Prodigal Son by Debra Mullins

Author:Debra Mullins [Mullins, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Paranormal romance
ISBN: 9781429970983
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Published: 2013-09-30T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“Get out of the car!” Rafe jerked his seat belt loose, unlocked all the doors and had his hand on the door handle before he realized she hadn’t moved. “Damn it, Cara, get out!”

“Why?” She leaned back in her seat a little, looking at him as if he were insane—probably just an upgrade from what she had been thinking when he’d revealed his powers to her.

“Look, a minute ago you couldn’t wait to ditch me.”

She jutted her chin at him. “I was mad.”

“Just get out of the car.”

“Like you said, it’s hot and—”

“Get out of the car!”

She flinched. “What’s wrong with you?” she whispered.

“We’re going to die in the next few minutes, that’s what.” He leaned over and released her seat belt. “Now, run!”

She narrowed her eyes. “Oh, so … what, you had a psychic vision?”

“Yes, damn it.” He opened his own door. “Get out and run!”

“You first.”

He jerked his gaze to hers. She didn’t believe him, thought he would drive off and leave her standing at the side of the road. “This is no time to be stubborn.”

“How are we going to die?”

The vision slammed into his head again: his SUV exploding as a hawk swooped through the sky above them. “Car bomb. Now let’s go!”

She slowly shook her head. “Sorry, Montana, but I’m not falling for these theatrics of yours.”

“Screw it.” He jumped out of the car and stalked around to her side. The piercing cry of a hawk reached his ears. He shaded his eyes and looked but didn’t see anything—yet. If the bird was close enough to hear, then they only had seconds. And Cara was being stubborn.

He jerked open her door, unlatched her seat belt, and hauled her out of the SUV. “Let’s go! Run!”

She struggled, yanking at her arm and nearly breaking his hold. He tightened his grip and started to drag her away from the vehicle. She whacked his hand with her water bottle.

“Quit hitting me!” He pointed to a large boulder a short distance away. “Let’s get behind that rock, quick!”

“You’re nuts, you know that?” she screamed. She smacked his hand over and over with the water bottle, digging in her heels as he hauled her toward the boulder.

The hawk screamed again. Rafe jerked his head up and saw it, a dot in the distance, coming closer. He looked down at Cara, at the fury and fear shining from her eyes. At the doubt. At the shadow of death still lingering.

They had no time.

He reached for the Hunter, opening about half throttle. The surge of power that immediately leaped to his command stunned him. Normally it took days to get this strong again after a burnout. Cara had somehow recharged him to twice the power in a fraction of the time.

He glanced at the bird again, and his now-sharpened eyesight allowed him to see that it was nearly upon them. Then he looked at Cara. Her eyes had gone wide.

“Rafe?” she whispered, uncertainty tingeing her voice.

“Run, Cara,” he commanded, swinging her around by her arm and releasing her.

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