Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter

Author:Denise Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2015-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

Landon picked up the copy of the Inquirer and Mirror and scanned the headlines, his eyes unseeing. Where was Sam? He’d watched out the window for the last two hours, waiting for her to ride up on her bike, waiting for the living room light to shine through the curtains.

But nothing.

Maybe he should look for her. What if a driver didn’t see her in the dark and hit her? He snapped the paper shut and tossed it onto the sofa beside him.

Max, his head resting on his front paws, gave a deep sigh.

His mind returned to the kiss for the hundredth time. Why had he moved so fast? He shouldn’t have told Sam he loved her. Should have known it would scare her away.

Landon stood and paced the small living room. He’d take it all back if he could just know Sam was safe. He longed for the day when a flashlight in her window told him everything was all right. Her well-being was more complicated now. Instead of her stepfather tormenting her, she had ghosts. And how could he fight those? The steel cage she had built to protect her heart kept him from reaching her, and the letter stirred it all up again. He shouldn’t have said anything. He should have tossed it like she asked.

He sank onto the couch where he could see her cottage. But tonight she’d let him hold her, let him comfort her. He’d do it the rest of her life if only she’d allow it. Why couldn’t she see that he wanted the best for her, that he’d do anything for her, that he would never forsake her?

Instead, she ran, she pushed, she fought. It was enough to make a man crazy.

His one solace came with the memory of the kiss. Yes, he kissed her, but she returned the gesture with so much fervor his knees had shaken. He remembered the feel of her soft lips responding to him and wanted to capture the feeling and lock it away in his heart.

She might deny it with her words, but hers hadn’t been the kiss of a friend. The way she looked at him, the way she touched him, told him more than words ever would.

Maybe that’s what had frightened her off. Maybe it wasn’t his confession of love, but the realization that she loved him too.

He breathed a laugh. A man could hope, couldn’t he?

He glanced at his watch and saw it was half past eleven. Where is she, God? Keep her safe. Please.

The phone pealed then, and he rushed toward it. Maybe she needed help. Maybe she’d blown a tire and was stranded somewhere.

“Hello?”

“Hey.” The sound of Scott’s voice punctured Landon’s hope. “Hope I didn’t wake you.”

Landon let out the pent-up breath. “No. Just sitting here.”

“Listen,

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