Brides of Durango: Tessa by Bobbi Smith

Author:Bobbi Smith [Smith, Bobbi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Evan Marshall Agency
Published: 2017-08-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Everything seemed to happen in an instant. Boyd took aim at Jared. Tessa saw what he was about to do, and she kicked out at him just in time. Her blow jarred him enough that his shot went wide, missing Jared. Boyd leaped to his feet in a roar of frustration.

Boyd’s move gave Jared just the target he needed for he’d feared shooting wildly with Tessa in the room. He turned and fired, his aim true and deadly. The bullet took Boyd square in the chest, and the force of the shot sent him crashing back against the wall. He collapsed and lay unmoving, dead before he hit the floor.

Jared glanced toward the bed. From where he was standing, he could see only Tessa’s legs, but it seemed she wasn’t moving.

“Tessa?” Jared said her name cautiously, fearing she’d been injured in some way.

“Oh, Jared!” Tessa’s voice was barely a whisper as she ran straight to him.

Jared opened his arms to her and enfolded her in his protective embrace.

“Thank God I got here in time,” he said hoarsely as he held her close.

“I was praying you’d come.”

“You’re all right? You’re not hurt?” he asked, holding her away from him a bit so he could look down at her and make sure she really hadn’t been harmed in any way.

“I knew you’d save me,” Tessa told him in a soft voice as she gazed up at him. Jared looked so fiercely protective that she almost smiled at him. She knew she was safe now.

At her words, wild, chaotic emotions charged through Jared.

I knew you’d save me.

He struggled to control himself, swallowing tightly against the powerful feelings that filled him. He lifted one hand to gently touch her cheek. “I told you I would always keep you safe. Sometimes angels need protecting, too.”

The look in her eyes was so open and inviting that Jared couldn’t help himself. He bent to her and kissed her. It was a cherishing kiss, an adoring kiss, a fragile expression of the wild emotions they were both feeling. Jared wanted to lose himself in her embrace, but he was still too aware of what had just happened to her. Without ending the kiss, he bent to lift her into his arms and carried her away from the scene of the attack.

At his gesture, Tessa looped her arms about his neck. She held on to him, relishing his power and control. When at last his lips left hers, she rested her head trustingly on his shoulder.

Jared found a small clearing near the front of the cabin, and he sat down there. He kept Tessa on his lap, cradling her against him, and offered up a silent prayer of thanks that he had reached her in time—that she was safe. They remained that way for a time, sitting in silence, wrapped in each other’s arms, slowly coming to grips with the reality of her rescue and the joy of her safety.

“You really are all right?” Jared asked some time later as he drew a ragged breath.

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