Gideon: Contemporary Christian Romantic Suspense (Inspired by Judges Book 2) by Shawna Coleing

Author:Shawna Coleing [Coleing, Shawna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Nikki sprinted toward the crowd at the end of the road. The dark-haired woman from the church followed behind, but slower, and she kept tugging at her hair so it obscured half of her face.

“Isabel,” Nikki said, slowing, but not for long. “Hurry.” The text message she’d gotten from Ty said he thought the fire was near Joey Stone’s place, but he wasn’t certain. Now that she could see it, she nearly fell. “No.” If Gideon lost his dad now…

She’d stopped at the diner when she saw Gideon’s truck there, but Katrina had said he left to see where the fire was. She couldn’t see him anywhere here, and the fire was visible through the apartment window.

Isabel had caught up and was clinging to her arm. Nikki dragged her forward as she approached the flames. “He can’t be in there. Please tell me he’s not in there.”

A broad-shouldered man in his sixties caught hold of both women and pulled them back. “Careful,” he said. “We don’t need any more injuries today.”

The mayor was an imposing man up close. Nikki put an arm around Isabel as she moved away from him. “I wasn’t going into the fire.”

“You never know. People don’t always think straight when they’re in distress. Isn’t that right, Isabel?”

Isabel tightened her grip on Nikki’s arm.

“Shouldn’t you be doing something to put this fire out?” Nikki said, shifting to put herself between the mayor and her friend.

“The firetruck is on its way. There’s nothing else to do but make sure everyone stays safe,” he said.

“Was anyone—” She swallowed back her fear. She wouldn’t let him see her afraid.

“Inside?” he finished for her. “Almost.”

“What’d you mean?”

“That new guy in town… What’s his name?”

“Gideon?”

“Yeah, that’s him.”

“He’s not new. He grew up here.”

“He’s new to me. He went inside.”

“Why?”

“To save Mr. Stone. Probably not worth the risk, but what can you do? Some people are reckless.”

“Are they okay? They’re not inside?”

“Not sure how they’re doing. Didn’t look good when they left. They’ve been taken to the hospital in Oakbridge.” His attention shifted over her shoulder.

“Thanks for the information,” Nikki said and pushed Isabel in the opposite direction from Fairfax.

“That’s it?” Fairfax said. “Isabel, you’re not going to say hello?”

Nikki tried to keep moving, but Isabel stopped. “I heard about the fire,” she mumbled, pulling at the hair in her face.

“That’s why you’re here? That’s why you came into town? Because of the fire?”

“Yes.”

“You shouldn’t have come. I thought you were at the farm. It’s dangerous here. It must be distressing.”

Nikki glared at him. “She’s fine.” But he wasn’t looking at her.

He reached a hand out toward Isabel. “Why don’t I get you out of here?”

“I told you, she’s fine.”

Fairfax smiled at Isabel. “Come on. Let me take you home.”

Isabel let go of Nikki.

“You don’t have to go with him,” Nikki said.

“It’s okay. I shouldn’t have left the farm.” She took the mayor’s hand, and he pulled her close, wrapping her arm around his and locking it there. Nikki wanted to rescue her, but her friend had made her choice.

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