Target of Betrayal by Melissa Ohnoutka

Author:Melissa Ohnoutka [Ohnoutka, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9781466499980
Amazon: B009XUO2EI
Barnesnoble: B009XUO2EI
Goodreads: 16124429
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

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Never in her wildest dreams did Makayla imagine how hard it would be dealing with Steven again. She’d blocked out his voice, his face, his evil nature. But the revulsion all zipped back in vivid color. ‘Come back to me.’ Is that really what he wanted?

She slammed the phone down in horrified disbelief, unable to answer.

Agent Harrington’s attention zoomed in on her and she felt her world spin. “Did you get anything? Do you know where Nicholas is?”

“Steven is still at the warehouse. But we have no idea if your son is with him. What do you think he is waiting for? Why hasn’t he made his demands known?”

“I have no idea. I thought maybe…” She stopped, unsure if she wanted to let him in on her suspicions.

“Thought what, Mrs. Carter?” His eyes drilled into her. The suspicions were there and they were being magnified with every new twist. How could he possibly believe she’d have anything to do with this? What would be her motive?

“I thought this would be easier. I thought after everything Steven’s done to me, I would be stronger. Now I may have made things worse for Nicholas and I can’t do it over. Why can’t you believe me?”

“We’re hanging back a bit, not because we don’t fully trust you, Mrs. Carter, but because in dealing with Steven, I’ve learned the hard way how quickly he can change his mind. Too much of a police presence and he’s out of here. Now what that would mean for your son, I have no idea. What I do know, is that we need you to hold it together just a little longer.”

“Nicholas and Michael don’t deserve this.” She gulped back the knot of despair and walked out of the kitchen and into her bedroom without another word. Her chest ached from the pressure, guilt and panic working overtime. Her boys were out there alone. She needed to do something. She couldn’t just sit and wait, hoping the FBI knew what they were doing.

Seconds later, she heard a chair scratch against the tile and pictured Agent Harrington or another stuffed shirt stationing himself outside the door. Her new guard. She sighed. Just peachy. “Men following orders, how freaking familiar.”

With one swipe of her hand, she knocked the contents off the dresser without even flinching as the picture frames hit the floor with a loud crash.

“Mrs. Carter, you okay in there?”

She wanted to scream. This wasn’t supposed to happen. They had been so careful.

“Yes, I’m fine. I just knocked over a picture.” Fingers rubbing her temples, she sat on the edge of her bed trying to decide what to do. Ryan hadn’t called back and worry over Michael’s safety threatened her sanity. But something bothered her more.

Nicholas.

If he managed to escape from Steven and his men, her young son was now not only alone, but afraid. It would be dark soon. He needed her. She bit at her bottom lip. Slipping out unseen this time would take some doing and she hated to get anyone else in trouble.

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