Second-Chance Hero by Justine Davis

Author:Justine Davis [Justine Davis]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2005-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Grace rolled over onto her left side. Not that it was going to help, she was sure. Right side or left, back or stomach, covers or none, nothing seemed to matter.

She pounded her pillow into a more comfortable shape, not that she really thought that was going to help, either. She’d gotten close to sleep, repeatedly, so close she could nearly taste the blissful oblivion, but she always jolted wide-awake again before she’d floated away.

Sleep was clearly not on the agenda tonight.

With a sigh she rolled onto her back. She yawned, then listened for any sound from above her, but heard nothing. She’d heard nothing since Draven had climbed up to the roof, reminding her that the sundeck section where he was sleeping was right over her head.

It had to be the stress. Stress over the project, which was normal, stress over the sabotage, which was not. And stress over becoming a target, which most certainly was not. That had to explain why she was in such an uproar.

But it didn’t explain why she was so vividly aware of the presence of John Draven, mere feet away, the only thing between them the relatively insubstantial barrier of the motor home’s roof.

She felt herself blush in the darkness of the bedroom. She was sure he’d been looking at her when the towel had slipped. She had no idea how much he’d seen, but that he had seen at least a flash, she was sure. And that was certainly more than she was comfortable with.

But she’d been so terrified when she’d heard Marly’s scream that she’d reacted instantly and instinctively. Covering up had been the very last thought in her head. Not when her daughter was in danger. She had simply grabbed the nearest thing that could possibly be used as a weapon and run.

She wasn’t sure now what she’d thought when she’d raced into the other room of the motor home and seen Draven hanging on to her daughter as she flailed wildly. She remembered noticing that he was doing it easily, despite how strong she knew Marly could be when she was going at full tilt, as she obviously was.

But whatever she’d thought, it hadn’t been that her daughter was in any danger. Not from Draven. And the certainty she had about that had surprised her.

With a sigh of surrender she sat up and turned on the bedside light. She’d read her book for a while, she thought. If it didn’t hold her interest, then maybe it would put her to sleep.

And maybe it would keep her mind off of the man who was now just above her.

Probably sleeping soundly, she thought wryly.

She picked up the novel she’d purchased in the general store a few days ago. She was so exhausted she couldn’t even recall exactly what it was about, so she read the blurb on the back of the thriller again. She wondered if it would live up to the enthusiastic billing.

Generally she was too tired at the

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