Against the Tide by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

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Megan’s eyes had somewhat adjusted to the darkness, but she could still barely see as she fumbled along, trying to soundlessly feel her way to the door. At the same moment she realized that something was seriously wrong out there, and she immediately regretted her doubts about Garret. How could she have questioned him like that? She prayed as she shuffled through the dark room, feeling with her hands to keep from running into something. She prayed that Garret would be safe. Because she just knew—deep inside her—that he truly was her friend.

Finally, she felt the door, but now she was shaking so hard, she wasn’t sure whether to open it or just stay put. The office was silent and she had no idea what was waiting on the other side of this door. She cracked it open. Seeing no one, she cautiously stepped out.

Nearby a desk and a couple of chairs were overturned, blocking the aisle that led through the office. Still unsure if anyone was about, Megan crouched behind one of the desks that remained upright, trying to make her way to a desk phone so she could call for help. As she felt around the desktop, she remembered that her dad had finally agreed to cell phones for his reporters. Naturally, they no longer had landline phones on their desks. Only Barb’s desk still had one.

Still crouched low, Megan inched her way to the front of the building, finally getting to Barb’s desk where she remained tucked into the knee space, taking the phone down to her level to quietly dial 911. In a hushed voice, she gave her location and what little she knew. “There was a gunshot,” she whispered. “And now it seems like I’m the only one in the building.”

“Are you safe?”

“I don’t know.” Megan peeked above the top of the desk to see that the front door was open. “But it’s Garret that I’m worried about.”

“Can you move to a safer location?”

“I’m going to check on Garret.” Megan dropped the phone and began to creep through the building. Garret could be wounded; he could need her help—she was tired of waiting!

Megan’s search of the newspaper office revealed nothing, but she felt a wave of relief to see the flashing lights of the first police car. As it pulled in front of the newspaper office, she hurried outside. When Scott Barnett got out of the driver’s side, she rushed over to talk to him, quickly explaining what had happened. “Garret might be hurt. I heard one gunshot, but I honestly can’t remember if Garret had a gun on him or not.”

Scott just nodded, talking into his radio and tipping his head to his partner, who was pulling on a bulletproof vest. Scott reached into the car for a vest for himself and then, as he put it on, he turned to Megan. “Get out of here,” he ordered. “Go into Beulah’s and stay there. We’ll do what needs to be done here.”

“Okay.”

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