Arresting Benjamin by Amber Daulton

Author:Amber Daulton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Blue Collar hero, Musician heroine, Romantic Suspense, Rock Star Romance, One-Night Stand, surprise baby
Publisher: Amber Daulton
Published: 2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“You’re an excellent chauffeur.” Belle smiled as Benji turned the corner. Since she hadn’t been home for Chanel to drop off her guitar and merchandise box, she and Benji headed to Chanel and Ryan’s apartment to get the stuff.

“I enjoy driving you around. The more time I can spend with you, the better.” The yellow traffic light flicked to red, so he stopped the vehicle. “See? I magically made that light switch to give us a few extra minutes.”

She playfully popped his arm.

After Alan and Meghan’s confrontation, Belle had spent the day at the duplex. Even though Benji tried to convince Meghan to join them for lunch, then dinner, the brooding woman stayed in her room and only came out to grab a dinner plate, which she took back upstairs. If not for Pepperoni, Belle would’ve stayed overnight with him, but she had to feed her cat.

An eerie chill crept down her spine as he pulled into the parking lot. Her heart slammed. “What the hell? Benji, stop the truck.”

He parked in a vacant spot near her little green bug. “What is it?”

“My car. Someone trashed my fucking car.” She jumped from the cab and hurried across the shadowy lot. Air puffed white from her mouth as she heaved.

A streetlight cast a dim glow across the shattered back windshield, four slashed tires, and broken taillight casings of her car. Someone had even keyed the doors.

Benji grabbed her arm. “Careful.”

Fear clutched her in a stranglehold. “The guy who left the photos did this. I’m sure of it.” She walked from one side of the vehicle to the other, stepping over glass and plastic shards. Nausea swam in her stomach. “What does he want?”

“That’s pretty obvious.” He nodded toward the driver’s side front and rear doors. “He wants you to stop singing, or so he scrawled here.”

Belle snatched her cell from her purse, smashed a button on the screen, and lifted the glowing phone to the passenger side doors. As the light lit up the keyed letters, she shuddered. “The word bitch is on this side. I can’t believe this is happening.”

He stomped around the car and scowled at the nasty word.

She gazed around the lot. No one was there from what she could see, but were they really alone? Was someone lurking behind a vehicle? Perhaps watching them from a window or rooftop with a high-powered assault rifle?

Don’t panic. The cold breeze raked her skin as she dialed for help.

“911. What’s your emergency?”

“Hello. My name is Belle Hamlin. Someone has vandalized my car and keyed threats on the doors.”

“Are you alone, ma’am? Are you in a safe place?”

“I’m with my boyfriend, but we’re alone as far as I can tell. We’re fine. We’re at my apartment building, looking at my car.”

“I’ll contact a squad car in your area. What’s your address?”

Belle gave it before she ended the call and dropped the phone in her purse.

“Let’s wait for the cops in my truck.” Benji pulled her back across the lot.

She climbed into the still-warm cab and tried to shut the door.

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