Danger at the Border by Terri Reed

Author:Terri Reed [Reed, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780373446186
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Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

Tessa burrowed deeper into the blanket covering her. Everything hurt, from her toes to her scalp to her heart.

The faint glow of the moonlight from outside did little to dispel the shadows inside the travel trailer. Jeff had hunkered down by the door, keeping watch. She could hear the sound of his breathing. The rhythmic noise was both reassuring and disconcerting.

The icy night air seeped in through the broken window, chilling her bones despite the dry, oversize sweats and blanket. Drawing her knees to her chest, she berated herself for being upset and disappointed.

Okay, she had reason to be upset. Ranger Randy had been shot, possibly killed, trying to help them escape. The memory of witnessing him tumble into the stream played through her mind. She and Jeff were hiding out in an abandoned travel trailer in the middle of the woods, hoping to evade a madman and his goons. Sherman and his illegal drug-making operation threatened the health of the forest as well as their lives.

Anyone in their right mind would be upset, freaked out and on the edge of panic.

But the disappointment biting at her came from the knowledge Jeff had only kissed her on impulse. He’d said he’d been happy she hadn’t escaped without him.

A simple thank-you would have sufficed.

Why had he gone and complicate things with a kiss?

Why was she getting all twisted up inside over a kiss?

It was just a kiss.

Not a promise, not a declaration, not even an “I like you and want to see where this will go” statement.

The kiss didn’t mean anything.

It wasn’t as if she’d never been kissed before. But somehow this kiss impacted her deeply and stirred in her a yearning for connection in a way she hadn’t experienced in a very long time.

But she knew with painful familiarity that opening herself up to connecting with Jeff would only end in heartbreak. Once they escaped these woods—she sent up a quick prayer that they would leave the forest alive—their lives would go separate ways.

And even if there wasn’t the matter of distance between them, risking her heart again wasn’t something she planned to do, especially with a man who claimed to not believe in love and who wouldn’t commit himself to a relationship.

She squeezed her eyes closed with a prayer for safety and for Ranger Randy on her lips. But mostly she prayed for strength. Strength to not only stay alive, but also to keep her heart safe from Jeff.

When she opened her eyes, he looked toward her as if he heard her thoughts. His shadowed gaze made her feel exposed. A blush crept up her neck. She was glad for the inner fire heating her skin but more for the fact he couldn’t see the color rising in her face.

“Are you warm?” His gruff voice, his impassive face, gave nothing away.

She swallowed past the dread and resignation clogging her throat. She’d never take a heater for granted again. “As much as I can be.”

“We should head out,” Jeff said. “That town the younger ranger talked about can’t be far.

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