Colorado Abduction by Cassie Miles

Author:Cassie Miles [Miles, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Harlequin Mills & Boon
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

AFTER CAROLYN REALIZED there was nothing useful she could do in the house, she stepped outside to take a breather. Her path led, predictably, to the corral outside the barn where she climbed onto the fence railing and gave a low whistle.

Elvis approached, swinging his hips. At the fence, he leaned his neck toward her, welcoming a hug.

Mindful that someone might be listening, she kept her voice low. “Here’s my problem, Elvis. Burke is just about the sexiest man I’ve ever seen in my whole life. He makes me want to drag him into the hayloft and make love.”

Elvis nodded.

“It’s totally inappropriate.”

Not to mention heartless. How could she be fantasizing about lovemaking while Nicole was being held captive and her brother was going through hell? A chill took root in her heart—a dark cold that had nothing to do with the December weather.

In the proof-of-life photo, Nicole appeared to be uninjured. Was she tied up? Chained? Were they holding her in a dark cell? “Oh God, Elvis. What am I going to do?”

He shook his head, and his black mane flopped over the white blaze on his forehead. Just like a real shrink, Elvis always turned the question back to her. Rightly so. The answers were usually within her.

But this time there was very little Carolyn could do. She’d arranged for the ransom to be delivered, and she’d made contact with Sunny, who might be the key to getting inside Logan’s compound. Other than that, she was helpless.

And what am I going to do about Burke? Clearly, her attraction to him was a way of distracting her from terrible thoughts about the kidnapping. If fear was cold, the way she felt about Burke was a bonfire.

“It’s not like I want a relationship,” she confided to Elvis. Though she and Burke both worked in Denver and could certainly see each other again, she didn’t expect anything long term. They were both too demanding, too competitive.

All she really needed from Burke was an uncomplicated moment of passion. After that, they’d go their separate ways.

Lucas came toward her. “Hey, Carolyn. Talking to that fat, old horse again?”

“Don’t listen to him, Elvis. You’re still a hunka hunka burning love.”

He leaned against the fence beside her. When his jacket brushed aside, she saw that he was carrying his new Glock in a hip holster. He was holding an evergreen wreath in his gloved hand.

“What are you doing with the wreath?” she asked.

“I thought I might tie a red ribbon around it and hang it over the gatepost out front.”

Celebrating Christmas was the last thing on her mind. Still, she said, “Good idea. Nicole loves Christmas decorations. When she comes home, she’ll be happy to see that wreath.”

When she comes home. Carolyn repeated those words to herself. Nicole will be home for Christmas.

“Ain’t this something?” he said. “With the feds and the choppers and bloodhounds and all.”

“Dylan said he’d call out the National Guard if that’s what it takes.”

They went quiet. She never felt a need to make conversation with Lucas.

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