Risk Everything (Mills & Boon Heroes) (The Risk Series: A Bree and Tanner Thriller, Book 4) by Janie Crouch

Author:Janie Crouch [Crouch, Janie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2019-09-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Both kids were chattering nonstop the next morning as the four of them made their way toward the rendezvous point. They weren’t in any hurry; coming from this side of the river meant they had a much shorter walk than Noah and the women did.

They’d eaten an odd breakfast of fish and protein bars, but it had given them the nourishment they needed.

Eva and Sam were bantering back and forth, talking at great length about all the details they were going to tell their friends—falling into the water, the snake, Sam’s intel about how to avoid a bear.

Tanner met Bree’s eyes, both of them struggling not to smile, as the kids decided that they would leave out any really scary parts so that their friends wouldn’t be so frightened of rafting that they were afraid to try it.

“Wise.” Bree nodded her head as she walked hand in hand with Eva. “You don’t want to overwhelm your friends with too much action all at once.”

They’d gone another mile before Sam lengthened his stride so he could be walking next to Tanner, leaving the females a little farther behind. The kid obviously had something to say.

“What’s on your mind, buddy?”

“Do you think Noah is going to be mad at us?”

“Why would he be mad?”

Sam shrugged. “Because we had all the food and supplies in our boat. And he didn’t really have anyone to help them out. Just Mom and Miss Barb and Miss Francis.”

Tanner swallowed a laugh. “Although I’m sure he would have rather had you there to help him, Noah is capable of handling just about anything. Even three women who don’t know much about the wilderness. Although your mom is pretty darn smart.”

Sam nodded solemnly. “Oh, I know. But she’s…”

Tanner knew the kids had been seeing a child psychologist. He wished he had a doctor’s advice on what to say right now to the little boy. He would just go with his gut.

“She’s what, buddy?”

“Broken,” he whispered, then touched his chest. “On the inside. My dad…he hurt her.”

“A man should never hurt a woman.”

“I know.” Sam’s voice got smaller. “I tried to help, but Dad would lock us in our bedrooms.”

“Hey.” Tanner stopped and crouched down beside him so they could be eye to eye. The girls came up on them, but Bree just kept walking, giving them privacy.

“I know you and I don’t know each other very well.” He smiled and winked at the boy. “Although after our river adventure, I think we have a bond, right?”

Sam nodded solemnly. “Yes, sir.”

“Then I want to say this man to man. Friend to friend. That stuff your dad did to your mom is on him, and nobody else. Not her, and especially not you or Eva. A real man should never raise a hand against a woman. Even if you could’ve gotten out of that room you were locked in, there’s nothing you could’ve done.”

Sam didn’t look like he believed Tanner, but Tanner hadn’t expected him to. It was

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