Made for the Rancher by Rebecca Winters

Author:Rebecca Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Jasmine had to admit Rob had delivered a great speech. Now that it was over, his parents had gone up on the platform with him. They waved to her, and she waved back while Buzz took over the mic. She had no idea what they thought about her sitting with the audience instead of supporting Rob onstage, but she couldn’t worry about it. Rob would have to make the explanations when this was over.

The crowd rose to its feet and everyone was shouting “Farnsworth” over and over again. This was the moment to escape.

Jasmine moved past four people to reach the crowded aisle. She wove her way through to the back of the room and out the doors. When she stepped outside into the warm air, someone took hold of her arm. “Ms. Telford?”

She whipped her head around to discover the same security guard who’d been waiting earlier to lead her inside the hall before the rally. She removed her arm from his grasp. “What’s going on?”

“Excuse me for startling you, but you were hurrying so fast I was afraid I wouldn’t catch you in time. Representative Farnsworth asked that you stay here until he could join you.”

Before Jasmine could say a word of protest, a tall, sharply dressed man stepped in front of them.

“Please, inform Representative Farnsworth that Ms. Telford has another engagement.” Wymon’s authoritative voice sent shivers through her. “He needs to check with his manager, Mr. Hendricks, so this problem doesn’t happen again. Good night.”

After sliding an arm around her shoulders, Wymon walked her to his car and opened the door. She sank on to the seat and looked up at his incredibly striking, familiar face. “If you hadn’t come when you did...”

Wymon leaned in and kissed her mouth. “You kept your promise. He didn’t keep his. I waited to see if he could be honorable, but he’s still out of control, so all bets are off.” He made certain her skirt was tucked in before he closed the door and went around to his side of the car.

“I’m so glad you were here,” she said softly as he started the engine and backed out of his parking space.”

“So am I.”

People were leaving the exhibit hall and the parking lot became a swarm of activity. Wymon maneuvered them through the chaos with expertise. After a few minutes they reached the access road to the highway. She was surprised he took the turnoff for Drummond instead of driving into Helena.

“Didn’t you want to eat here first?”

“When I saw that security guard grab hold of you, I changed my mind. Don’t look now, but we have company following us.”

She got a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. “Is it Rob? He promised me he’d tell his parents everything after the rally.”

Wymon shook his head. “Don’t worry. It’s two security people no doubt hired with his personal funds to keep tabs on you. Hopefully they’ll tire of the drive when they realize we’re headed all the way to Philipsburg.

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