Plain Refuge by Dana R. Lynn

Author:Dana R. Lynn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-05T16:11:55+00:00

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She was going in! Sucking in a deep breath, she closed her eyes to keep the water out.

Strong hands gripped her upper arms and dragged her back onto the raft. Instead of sitting on the edge, she found herself pushed into the interior, shoved up against the inflated cushion. She craned her head and nearly cried with relief when she saw that Celine was uninjured. Scared, absolutely, but unharmed.

A litany of thanksgiving fell from her lips, praising God for His care.

It was cut off by a shriek as another shot rang out.

“We’re being shot at!” she yelled.

“It’s not the police,” Aiden yelled back.

Which was much worse. Phillip’s men had found them. “How did they find us?”

“Probably the same way that Brad knew we were in danger.”

The mole. Someone had a pager or access to police channels. They must have alerted Phillip to the search and the location.

Before she could think too deeply about the situation, they hit another rapid. She refused to allow Aiden to do all the work. Pushing herself back up on the edge, she shoved her foot into the crevice on the side to secure herself then grabbed her oar, which had fallen to the floor. Aiden frowned, but didn’t protest. How could he? He needed another person to paddle, and she was the best one for the job. The cold water smashing into them and the boulders they had to skirt kept her from getting bogged down in her own panic.

She’d almost fallen in, and he had protected her. Just as he had promised he would.

They came out of the second rapid none the worse.

They could do this.

Another shot rang out and Levi shouted, clutching at his shoulder. Red bloomed out and spread across his shirt. Celine cried out and sobbed.

“Levi!” Aiden bellowed.

“I’m gut. Don’t worry about me.”

Except his pallor belied his words. He was losing blood and would need attention fast.

She glanced back at the shoreline. The two men shooting at them were trying to run along the rocky land beside the river. Not with much success, she was relieved to note. Nor with any sort of speed. The rough terrain prevented that. She risked another glance back to check their progress. The man in the lead tripped and tumbled into the water. He managed to catch himself on a branch before the flowing current carried him more than a few feet. His partner caught up with him and helped him, sputtering and choking, to shore. Their mingled shouts were drowned out by the roar made by the mighty river.

His face a grim mask, Aiden continued to paddle. Sophie followed his lead. Until they were out of the water, there was little they could do to help Levi.

After continuing to fight their way through the rapids one at a time, they lost sight of the men.

Had they passed the police blockade? Or had the dogs followed the scent to the river?

As if reading her thoughts, Aiden called out, “We need to go downstream far enough to get beyond the dogs.

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