Into Thin Air by Mary Ellen Porter

Author:Mary Ellen Porter [Porter, Mary Ellen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Love Inspired Suspense, Christian, Suspense
ISBN: 9780373446711
Google: NuCpBgAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0373676824
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-05-05T00:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

She needed some air, because she felt like she was suffocating. She unlocked the front door and yanked it open.

“Not the best idea, Laney,” Grayson said quietly.

She turned to face him. “I have to check on the dogs.”

“You have to stay safe,” he responded, opening the coat closet and taking out her jacket. He dropped it over her shoulders, lifting her hair out from under the collar. “So if you need to check on the dogs, I’ll go with you.”

“You have your sketches and an ID. I’m not necessary to the case any longer, so maybe it’s time for me to keep myself safe.”

“Still grumpy?” he asked.

“No.”

“Then I’ll just assume my sister’s comments upset you.”

“They didn’t.” Not really. It was the memories that upset her. The guilt.

“Arden has no boundaries, but she doesn’t mean any harm.”

“I know.” Laney walked outside.

The sun was just falling below the horizon, golden rays resting on leaves tinged with gold and red. A hint of smoke still hung in the air, mixing with the crisp fresh scent of early fall. That she was there to enjoy the beauty of it was a matter of chance or circumstance. That’s what she had always believed, because it had been too hard to believe that the God who had allowed her mother to be beaten and mistreated actually cared about the world or the people He’d created.

Her grandfather had disagreed. Rose disagreed, her years as a missionary in Africa sealing her belief in God’s grace and mercy, His direction and guidance.

“You’re sad,” Grayson said, pressing a hand to her lower back and guiding her down the porch stairs.

“Not really. I just wish...”

“What?”

“That I had the kind of faith you have. The faith Rose has. The kind that says everything is going to be okay. No matter how bad things seem.”

“Is that what you think my faith tells me?” he asked, his hand slipping from her back to her waist as they walked side by side. She could almost imagine that they were more than an FBI agent and his only witness. She could almost imagine that he was worth pinning hopes and dreams on, worthy of putting her trust in.

“Isn’t it?”

“No.” He stopped, urging her around so they were face-to-face. “It doesn’t tell me that everything will be okay. It just tells me that no matter what happens, I’ll be okay. Life is tough, Laney. No matter how strong my faith, no matter how much I believe, that doesn’t change the fact that I’m living in a sinful and fallen world. Bad stuff happens.” He frowned, touching the very edge of her head wound. “People are hurt. People are kidnapped. People die. I can’t stop that from happening, but I can do everything in my power to make sure the people responsible pay for their crimes.”

“Your purpose, huh?”

“Exactly.” He smiled and started walking toward the kennels again.

* * *

It took two hours to check on the dogs, give them playtime and attention and settle them for the night.

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