Strong Women, Extraordinary Situations Box Set by Margaret Daley

Author:Margaret Daley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: suspense, mystery, young adult, anthologies, christian romance, collections
Publisher: Margaret Daley

Deadly Intent: Chapter Four

Sarah tumbled onto Ian’s bed, landing on top of him. Heat seared her cheeks at their close contact, and she immediately scrambled off him and stood. From the hallway light, she saw Ian’s eyes were closed. She knelt next to him on the covers and put her hand on his chest. It rose and fell slowly.

After taking off his boots, she lifted his legs onto the bed, threw a blanket over him, and crossed to the doorway. She glanced at his dark outline stretched out, asleep but alive and well. It could have been different. If she hadn’t reacted so fast…if he’d moved a few inches in the wrong direction… That bullet might have gone through his heart. She grabbed the door jamb and leaned into it as a wave of anxiety overwhelmed her like thick smoke.

She’d come so close to losing him.

She cared more than she wanted to.

She watched him breathe a few more moments while the apprehension cleared. With a sigh, she left the room and checked to make sure everything was locked up. She paused on the porch. All seemed well. She headed to the small cabin and only knocked once before the older man opened the door.

Charlie stepped outside. “I’m glad you’re here, Sarah. Any leads on who’s behind this?”

“Working on that. Did you set it up?”

“Yep.” He placed the key in her palm. “There’s a cot set up in the tack room for you. I hate you’ll be sleeping on it, though. It ain’t very comfortable.”

“Something’s happened around here the last two nights, and after those bullets flew this afternoon, I decided I need to be here in case something else happens.”

Charlie pushed his hat back and scratched his head. “Ian would kill me if he knew I was helping you. I’ll keep him away. He’s usually awake and down here by seven.”

“I’ll be gone by then. Did you say anything to Tony?”

“Nope.” He motioned locking his lips. “Tony’s already snoring away. Me and you are the only ones who know you’re here. All he knows is that I locked both the back and front entrances to the barn. The guards are patrolling the fields and watching over the animals, not in the barn.”

“Where should I park my Jeep?”

“There’s a cutout not far from the gate. I’d park there. I’ll wait in front of the barn until you walk back. Two guards just made their rounds along the front of the place. You should have enough time until they come back.”

Sarah smiled. “We’re going to get whoever is doing this.” So I can go on with my life without worrying about Ian.

Sarah drove her Jeep out the gates of the Shamrock Ranch and parked where Charlie had indicated, behind some large bushes that hid her car from anyone going by on the road. When she returned to the barn, Charlie left her to get some sleep, and she locked the front double doors. The back ones were already secured.

She walked down the

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