St. Helena Vineyard Series: Promise Me Forever (A St. Helena Thriller) (Kindle Worlds Novella) (The Belmontes Book 1) by Natalie Middleton

Author:Natalie Middleton [Middleton, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2018-05-07T16:00:00+00:00

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Arianna looked up to see Alex coming towards her. Relief flooded her body. She couldn’t explain the naked fear she felt when she saw Sophie lying in a heap on the floor. If Alex hadn’t been there to handle the EMTs on scene, she didn’t know what she would have done. The fog in her mind was slowly clearing but it still felt like she couldn’t think clearly.

“Let’s go,” Alex said, putting his hand out for her to take. Arianna leaned on him as she stood up. Her eyes looked at him questioningly, but he shook his head. Her father was not coming. She hung her head and slowly walked out.

They were sitting in the car when they heard loud barks. They looked at each other. Oreo! They rushed to where they heard the barks, hoping Oreo wouldn’t be hurt. Oreo wasn’t near the house but he was almost where the fields started. He was guarding something and barking loudly.

Alex was the first to reach him. It looked like Oreo was guarding a piece of cloth. He wagged his tail when he saw Alex but he didn’t move. Alex cautiously lifted the cloth using a twig. The cloth was bloody. This was probably why Sophie had scratches all over her; she must have fought back. Oreo growled when Alex inspected him, but it didn’t look like he had any injuries. It was worth checking out, just in case he had any internal injuries. He was sure Oreo would have fought for Sophie as well.

“We’ll have to call the police for this one, Arianna. This cloth has blood on it, and it could be vital evidence.” Arianna nodded. She had just caught up to him.

“Oreo seems okay, but we should get him checked out. First, let’s check on Sophie and report to the police. Though the EMTs would probably have reported it anyway.”

Alex looked at Oreo. He was sitting down beside the cloth as if he knew how important it was. Alex didn’t want the evidence to get lost but he had to speak to the police and update Buzz. This was now getting serious.

They made their way to the car and rushed to the hospital. The doctors had an update about Sophie.

“She has a concussion and that gash was deep, but it is nothing serious. You called the ambulance at the right time. They were able to staunch the blood loss and keep her vitals steady. She’s a fighter. She just needs a few days of rest in the hospital so we can monitor her, but otherwise, she’ll be fine.” The doctor smiled and left.

Arianna breathed a sigh of relief and sat down. She put her head in her hands. If she hadn’t called Alex, he wouldn’t have called the ambulance, and then they would have lost Sophie. She looked at Alex, her eyes filled with tears.

“Oh god. If I hadn’t called you and you hadn’t come when you did, we would have lost Sophie. I was…” She looked at Alex with gratitude in her eyes.

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