Targeted Risk (R.I.S.C. Book 7) by Anna Blakely

Author:Anna Blakely [Blakely, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anna Blakely
Published: 2020-12-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“You need any help?” Derek hollered from the other room.

Nuzzling up against her, Lydia’s soft, furry hair tickled Juliet’s ankle as she stood at the sink washing the last of the dinner dishes. “I’m almost done, but thanks.”

“All right, if you’re sure.” There was a slight pause, and then she heard, “Hey, there’s a movie startin’ in a few. Looks like a chick flick, but if you want, we can watch it when you’re done in there. Figure your boy will be home by the time it’s over.”

She smiled, thinking Jay was right. Derek was a nice guy. Nice and hilarious.

Between the stories he’d shared about himself and Jay, and his endless supply of dad jokes, she’d been in stitches most of the day.

Somewhere between the first plate and the last, she’d realized that had been his goal. To distract her from the torturously slow speed at which time was passing since Jay had left.

Though Derek hadn’t given her any specifics, she’d read between the lines enough to discover a lot about the work Jay and his team did. And what kind of man he was.

Exactly the kind of man I thought he was.

Wiping away the water from the sink’s edge and nearby counter, her thoughts turned to the earlier emoji conversation between she and Jay. Glancing at the clock on his stove, she smiled even wider, knowing he’d be home in less than two hours.

It was probably ridiculous to feel happy when her own father wanted her dead. But maybe that was the point.

She’d stared death in the face and survived. Thanks to Jay, she’d been given a second chance at life, and Juliet refused to waste it by living in fear.

With more bounce in her step than she’d had in a very long time, Juliet went into the living room to watch a chick flick with her new friend.

“Okay.” She picked up Lydia and headed for the couch. “Dishes are all done. I think I saw some popcorn in there if you want me to—”

The rest of her words were cut off by a barrage of gunfire and the sound of shattering glass. Everything began moving in slow motion. What took mere seconds seemed to last an eternity.

Lydia flew from her arms and made a beeline for the back bedroom. Juliet turned toward the room’s blown-out windows, a result of her mind’s reflexive response to find the source of the deadly shots. Derek shouted out her name, yelling for her to get down as he leapt toward her like some sort of superhero.

He slammed into her, knocking them both to hardwood floor. Shards of glass and pieces of drywall and wood rained down on them. Juliet heard herself scream—or, at least she thought she did—as Derek covered her body with his own.

The gunfire ceased all at once, and just like that, it was over as quickly as it had begun. The house seemed eerily quiet then, the beating of her terror-stricken heart and Derek’s ragged breaths the only sounds she could hear.

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