Silent Night, Deadly Night by Kaylea Cross

Author:Kaylea Cross [Cross, Kaylea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense Series
Publisher: Kaylea Cross Inc.
Published: 2020-07-21T00:00:00+00:00

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“I swear my bladder’s already been reduced to the size of a damn walnut,” Nev said as she did up her jeans and exited the washroom stall. The tour had been fun. Watching Sam get half-tanked had been even better.

Emily was already over at the sink washing her hands, and met her gaze in the mirror. “I remember what that was like. And enjoy those jeans while they still fit. It’ll be a long while before you’ll be in them again.”

“I’m actually looking forward to wearing stretchy pants.”

“How are you feeling, by the way? Any nausea or anything?”

“Some, though usually just if I go too long without eating.” Nev soaped and washed her hands, noting the carefully concealed shadows beneath Emily’s eyes. And if Nev wasn’t mistaken, she’d lost some weight since they’d seen each other at the double wedding in August. “What about you, how are you feeling?”

Emily shot her a surprised look, then softened it with a smile. “Good. Loving every moment of having all of us together.”

Now that Nev could believe. There wasn’t a kinder soul on this earth than Emily, and she was a gracious and warm hostess. Nev would talk to Luke alone when she got the chance over the next day or two. If something was going on with Emily’s health, he would tell her.

“We’re loving it too.” She accepted the paper towel Emily handed her.

“Good. And that surprise you pulled off last night was just incredible. I’m so excited to be an honorary meemaw.” Emily pitched the used paper towel into the trashcan.

Nev laughed. “Is that what you want the baby to call you?”

“Of course, and Luke will be pawpaw.”

Oh, she bet Luke was gonna love that. “Then meemaw and pawpaw it is.” They started for the door.

“Is Rhys excited? He’s still hard for me to read.”

“Yes, but he’s nervous.”

“That’s to be expected for any first-time daddy. But he’ll do fine. Luke was amazing when Rayne was tiny, and he dealt with the sleep deprivation a thousand times better than me.”

The thought of seeing Rhys, her hard, giant warrior husband, holding their newborn, was enough to turn her into mush. “That’s good to hear.” Not that she had any doubts about Rhys. He just needed some confidence about being a parent.

They stepped out into the cool night air. Nev glanced down the sidewalk in the direction the others had gone earlier. “Do you think—”

“Help!”

Nev’s gaze shot to the left. She stiffened in alarm as Christa ran toward them, eyes wide, her face a mask of terror. “What’s wrong?” she blurted, stepping out in front of her and glancing around defensively.

Christa stopped in front of them and bent over, gasping, trembling all over, phone in hand. “They t-took Sam and Bryn,” she panted.

Nev sucked in a breath. “What?”

Christa whirled, pointing as she brought her phone to her ear. “Over there. They—” She stopped and faced them again, her shoulders heaving. “Two of my friends were just kidnapped,” she blurted out, Nev guessed to a 911 operator.

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