Quinn Family Romance Collection by Checketts Cami

Author:Checketts, Cami
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Birch River Publishing
Published: 2019-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

Griff quickly stepped in front of Scarlett and drew her behind him. His touch made her long for him more, even though she knew it was an instinctive move of protection. He was only here because he’d been assigned to be. She hated that with every fiber of her being, but she knew Griff would protect her and she had to focus on that right now. There was an unnerving bounty on her head, and Sutton Smith had sent his best man to protect her. She had no clue how Sutton’s operation worked. Would they send her a bill later? Was it all pro bono work? She smiled to herself, wondering how she could worry about silly things at a moment like this.

Griff glanced at her. “What are you smiling about?”

“Nothing.” She wiped the smile away.

“Stay with me,” he commanded, releasing his grip on her and pulling out a handgun.

Scarlett felt fear pulse through her. This was real. Someone was after her. Griff was here to keep her safe. And now he was going to search through her home. Even though he didn’t care for her anymore, he still trusted her instincts and intuition.

They walked slowly through each room of the main level. Griff searched for something nefarious, looking like the most brilliant action hero Scarlett had ever seen. She stayed inches from his back. She wouldn’t have minded the proximity if she wasn’t so afraid of who might be in her house. Fans had been too aggressive before, and a couple of them even stalked her before the police had captured them, but a million dollars to be kidnapped took things to a new level.

She wanted to wrap her arms around Griff’s waist and cling to him, or at least put her hand on his muscular back to reassure herself like her character would in a movie. She had to remind herself this wasn’t a movie, and Griff wouldn’t want her touching him. The heartache of another rejection from Griff and the fear of someone being after her made the circumstance all too real. She stayed close enough to feel safe, but gave him the space to do his job.

They saw no one on the main floor. Upstairs was only her master suite over the top of the three-car garage, with most of the main level consisting of two open stories. They walked quietly up the stairs and onto the balcony, which extended twenty feet each direction. There were a few decorative chairs and a desk on the open balcony.

The double doors to her room were closed, and Scarlett’s heart rate doubled. She grabbed Griff’s arm.

He glanced back at her with a question in his eyes.

“Those doors were open,” she whispered.

He nodded his understanding. “Stay here,” he said in a low voice.

Scarlett didn’t want to stay here, but she didn’t want to go in her room and have someone grab her, either. How long had the person been here? How had he gotten past her security and into

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