Arrested by Love

Author:Virna DePaul [DePaul, Virna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-345-54788-0
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2013-05-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

A few hours later, Luke’s cell phone rang. When he looked at the screen, he cursed.

Sarah’s stomach churned. “What is it?” she called over her shoulder from the kitchen counter, where she’d been preparing to make them pancakes and hot chocolate.

“It’s Noah.”

“Oh. Well, maybe he just misses me,” she joked, trying to hide her anxiety. “I am pretty intoxicating, you know. You only have yourself to blame if …”

But for once, Luke ignored her. His expression was grim as he spoke to Noah. “Okay. Good. You know what to do. Yeah, we’re going to nail the bastard to the wall.”

The spoon she was holding slipped from her grasp and clattered onto the kitchen counter. Fear slithered through her, as slick and insidious as a serpent. “Luke …” she whispered.

He ended the call. “Richard’s here. He just parked his car down the street.”

Confusion mixed with fear. “But how—”

“Noah’s been posted outside with a couple of his men. He never left. We knew chances were good Richard would make his move today.”

She watched him as he went into the bedroom. When he came out, he tossed her some clothes. “You were expecting Richard to show up? Why didn’t you tell me?”

He frowned at the way she fumbled with her button-down shirt. Brushing her hands away, he did the buttons up himself, then helped her get into her jeans. He gave her a swift kiss. “It was just a hunch, not like I extended an invitation. I figured with us getting out of the house yesterday, he might hear about it. Besides, I wasn’t taking any chances. I knew we were going to be … distracted … and I wanted to make sure you were protected.”

“And Noah didn’t mind sitting out in the cold while we screwed inside?”

The edge to her voice was nasty, but she couldn’t help it. Just how many cops knew that Sure-Thing-Sarah had been blowing Luke when her ex arrived to … kidnap her? Hurt her? Make sure she never saw Luke again?

“Stop it,” he snapped. “I swear if you refer to yourself like that one more time, you won’t like what I do. I mean it, Sarah. You will not talk about the woman I love that way.”

Her eyes rounded in shock. She hadn’t realized she’d spoken her thoughts out loud. Her face flushed at the careless way she kept revealing her insecurities to him. She turned away. He gripped her arms firmly but gently, making her face him. “All they were told was to keep an eye out for that scumbag. That’s all, Sarah. I swear.”

Of course she believed him. Luke had never lied to her. She sighed and nodded. “I’m sorry. Old habits, I guess. What now?”

“Now I want you to lock yourself in the bathroom and stay there. Bring your cell phone with you so I can call you to let you know when it’s over.”

“No! I’m not hiding from him anymore. I’m not hiding from anything anymore, certainly not while you place yourself in danger for me.

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