Protecting His Beautiful Lover: Southern Soldiers of Fortune Book Three by North Leslie

Author:North, Leslie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-17T16:00:00+00:00

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The bustle of the ER did little to settle Tara’s nerves, but at least Ashley was doing better now.

Tara stayed by her bedside while Clint went out to call the guys from SSoF and talk to them about what had happened. While the doctor and nurses checked Ashley’s vitals again, Tara scrolled through her emails, her inner dread growing with each message that appeared from the board of directors. She’d emailed them to let them know what had happened, but since it was already rather late, she’d hoped that they wouldn’t see the message right away and that she wouldn’t have to deal with their replies until morning.

No such luck, apparently.

First was a message from Harrison, stating that the board was spooked by the event from earlier that night. No shit. Tara felt more than a little spooked herself. She swallowed hard, her throat still tender from the smoke, then clicked on a second email with her shaking finger. The rush of adrenaline that had flooded her system as they’d escaped the house had long since receded, leaving her feeling jittery and jumpy and oddly empty.

She didn’t mind putting herself in the line of fire for what she believed in, but it was another matter entirely to endanger those she cared about. Clint might have signed on for the danger when he’d agreed to be her bodyguard, but not Ashley.

Warily, she opened the second email, this one from Jacob Bartlet, and her heart sank even more. He was calling on the board to halt their public campaigning for the bill, saying that it could be putting all of them in danger, and damn if Harrison didn’t second the motion.

Well, crap.

Talk about an overreaction. There was no need to kill the legislation. She typed in a quick response, telling Harrison and the rest of the board that, then hit Send. She didn’t have to wait long for a response. Her phone dinged just as the doctor was finishing up with Ashley.

“This is about more than your safety now,” Harrison wrote. “Someone tipped off the media, and what happened at your house tonight is all over the news. It’s become a publicity issue, Ms. Crumb.”

“But what if we can turn it to our advantage?” she fired back. “What if we can use this to fire up our base—show them how vital and important this issue really is?”

“No.” Harrison’s emailed response was short and sweet. “The board has reconsidered.”

Clint came in, rushing to his daughter’s side. “How’re you doing, sweetpea? The doctor says you’re going to be okay.”

“I’m thirsty, Daddy,” Ashley said, her little voice croaky as a bullfrog. “Can I have some water?”

“Sure thing.” He poured her a glass from the small pitcher on the bedside table and helped her sit up to drink it. Tara watched the scene, unable to stop thinking about the first night they’d spent at her house. Ashley had wanted water then too, but the times had been much happier.

No. Happier wasn’t quite the right word. Maybe less stressful.

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