The Deputy's Proof by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy [Cassidy, Carla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Savannah found herself alternately flashing with warmth and shivering with chills as she drove home. She tried not to replay the events of the night anymore in her mind.

It was over. The sun was up and she’d survived the long, terrifying night. As she glanced in her rearview mirror, the sight of Josh’s car just behind hers reassured her. All she had to do was get home and lock the windows and doors and she’d be fine. Maybe she’d get a security system installed, and then she’d never leave her house again.

She had enough money saved up that would see her through a couple of months jobless, and surely by then Trey and his men would be able to figure out who was after her and why.

She tightened her fingers on the steering wheel. Who had been in the inn last night? Who wanted her dead? Whoever it was had been so violently angry. No matter how long she thought about it, she couldn’t come up with an answer.

Punching the button that would open her garage door, she tried to shove away any thoughts of the night, tried to reach the same level of numbness that had been such a constant friend of hers since Shelly’s death.

She drove into the garage and got out of her car and then walked back to where Josh had parked in the driveway. “Get in,” he said.

She frowned in confusion. “Why?”

“Because we’re going to my place. I’m going to pack a bag, and you’re going to have a houseguest until we get all this sorted out. So, get in.”

Her initial reaction was to protest, but her lingering fear was greater than her pride or her desire to be alone. She got into his car.

“I expected an argument,” he said as he backed out of her driveway.

“To be honest, I’m scared. I’ll let you stay with me until I can get a security system installed. Then I’ll be fine alone.”

He cast her a doubtful glance. “Do you have any idea how easy it is to get around a security system if you know what you’re doing?”

“Don’t tell me,” she replied. The idea of a houseguest wasn’t particularly pleasant. The idea of Josh as a houseguest was even less desirable. He bothered her in ways she didn’t like with just short contact with him. The idea of him living in her house felt very wrong.

But the idea of him being with her day and night also made her feel safe, and right now she needed that more than anything else. She didn’t even want to acknowledge that a hint of excitement also filled her as she thought of spending time with him.

She could put her discomfort at sharing her space aside for a feeling of safety. She needed sleep after the long night, and she had a feeling that without Josh nearby, and knowing there was a tunnel entrance right in her own backyard, she’d never really sleep again.

They arrived at Josh’s house, and he followed her to the front door.

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