Texas True by Janet Dailey

Author:Janet Dailey [Dailey, Janet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2014-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

Natalie stared at the chaos that had been her clinic. From the back of her mind, a warning voice screamed, Run! Get out of here! But she was frozen in shock. She stood rooted to the spot, taking in the nightmare. What had happened here—and why?

Then, as Slade appeared in the hallway, she knew.

Even at a distance she could smell the liquor on him. He was dressed in rumpled work clothes, his beard unshaven, his eyes narrow red slits. Natalie willed herself to stand her ground as he lumbered toward her like an enraged bear. Somehow she found her voice.

“Stop right there, Slade Haskell! Have you gone crazy? Why in heaven’s name did you do this?”

He paused, close enough to cut her off from the clinic’s front door. “Because you been screwin’ that bastard Beau Tyler. That’s why!”

Natalie’s heart slammed. She and Beau had come close to the brink, but what Slade was accusing her of hadn’t happened. “That’s not true! I was at the Tylers’, but I went there to treat a mare with colic!”

He shook his doubled fist at her. “Don’t you lie to me, you little whore. I got an eyewitness that seen the two of you in the barn. For all I know, you were there with him again tonight.”

“I was working! You can call—”

“Shut up, bitch! You’re gonna pay right now! Then I’m goin’ after Tyler and shoot his damned balls off!”

He was coming toward her again. Natalie’s hand closed on a metal folding chair that was leaning against the wall. If he came at her, she’d need some way to defend herself.

As he lunged for her, she swung the chair with all her strength. The blow glanced off his forehead, leaving a red gash above his eye. He swore, yanked the chair away, and grabbed her arm.

Now she had nothing left. He was twice her weight and as strong as a steer. There was nothing she could do to stop the huge, rock-hard fist that crashed into the side of her face. Pain exploded in her head. Then mercifully, her vision spun into blackness.

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