Deep in the Heart by Sharon Sala

Author:Sharon Sala [Sala, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780061743146
Google: ND5yjEfORYwC
Amazon: 0061083267
Publisher: HarperTorch
Published: 2002-12-30T23:00:00+00:00

Deputy Lawler came with Monty. The squall of their siren and the whirling lights atop the county squad car as they pulled into the yard set Rebel off into another round of howling.

“They’re here,” Samantha said, glimpsing the flashing lights through the living room curtains as she slid off of John Thomas’s lap.

It was dusk, but John Thomas had a need to follow up on one more idea before nightfall, and he’d had to wait until help arrived before he could implement his plan.

After giving Samantha a quick hug, he bolted from the couch and out the door.

“Leave your lights on,” he ordered as his deputies parked, “and don’t walk in the area I’ve roped off. That’s where he ran.”

“What happened?” Monty asked. “All we were told was someone tried to break in. Is Samantha all right?”

“She’s fine. Scared to death. But unhurt, except for skinned knees. Right now, I want you two to go over the crime scene. Maybe you’ll find something I missed. I’ve got another plan in mind, and I couldn’t leave until you got here to stay with Sam.”

“We ain’t budgin’,” Mike Lawler said.

“I’ll be back before too long,” John Thomas said.

“Whatever you do, just don’t leave her here alone.”

“You can count on us, boss,” Monty said, and got his flashlight out from beneath the seat.

Samantha walked out onto the porch and tried not to let it show, but the tremble in her voice gave her away. She was still scared to death.

“Where are you going?” she asked.

John Thomas walked back up the steps and took her in his arms. He smoothed the hair away from her face and traced the tilt of her upturned nose with his forefinger.

“I’m going to take Rebel and see if he can track him. If I can find a starting and stopping point, it’ll go a long way toward finding out who it might have been.”

“We’ll be right here with you,” Mike Lawler assured her.

She nodded, satisfied with his explanation and the fact that she wouldn’t be alone. “I’m going to make supper. You guys will stay and eat, won’t you?”

“Yes, ma’am,” they answered in unison.

When she’d walked out onto the porch, both men had seen the remnants of stark terror and lingering tears. At this point, they would have refused her nothing.

Monty looked away. He couldn’t bear to watch the way the sheriff was holding Samantha. It reminded him too much of his own personal loss. Anger filled him, and then he cursed beneath his breath and stuffed his emotions back where they belonged. He began his own investigation, leaving Lawler to whatever he chose to do.

When Samantha went back into the house, she purposely left the door ajar. Somehow, just hearing the men’s voices so close by, and knowing that she was no longer trapped within the four walls of the house, made it easier to bear.

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