You Must Remember This Part 3 by Marilyn Pappano

Author:Marilyn Pappano [Pappano, Marilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Martin was waiting outside the restaurant when a commotion arose down the street. From the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street, a man ran into the road, traffic skidded to a stop, and horns blared. The guy was yelling something, but Martin was too far away to hear the words. He saw great dramatic gestures, though, and, even from this distance, recognized fear.

Pushing away from the wall, he rubbed the back of his neck as he took a few steps in that direction. The rub didn’t ease the sudden discomfort there. Neither did the distant wail of sirens. He glanced down the street in each direction. People were gathering, making their way toward the end of the block, talking excitedly among themselves. He should see Juliet among those people. It was nearly noon, time for her to meet him here. If she’d driven, her car should be among those stopped in the street. If she’d walked…

He began running, dodging people, pushing into the street where there were fewer obstacles. Just as he neared the cars where two cops had taken cover, a gunshot sounded, its noise muffled by all the surrounding sound but shattering just the same. Bystanders screamed, dropped to the ground or ran away. Martin ran even faster toward the commotion.

“Smith!” One of the cops grabbed him, yanked him down behind a car. “He’s not going to hurt her. She’ll be all right.”

Twisting around to face the office building, he saw what the fear had already known, what the ache in his neck had meant. Maxwell Brown was struggling with the door of the building. The gunshot had been a warning to the officers not to try anything while he forced his hostage inside.

His hostage. Juliet.

Finally Brown succeeded, dragging Juliet inside and out of sight. The last thing Martin saw before the door was kicked shut again was her face. Her eyes. Her terrified, pleading blue eyes.

He sank to the pavement, sick inside. He’d known better than to involve her in this mess. He’d worried about her safety, but he hadn’t stopped. He hadn’t backed off and done whatever was necessary to keep her out of danger. Now, thanks to him, she was in more danger than either of them had ever imagined. Now, thanks to him, she might die. Then he surely would.

How had Brown known? They had never come face-to-face with him. They had never done a thing to attract his attention. Sure, he’d seen her car parked out in front of his house one night, but people parked on the streets, even in his neighborhood, and he hadn’t seen them. What in hell had made him suspicious of her?

Just then his gaze connected with someone in the crowd, and he knew he had his answer. There was such distress on Hal Stuart’s face. Such guilt.

Martin surged to his feet and shoved through the crowd. At the same time, Hal began walking away, excusing himself politely at first, then shoving people out of his way.

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