one p.m. That, plus a visit from a teary-eyed Susie Brewer, left her wanting one of Gert’s famous mai tais. Or at least a bowl of chocolate mint ice cream.

Johnny reappeared while she was searching the fridge for something fast to eat. Gert had generously made flapjacks for Laidlaw, yet half an hour earlier, Melia had been forced to suffer through Bette’s God-awful gruel. Life was all about timing, she supposed.

“Leftover pasta salad?” Johnny leaned over her shoulder. “Chicken’s better.”

“This from the man who can make a meal out of Captain Crunch, Snickers, and hard lemonade. Laidlaw wanted me to set my house alarm this morning every time a patient came or went. I told him no, so he left an arsenal of weapons in the pantry. And between you and him, my phone’s been ringing every fifteen minutes since he drove off.”

“The plan is to keep you safe, Mel. Laidlaw went back to the camp where those first three dead men were camping. We figure a fourth guy got away. He wanted to see if there’d been a return visit.”

She removed the container of salad. “Was there?”

“Not that he could see.”

“What does the guy look like?”

“Generic as hell, according to Laidlaw. He’ll turn up at some point.” He snagged a rotini swirl, popped it in his mouth. “I missed my opportunity to vent my bad cop side on Susie Brewer’s man of the moment. Laidlaw said she was upset this morning. But since I can’t seem to help there, what say we take a drive?”

“What say we do. Where?”

“Bellwater.”

“You read my mind.” She forked up pasta. “How do you do that? I’m not as transparent as I used to be.” Was she? No. They’d just been thinking along similar lines. Maybe it had something to do with Gomer sleeping near the pantry door.

Johnny rooted through her utensil drawer for a fork. “Can we take the dog?”

“Pappy’d freak if we didn’t.”

“Will the hospital staff freak if we do?”

“It’s a small hospital. They call me to do surgeries and consultations, so the answer’s no. Come on, Pepper.” Melia removed the kitten from Gomer’s back and set him on one of the padded chairs.

She glanced at Johnny as she did so. He was digging into her salad with gusto and walking circles around the kitchen.

Absolutely no man should look as good as he did in faded jeans and a loose black tee. His hair hung down past his collar and probably hadn’t seen a brush since early that morning. He’d forgotten to shave for at least four days, and all the scrape on his cheekbone did was give him a vaguely piratical air—which he’d love to hear and she had no intention of mentioning to him.

She refused to look at his mouth or his eyes as they walked outside. She climbed into his truck while Johnny tied Gomer in the back and watched the breeze ruffle his ears.

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