The CEO's Secret Baby by Karen Whiddon

Author:Karen Whiddon [Whiddon, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: suspense
Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Published: 2011-06-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The blast knocked Tucker to the floor. As he got up, he looked around frantically for Lucy. Having made it farther down the hall, she looked dazed, climbing slowly to her feet. She appeared unhurt. In the living room behind them, a fire raged, sending thick, black smoke ahead of it, toward them. From the age of the wooden house, he judged they had a matter of seconds to get out before the entire thing was engulfed in flames.

Lucy ran for Eli. Tucker sprinted after her. Once in the bedroom, he closed the door to provide a barrier against the smoke while she scooped up a wide awake baby. Panting, she turned to face him. “We’ve got to get out, but whoever did this is probably out front. Where do we go?”

“The way to the front door is blocked by fire, anyway,” he told her, keeping his voice level. “Same with the back. We’re going to have to get out this window.”

Coughing as the acrid smoke began to fill the hallway and seep under the closed door, she nodded.

“We’ve got to watch out for the cartel’s guys, okay?” He cautioned her as he unlocked and forced the large window open. Leaning outside, he checked both directions. “I don’t see anyone. Come on. Hand me Eli.”

As she glanced up at him, he felt gratified by the absolute trust he saw in her eyes. “I’ll hold him while you climb out. Once you’re outside, I’ll pass him to you and I’ll do the same.”

Without hesitation, she did as he said, climbing over the sill and dropping the few feet to the ground, before reaching up so he could hand her Eli.

This done, he climbed out himself. Once they were all together, they glanced in both directions.

“It still looks clear,” he whispered as sirens sounded in the distance. “If they’re still here, they’re in the front.”

“What about the DEA?” she whispered back. “I thought they were supposed to be guarding you?”

“I did, too.” Again he looked over his shoulder. “I’ll check in with Finn later. Right now, we’ve got to get out of here.”

Shepherding her in front of him, he hurried them over toward the small, wooden storage shed. Crossing behind that, they hugged the back of it, keeping to the grassy side yard opposite the garage and as far from the front of the house as they could get while staying in the yard.

“Just as a precaution,” he told her, heart pumping. “Though I wish to hell the DEA had let me have a gun. I need something to protect us with.”

“Well, since you don’t have one, what now?” she asked, still calm and rational, which he appreciated. The situation would be ten times worse if Lucy panicked. Maybe she understood how precarious their situation was. After all, she had their baby to keep safe.

As did he. And he would, no matter what.

“We’ve got to get out of here before the fire department arrives. Let’s try to make it to the car, assuming it’s still in one piece.

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