Christmas Hostage by Jane Blythe

Author:Jane Blythe [Blythe, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bear Spots Publications
Published: 2017-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

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11:56 P.M.

“Are you sure you’re all right?” Tom asked, probably for the twentieth time in the last twenty minutes.

Hannah nodded, still unable to comprehend everything that had just happened.

Her ex-boyfriend, Garry Smith, had just been dragged from her house—in handcuffs—screaming that he loved her and always would, and that he would do anything to make sure she was safe. For the first time since Tom had mentioned the possibility to her, she actually believed that someone had set up the robbery at her store because of her.

How had she not seen that Garry was obsessed with her?

She hadn’t been in love with him, but she had certainly liked him. He was definitely someone she would choose as a friend. He was sweet, gentle, and kind. She’d thought he was completely harmless.

Although she had known that his feelings for her ran deeper than hers did for him, she thought he’d taken the breakup well. He’d been disappointed but seemed to understand that she didn't want a future with him. She had thought he would just move on. Find someone else, someone who wanted the same things out of life he did, someone who would love him as much as he loved them.

“You’re not hurt?” Tom asked. Even though he knew that Garry had never laid a hand on her, he took hold of her by the shoulders and held her at arm’s length, his eyes travelling her body in an assessing search. When he saw no injuries, he crushed her against his chest.

Hannah didn't fight him. Instead, she just rested her head against Tom’s strong chest, wrapped her arms around his waist, and leaned against him. For once, his overprotectiveness had worked in her favor. If he hadn’t been here tonight, she didn't even want to think about what might have happened. She didn't really think that Garry would have physically hurt her, but she also didn't think that he would have been watching her house in the middle of the night, and then turned up at her door because he saw that she was up.

He could have hurt her.

There would have been no one here to stop him.

But there had been.

Tom.

Not only had he been here, but he had told her that even if he hadn’t, he believed she would have known how to handle the situation. That he had that much faith in her made her heart swell in her chest till it filled to bursting. Maybe he didn't think she was a weak, helpless, victim who needed saving.

She wanted to believe that so badly, but she couldn’t let her heart rule her head until she knew for sure where he stood.

“What were you doing here tonight?” she asked, gently tugging herself out of his arms.

“Watching your house.” Tom released her slowly, letting his hands trail down her arms before finally letting go.

“Is this the first night you’ve done that?” She already knew it wasn't, but she wanted to hear him say it.

“No. I slept in my car across the street last night, as well.

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