[02] Payback by Fern Michaels

Author:Fern Michaels [Michaels, Fern]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Female frienship, Vigilantes, Revenge, General, Romance, Suspense fiction, Adultery, Female friendship, Suspense, Fiction, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780821778760
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 2006-05-30T07:00:00+00:00

Myra was about to turn off the kitchen light and follow Charles upstairs. The others had retired earlier, leaving them alone to share a late night cup of tea. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see movement on the monitor by the security gates. “Charles, someone is coming through the gate. Who is it, dear?” She ran to the door to peer out in the rain. “It’s Julia! Quickly, Charles, something’s wrong.” Before Charles could get up from the table, Myra was running outside and across the lawn to where Julia was staggering toward her. Myra caught her in her arms just as Charles arrived.

Charles reached out and scooped Julia up in his arms. She moaned in pain. Like Mark Lane, he was stunned at how little she weighed.

Inside, Myra ran to the laundry room for towels and blankets. She returned in time to hear Julia say, “He was so livid, he lifted me off the ground and started punching me. Then he put me down and kicked me in the ribs. Your operative arrived just in time and got me out of there. He wanted to take me to the hospital, but I told him to bring me here. Just tape me up, Charles. I took some Advil but I need some more. I don’t want to mix my meds with painkillers. Even if I went to the hospital, all they would do is take an x-ray and I’d have to lie through my teeth. Mitch thinks I went to the hospital. I told him I would say I fell. At that point I would have said or done anything to get out of there. I think I’d like some brandy, Charles.”

Myra moved out of Julia’s eye range, her hand fluttering, panic written all over her face. She needed both hands to grasp the brandy bottle. In the end, she got more of the plum brandy on the counter than she did in the glass.

Charles worked quickly, taping her ribs, then sliding a soft T-shirt over her head. He held Julia in his arms as she sipped at the fiery liquid. Her eyes watered at the onslaught on her throat. Exhausted, she leaned back. “It feels so much better with the tape. It doesn’t hurt to breathe. Stop worrying, Charles, I’m a doctor. I’ll be fine. I wouldn’t be so fine if your man hadn’t showed up when he did. Mitch was…he was so…so violent. He saw the eleven o’clock news and that’s when he turned on me.”

Charles released his hold on Julia and walked deeper into the kitchen so Myra could dress Julia in warm clothing. He was as close to panic as he’d ever been in his life. What in the name of God was Julia talking about? What operative of his had intervened?

He galloped up the back stairway and ran down the hall to Nikki’s room. He knocked and then entered. She was sound asleep. He shook her gently. “Shhh, it’s me, Charles. I need to talk with you.

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