Blind Trust: A Military Romantic Suspense (Men of Steele Book 6) by Gwen Hernandez

Author:Gwen Hernandez [Hernandez, Gwen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gwen Hernandez
Published: 2020-10-25T18:30:00+00:00

Lindsey lay a hand on Todd’s thigh, unable to go another second without offering whatever comfort she had to give. Her touch seemed to startle him out of the dark thoughts that had turned his entire body rigid. He glanced around the room, eyes a bit wild.

They were still alone.

After a few beats, he covered her hand with his own, his fingers uncharacteristically cold. “Bethany died instantly,” he said, his voice scorched.

Lindsey sucked in a breath. Oh, God. What an awful thing to witness, to feel responsible for.

“We grew up together. So close she was more like a sister. And I had to tell my aunt and uncle...” He stared at the seat in front of him.

“I’m so sorry,” she said, feeling wholly inadequate.

“Jason survived, but it was a close thing.” Todd clenched his jaw. “He was still in the hospital when I left town. His leg is now held together with rods and pins, and I have no idea what his future looks like.”

“Ouch.” She turned her palm up and squeezed his hand, taking a deep breath. “And the boy?” she asked, tentatively, almost scared of the answer.

“Austin’s fine. Well, unharmed anyway. He lives with my aunt and uncle in Stillwater now. He’s only a year old, so he won’t have any memories of the shooting, but he’ll grow up without his parents. Knowing that his dad killed his mom.” Todd dropped his head back and squeezed his eyes shut. “Fuck. And that I killed his dad.”

Her heart crumpled. “No, he’ll grow up knowing that you saved his life, and tried to protect her. That you avenged her. Besides, you didn’t have a choice.” Lindsey could hardly stand watching him agonize over the loss of a man who’d killed his own wife, who’d planned to help kill Lindsey too. She shuddered, the horror rising anew. “Pete made that choice for you.”

“Only because I was at the cabin. After he escaped his house, when the trail went cold and the police stopped actively looking, I decided to hunt him down and ensure he faced justice.”

She forced herself not to retreat from his touch. “You intended to kill him all along?”

“What?” His brow furrowed. “No. I planned to find him and alert the cops.”

“Why didn’t you tell me this beforehand?” Now, she better understood the reasoning behind his argument to go to the compound without her. If he’d told her the truth, would she have let him go after Megan alone?

Not likely.

“I should have.” He grimaced. “I’m sorry. I didn’t want you to doubt me, to think I was only going up there because of Pete.”

Well. She sat back. It didn’t get any more straight than that. “Were you?”

He shook his head. “No, that’s my point. I would’ve gone after Megan with or without you, Pete or no. There was no guarantee he was there. I was just following a lead.”

She hadn’t doubted him before. And, honestly, she didn’t doubt him now. God help her, she believed everything. But Megan’s betrayal—and her own inability to see it—struck deep.

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