Until You Loved Me (Seven Brides, Seven Brothers Book 3) by Calhoune Belle

Author:Calhoune, Belle [Calhoune, Belle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Belle Calhoune Books
Published: 2014-08-24T07:00:00+00:00

“No one is immune from heartache. No one.”

Ryder Donahue

Chapter Six

“Why do bad things keep happening to me?” Gabrielle looked up at him, her tear-stained face wrenching at his heart. She looked shattered. He held a warm blanket in his hand that one of the firemen had given him. Gently, he wrapped it around Gabrielle's shoulders, protecting her against the cold night air that sliced through their clothing. He didn't like the look in her eyes. Their stunning caramel hue was clouded by fear and shock and sorrow.

He glanced around at the chaotic scene unfolding around them. There were other residents of the building covered in blankets who bore the same shell-shocked expression as Gabrielle. The sight of children wrapped in their mother's arms left him reeling. Fires were such cruel, devastating events. Thankfully, the blaze had been extinguished, but the building was a complete casualty. He couldn't imagine that anything at all had been salvaged.

“I need to go talk to the firemen and let them know you're accounted for. They'll want to know that you weren't in the building at the time of the fire.” Gabrielle said nothing in response. He took her by the arms and gently led her to a little spot curbside. As she sat down he told her once again, “I'm going to talk to the firemen. Will you be alright for a few minutes?”

She nodded, then put her arms around her knees with her head bowed down. Reluctantly, he made his way over to the group of firemen who seemed to be directing the action.

He quickly spotted Ryder speaking to the group of firemen, all of whom he knew very well. Breeze Point was a small community and he'd grown up with most of these guys.

“Hey, Remy. What are you doing here?” Ryder asked, his expression one of confusion.

“This is where Gabrielle lives. We were out tonight and came back to this.” He looked at the fire gutted apartment building and shook his head. “Utter devastation.”

“Oh no,” Ryder said, placing his arm around Remy's shoulder. “She must be in bad shape after seeing all this.”

“She's holding her own,” Remy said grimly. “Who knows what she'll be feeling when it all settles in as reality.”

“It was a quick moving fire, Remy,” said Sam Starke, a former classmate of his and a first-rate firefighter. “We responded within five minutes of getting the call, but the flames had already taken over most of the building.”

“Any idea what caused it?” Remy asked. He wanted to at least set Gabrielle's mind at ease by giving her concrete information about what had led to this disaster.

“We won't know until we get in there and investigate,” Sam said, jutting his chin in the direction of his fellow firefighter, Braden James. “Any theories, Braden?”

“We spotted some candles in a room on the second floor right next to some curtains,” Braden said with a scowl. “No telling right now if that was the culprit, but I have a sick feeling in my gut someone left them unattended.

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