Dangerous Lies by Claudia Shelton

Author:Claudia Shelton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action & Adventure Romance Fiction; Kidnapping Crime Fiction; Mystery & Suspense Romance; Romantic Suspense; War & Military Action Fiction; Action & Adventure Short Stories; Contemporary Romance; Women's Adventure Fiction; Mystery Romance; Road Trip Romance; Opposites attract; Forced Proximity; Fling; Witness protection program; bodyguard; military; suspense; action adventure; pursuit; agent; romance; ocean; water; beach; protector; thriller; law enforcement; kidnapping; traitor; mole; Redemption; Single Title Romance; Entangled Publishing; Series; Amara; Full Length Romance; Military Hero; Alpha Hero;
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

The sound of the door crashing inward sounded like the end of the world. The footsteps, the countdown. In that instant, Liz knew without a doubt, she was going to die. Mitch was going to die. Her only solace was that they were going to die together. In the light—not locked in some dark room.

A battle cry roar blasted from around the corner of the wall, while the muzzle of a pistol flashed forth. “Down.”

She hit the floor.

Mitch stayed where he stood, waving his arms above his head. “Safe! Safe!”

Reese rounded the corner with his gun aimed, then quickly pulled it down when he saw the two of them. “What the hell was the thud and the pop?”

Helping her to her feet, Mitch grabbed the bottle. “She dropped her milk and cookies.”

A joke? He was making a joke? She was scared out of her mind, and he was making a joke. She jerked away from him, backing up as she pressed her palms against her cheeks. Too much…this was too much. She pulled her shaking hands into prayer mode.

“You two men are crazy. Crazy, I say.” Huffing air in and out, she swayed. Suddenly woozy, she braced her hand against the wall. “Do…do you know how afraid…” She fisted her other hand against her chest. “I…I can’t breathe. I can’t…”

Pulling her into a hug, Mitch held her tight as he caressed her hair, her cheek. “You’re okay, Liz. You’re afraid, that’s all. Just afraid.” Little by little, he loosened his hold. “That’s right, breathe in…out…in…out. I’m not going to let anything happen to you.”

Of course, he was right. She’d been scared. Having guns pointed in your direction could do that to a person, never mind the fierce expression covering his face as he jumped over the rail. She knew, without a doubt, that he would use everything available to protect her. But exactly what did everything include? That was the part she didn’t know. The part she didn’t really want to know.

Reese held out what had been her bag of cookies. “Sorry. Guess I stepped on them.”

Mitch grabbed the bag, tore it open, and poured a handful of crumbs in his hand. Gulped them down, then tossed the bag to Reese, who did the same thing.

“Tastes good to me,” Mitch said.

It didn’t take a fool to see they were trying to lighten the situation, so she took the rest of the bag and headed to the stairs.

“Thank you for stopping by, Reese. Thank you both for the protection.” She gave each of them a hug, which they each awkwardly returned. “Please don’t think I’m ungrateful, but I’m going back to my room now. I’m going to eat the rest of my crumbs and get some rest. Hopefully, all this will be forgotten in the morning.”

This had been a long day of emotions. For now, all she needed was some sleep. Maybe tomorrow she might feel safe enough for a walk on the beach, do some shell collecting. Anything, to feel normal again.

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