Shadow of Intrigue by Christy Barritt

Author:Christy Barritt [Barritt, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: River Heights
Published: 2018-10-20T04:00:00+00:00

Memories of the incident began to pummel him, and Braden shifted. He didn’t often talk about this stuff, only with his therapist. But Lisa was so willing to listen. And she was . . . amazing.

“Did The Revolt know you were responsible for stopping their attack?” Lisa asked.

“Word leaked, and it’s one of the reasons I got out of the military when I did. I knew I was putting everyone around me in danger by remaining. I was the number one target on The Revolt’s hit list, and they weren’t going to stop until they got their revenge.”

She leaned lower to catch his eye. “So you think it might be one of these guys who’s trying to kill you now?”

Braden shrugged. “Maybe.”

Lisa shifted, her full attention on him, and she looked sincere—not disbelieving or like she wanted to run. “Why do you think they found you?”

“I’ve gotten a few texts that are suspicious, indicating someone is watching me.”

She shivered again and something close to a flash of recognition lit in her eyes. “I’m sorry to hear that.”

“Yeah, me too. My psychologist wonders if a lot of this is in my head. If it’s the aftereffects of war and my body is programmed to be in this state of fight or flight.”

“Is this therapist of yours worth his salt?”

“Dr. Larson? Yeah, he’s good. Really good. I actually served with his son overseas after I first enlisted. Dr. Larson and his wife, Laura, became like a second family to me. And the doctor is one of the best in the business. He’s grown an empire, to be honest, with his EMDR therapy.”

“EMDR?”

“It’s this revolutionary new therapy that helps people with PTSD. It’s like cognitive therapy, only faster. Through talking about the event that caused your trauma, you can actually forget it. Well, not totally forget it. But forget enough.”

“You said people wonder if this is all in your head.” Lisa pulled her knees closer to her chest, looking cozy and inviting and comfortable. “What do you think?”

“I don’t know what to think anymore, to be honest.”

She rested her palm against the side of his face. “You’re going to get through this.”

Warmth spread through his chest, and he leaned closer. It felt good to have someone believe in him, to not look at him like he was crazy. “You really think so?”

“I do. Look what you’ve already overcome . . . you’ve got this, Braden.”

Lisa’s words did something to his heart. Gave him hope. To have someone believe in him . . . it was more healing than Braden would have ever guessed.

“You’re a special woman, Lisa,” he murmured.

She squeezed his hand, and the tremors disappeared again.

“Can you just keep holding my hand? It’s the only thing that seems to help me.”

“Of course. Just tell me how long.”

“How about forever?” He cleared his throat, realizing what he’d just said. “Or I’ll just take this week. Whatever I can get.”

She grinned. “Sure thing.”

His lips met hers again. He could do this every day. For the rest of his life.

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