Tropical Safeguard (Men Of The Secret Service) by Kelly Stella

Author:Kelly, Stella [Kelly, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Wordcarver Press
Published: 2013-06-04T21:00:00+00:00

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Katrina sobbed lightly. She hated being so exposed, so vulnerable, but she couldn’t hold it in any longer. Her strong veneer was crumbling in front of Cole, yet she felt validated somehow. He had allowed that validation. She had finally broken her silence and the relief flooded out of her. The only people who knew about her abuse were her parents and even they hadn’t known the full truth for three years; not until she had left Cameron in the middle of the night did she explain everything to them. Like a thief in the darkness, she’d slipped away, her heart pounding so loudly she was convinced Cameron could hear it in his sleep. She knew she’d be starting over again, hitting her ground zero.

“I’d put on a brave and supportive face in public during those three years in hell. Cameron had a reputation to uphold. He threatened to kill me if I ever exposed his dirty little secret to the world.”

“But what about going to the police?”

Katrina shook her head, “He could have spun his way out of my accusations, denied it, and in the process turned everyone against me. Cameron had the power to make everyone question my character through his smooth, swarthy lies. He’s a ruthless businessman, and ruthless in other areas of his life. I learned this the hard way.”

Cole gently rubbed her back and then pulled her closer. Katrina’s emotions snapped and she turned into his strong shoulder, releasing the sobs that had surfaced uncontrollably now.

“Let it out, Katrina. I’m here. It’s okay.” He gently lifted her chin up and thumbed away a tear from her cheek. He smoothed down her hair, pushing it away from her face. “I’m proud of you for letting it out. I think you’ve been carrying this around too long on your own. You shouldn’t have to do that anymore. You can trust that I’ll protect you. I won’t let anything bad happen.”

“But you don’t understand the kind of person Cameron is. He’ll never give up looking for me. I’m like his prized possession. It’s his life’s ambition to control me, Cole, at all cost.”

“Do you truly believe that he owns you?”

“No, but…”

“But nothing. If you believe it, then that makes you free.”

“But what about the letters?”

“We can’t be certain that he sent them. But now that I know about him, we can be on the lookout for someone specific. I’ll call Intel at the Secret Service and have him checked out. I’ll find his present whereabouts too so you have some reassurance. Knowledge is power.”

“There’s something else, Cole.”

“What?”

“Yesterday, when we were shopping and I went back for the shoes, I could have sworn I saw Cameron staring at me from across the street. I tried to get a better look, but it was crowded and there was this truck and, well, he was just gone. I ran back to the table and…”

“And were extremely frightened by the experience, I could tell,” Cole jumped in. He shook his head. “You could have told me about that instead of carrying around the uncertainty all night.

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