Sunset Promises by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy [Cassidy, Carla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488079085
Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases
Published: 1997-08-21T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

She stared at him in horror. California? Was it possible Hank worked for Cameron Collier? That he was a hired hand paid to return Colette to the man who apparently wanted her dead?

Half blind with panic, she fumbled to open the passenger door, needing to run, escape from him. With a hissed curse, he reached across the seat and grabbed her arm.

“What are you trying to do, kill yourself? Or maybe you think you can jump from a speeding car with a baby in your arms and both of you will be just fine?”

As if on cue, Brook began to wail. Colette released her hold on the door handle and hugged the baby tight. Oh, God, he was right. She swallowed hard against the panic, realizing that for the moment she was helpless to do anything to change what was happening. She couldn’t risk jumping from the car and he didn’t seem to be in the mood to pull over and let her out.

Her mind whirled, more clear than it had been in hours. California was a long way from here. If she bided her time and was patient, an opportunity for escape would surely present itself.

She stroked Brook’s dark hair, her gaze divided between the baby in her arms and the man driving the car. Why hadn’t she suspected he might be more than he appeared? Why hadn’t she been more wary of his sensual charm, his seductive behavior?

Beneath his harsh good looks, she now recognized a steely strength that could only radiate from a cold, hard heart. She’d tasted the warmth of his kiss without realizing the bitterness of cold calculation that hid beneath.

Damn her for being a fool. She’d reacted to him as a female when she should have responded with more wariness. “Why are you taking me to California? Do you work for Cameron Collier?”

His dark gaze shot to her. “How do you know Cameron Collier? Is your memory returning?”

“No. Abby told me I was working for him in California and yesterday I called his office. So, do you work for him or not?”

“No, Colette.” He turned and flashed her a tight smile. “I’m one of the good guys.”

One of the good guys? Then why were his eyes filled with such secrets? Why did she get the feeling he spoke only half-truths? And why, oh, why, if he was a good guy did something about him still cause a responding sense of dread, of deep betrayal in her?

“I think the best thing to do is find a motel to hole up in for the night, then we can take off fresh in the morning,” he said more to himself than to her. “Once we get settled in someplace, I’ll explain everything to you, but at the moment you’d better buckle up your seat belt because I think we’ve got a tail.”

Colette whirled around in the seat and looked behind them, where a car sped toward them, road dust whirling from the tires. The car was still too far away for her to discern make or color, but it was gaining fast.

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