Rodeo Rescuer by Lynette Eason

Author:Lynette Eason [Lynette Eason]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

Seth dived for the ground. Another bullet spit up the dirt in front of him. “Tonya!” Fear coursed through him as his leg protested the harsh treatment. But that was his last worry. Right now he just wanted to avoid a bullet and make sure Tonya was safe.

“I’m okay,” she called. “We need to get in the woods behind a tree!”

He rolled and found her standing beside him, hand out. “Are you crazy? Go!” His heart thudded as he grasped her hand and let her help haul him to his feet. Together they stumbled into the protection of the trees. Underbrush crunched beneath his feet. His leg screamed at him and he limped to crouch behind the largest trunk he could see. He pulled Tonya down with him.

“You have your phone?”

“Yes.” She already had it pressed to her ear. She gave information to the dispatcher in a breathless whisper while he glanced around the trunk of the tree trying to get a location on the shooter. He couldn’t wrap his mind around the fact that this was happening. Just six months ago his family had been held hostage and almost killed, and now this. He had to get to the rifle in his saddle’s scabbard. The idea of aiming it at a human made his stomach turn.

He glanced at Tonya’s scared white face and tightened his jaw. He’d do what he had to do to protect Tonya and himself. Another peek around the trunk of the tree and he spotted movement to their left. Headed straight toward them. He grabbed the phone and Tonya started to say something. He held a finger to his lips and nodded in the direction he’d seen the figure.

She went silent but held the phone so it wouldn’t disconnect. He gripped her hand and prayed help would arrive fast. There was no way he could move quickly or quietly.

But the approaching figure indicated Seth was going to have to try or die where he sat.

* * *

Tonya knew help was on the way, but that didn’t mean they’d get there in time. The dispatcher had told her that she’d relay the emergency to Clay and the other deputies on duty. She’d heard the last shot and demanded to know if they were all right. Before she could answer, Seth had made her stop talking.

And now they were being stalked. Hunted like prey. Nausea churned, but she was going to have to ignore it and do something. She could probably outrun Hank by herself, find a way to hide and wait him out. But she wouldn’t leave Seth to the man’s murderous intent. She glanced in Hank’s direction. He’d moved a little to their right. She leaned in to press her lips against Seth’s ear. “What do you want to do?”

She turned her head to keep an eye on Hank’s moving form and Seth mimicked her. “It’s going to take too long for help to get here. I need to get the rifle from the scabbard.”

“Or if we could get on the horses, we could ride out of here.

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