Mad Love: Madison by Boone Lisa

Author:Boone, Lisa [Boone, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-12-08T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

5:45 P.M.

Ethan pushed open the door to his apartment and ushered Madison inside.

“I just don’t know who Alex is or why he would want to hurt me,” Madison said. “Yvette, I can understand.” She took off her coat and tossed it on the back of his leather chair. “Well, not really understand, but I at least know why she’s angry at me.”

Ethan walked toward his bedroom with a questioning look on his face. “Where’s Sarah?”

“Sarah?” Madison’s heart skipped a beat as she glanced around the empty apartment.

“Rory.” Ethan clapped his hands. “Here boy.” When Rory didn’t come running to his name, Ethan looked at Madison. “I thought your sister was planning to stay here today.”

“She was.” Madison walked past the bar separating the kitchen from the living room. She paused as her eyes caught sight of a piece of paper lying underneath a glass U.S. Navy paperweight.

“She said she’s spending the night with a friend,” Madison said in relief as she took out her phone and dialed her sister’s number.

Sarah answered on the third ring.

“Where are you?” Madison asked.

“Didn’t you see my note? One of my friends is sick so I thought I would play Nurse Nightingale for the night. I think it’s pneumonia.”

“Is Rory with you?”

“Don’t worry, he’s right here. I thought I should leave anyway.”

“Why?”

“Well, you know what they say…” Sarah said with a teasing note in her voice.

Madison caught Ethan taking out his phone and tapping out a message or note on the screen. She turned her back and hid a smile anticipating what her sister was going to say next. “Don’t even…”

“Three’s a crowd,” came the singsong reply. “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”

Madison glanced over her shoulder at Ethan as he stepped out from the kitchen and shrugged out of his jacket. Her gaze fell to the holster strapped around his strong back. “I’ll try not to.”

“Call me if you need me or if anything happens.”

“I will,” Madison said, knowing it was a lie. The truth was that she was glad Sarah was staying somewhere else. At least she was out of harm’s way. Hopefully. “Goodnight. I hope your friend gets better.”

“So do I. Night.”

Ethan reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys, as Madison returned her phone to her purse. He took one off the key ring and handed it to Madison.

She looked down at the key in her palm. “What’s this for?”

“The lock box on the top shelf of the closet in the hallway, there’s a gun in there. I’m probably going to be gone for a while. Who knows what Alex and Yvette know about me. Just in case they figure out you’re here, I want you to know where I keep my other gun.”

“I’d rather be with you.”

He took her in his arms for a quick hug. “This is one time where I don’t want you around, so for my peace of mind, stay here. Please.”

She nodded reluctantly against his chest.

“I sent a text message to Casey. He’s on his way.

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