Warrior's Resolve (Iron Horse Legacy Book 5) by Elle James

Author:Elle James [James, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Page Inc
Published: 2020-05-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 9

While Molly was in the shower, Parker went to Angus on the back porch. “I’m not the right man for the job of protecting Molly.”

“What do you mean?” Angus’s brow furrowed. “You’re the only man for the job. You’ve been there all three times she’s been attacked and saved her from the men trying to take her.”

“I’m always a little too late.”

“Not the way I see it,” Angus said. “If you were a little too late, she’d have been taken a lot sooner.”

“Still, I don’t think I’m the right man for the job.”

“Do you have someone else in mind?” Angus challenged him.

Parker hadn’t thought of alternatives. He felt like a failure after the last two attempts they’d made to get to Molly. But the thought of relinquishing his responsibility left him feeling anxious and scared for the woman he’d come to care about.

“No,” he said. “I don’t have someone else in mind.”

“I can hire one of Hank’s guys to protect her,” Angus offered. “Is that really what you want me to do?”

Parker turned and paced away from Angus and stopped to look out over the charred pasture.

If he hadn’t been with Molly following her into town, the person driving the SUV could have pulled her or her mother from the truck and taken off with them.

If Parker hadn’t been there when the two ATV riders had made that first attempt to grab her, they would have taken her then.

This last attempt had gotten Earl Monson shot. Parker hadn’t been close enough to Molly during the fire, but he’d been there to shoot at the guy and keep him from taking her.

He couldn’t let someone else take over the job of protecting her. He wouldn’t be able to breathe not knowing what was going on. “No,” he said, looking down at this hands. “I want to be the one to look out for her.”

Angus’s eyes narrowed. “Are you falling in love with my little sister?”

Parker’s head jerked up. “I’m the foreman. Your sister is the boss’s daughter.”

Angus chuckled. “You didn’t answer my question. Are you in love with Molly?”

Parker drew in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Yes.”

“Then you’re the right man for the job,” Angus said, as if that was the only answer. “Just curious…how long have you known?”

Parker shook his head. “I think I’ve been in love with her since I started working here. I just wouldn’t let myself admit it.” He looked up at Angus. “She’s the boss’s daughter. I have no business being in love with her.”

“Why the hell not?” Angus asked.

“I respect your father. I wouldn’t do anything to hurt him or any one of the McKinnon family.”

“And you think loving Molly will hurt a member of my family?” Angus snorted. “You’re messed up, you know that?”

Parker shoved a hand through his sooty hair. “I know I’m messed up. I love your sister so much I can’t see straight anymore.”

Angus cocked an eyebrow. “I guess the big question is, does she love you?”

“I don’t know,” Parker said.

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