No Promises by Michelle Love

Author:Michelle Love [Love, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Sloan

It wasn’t my imagination. Someone was following me. When I walked out of the courtyard from my apartment, the same dark car was parked in the overflow parking lot. Only this time, two men were standing outside the car.

My heart pounded against my chest as I froze on the sidewalk. I was torn between making a break for my car or turning and heading back into the safety of my apartment. They approached me before I could make a decision, and I reached into my bag to grip my pepper spray.

“Ms. Whitlow?” the tall one asked.

I ripped the can out and aimed it. As I sprayed it, I screamed at the top of my lungs. “Get away from me!”

They both covered their eyes, and I turned to run. Before I could get far, one of them wrapped their arms around her. “Ms. Whitlow, stop! We work for Mr. Montgomery! We’re just trying to protect you!”

I struggled against him. “You really expect me to fall for that, you creep!”

“If you give us a minute, we can call him,” he grunted. The tall one walked around us and gasped as he wiped his eyes. Pulling out his phone, he held it up to his ear. “Mr. Montgomery? We’re having some issues.” He turned his back to me and spoke in a low voice.

I stopped struggling, and after a minute, he put the phone up to my ear. “Ms. Whitlow, this is Lucas Montgomery. I assure you that my men don’t mean you any harm. I just wanted to have a word with you.”

“They’ve been following me for days,” I spat.

“Yes. I was concerned for your safety.”

Even though I’d never heard him speak, I somehow knew that it was him. His voice matched him. Quiet and intense. Controlled and authoritative.

Seductive.

Tempting.

“I’m listening,” I said quietly.

“You misunderstand. I would like to speak to you at my offices.”

“I can’t come see you right now. I have class,” I said as I took a deep breath. It settled me, and the man finally let me go.

“This class is more important than your safety?” he asked mildly.

I rolled my eyes. “Pretty much. Look, if you have information that I’m in immediate danger, you need to tell me so I can call the police. Otherwise, you’re just being a little dramatic. Give me the address, and I’ll meet you this afternoon.”

He paused, and I bit my lip. Maybe I’d been too harsh. I didn’t even know him, but he made me feel extremely uncomfortable, and I was lashing out. “Your last class is at two. My men will drive you to campus and shadow you until then. They’ll drive you straight here.”

“How the hell do you know my schedule?” I exclaimed, but he’d already hung up the phone. “Is he always like this?” I asked as I returned the phone.

“Yes,” the tall man said grimly.

The day seemed to crawl by, and I couldn’t even begin to concentrate on my classes. I don’t even think I heard a single word about the lecture on children’s literature.

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