Texan's Baby

Author:Barb Han
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-04-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Melanie poured out the contents of her purse and located her wallet. Dawson noticed her hands were still shaking. In that moment, he wanted to put his own hands on Sprigs. Preferably around the man’s neck.

“It’s here.” She pulled out her ID. “And my credit cards, too.”

“Anything else missing that has identifying information on it?” He also noticed the burn marks on her arms.

“Everything’s here.” She gasped. “He might’ve memorized my address. All it would take is one good look and he could remember where I live.”

“Even if he did, he won’t come here tonight. Besides, I doubt he can walk after the wreck you described. His body would’ve taken all the impact while he was down on the floorboards. At a minimum, he’s shaken up and has gone into hiding until everything cools down. Best case, he’s lying in a ditch somewhere bleeding until the feds pick him up and lock him away for good.”

It had taken real courage to do what Melanie had done. She’d done good. Dawson didn’t want to be this proud of her actions. Denying that he was wouldn’t change anything, so he chalked his pride up to their history. “Also, he should realize that the feds will be watching this place from now on, which brings me to another point. I should let them know where we’re heading.”

“You’re probably right. The whole thing just gives me the creeps. I’ve had a bad feeling ever since his name came up in connection to the child abductions, and I haven’t been able to shake it. Even though I shut down everything on social media and cut off ties except to those who I was closest to. I figured he would give up on his fixation with me at some point and just go away or find someone else to put his attention on,” she said. “It had been quiet for a few years. Especially since I disappeared and had the baby. Now this—this is all just too close to home, you know?”

He knew there was another reason she’d withdrawn from everyone and it had to do with their relationship.

No way was he about to discuss that. This wasn’t the time or place.

“You might want to pull together whatever personal belongings you’d like to have with you,” he suggested, ignoring the frustration still fresh in his mind at how easy it had been for her to shut him out.

“And Mason’s,” she said.

“I packed for him.” He had an idea of exactly what she would want to take, but it wasn’t his place to rummage through her personal stuff. “Are you hungry?”

“I doubt I could eat anything after everything that’s happened,” she said.

“You have time to grab a shower before we leave.” He would pack something for her to eat on the drive. She needed to keep up her strength.

“That sounds like heaven right now.” She started to get up and stopped. Her gaze shifted from the floor to him, and something exploded inside his chest the second she made eye contact.

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