Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense March 2019 - Box Set 1 of 2 by Dana R. Lynn Terri Reed Elisabeth Rees

Author:Dana R. Lynn, Terri Reed, Elisabeth Rees
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

O ff the grid?

Annabelle stared at the marshal, appalled. What exactly did Karl have in mind when he said “off the grid”? Mentally, she envisioned them living in a rustic shack in the middle of the woods. Little House on the Prairie –style. She quelled a shiver of distaste. She was not a woman who enjoyed camping. Too many creepy crawly things. If it wasn’t for the danger to her daughter, she’d back out now. However, since her daughter’s life was at stake, she held her silence. There was nothing she would not endure to protect Bethany.

She regretted thinking that she would be able to protect her little girl without the protection of the marshals.

“Annabelle?”

She turned her head and met Tyler’s eyes. The concern in them was clear. “I just want to go back to a normal life and forget that all this happened, Tyler. I want to wake up in the morning and know that Bethany is safe. Instead, I know that from this point on, I am going to be constantly looking over my shoulder. I hate that.”

“Annie—” Tyler began. He broke off when Stacy entered the room. Without Bethany.

“Where’s my daughter?” Annabelle winced at the harsh note in her voice. She’d always thought of herself as someone who could keep calm in an emergency. This whole experience was testing that theory.

Stacy, fortunately, seemed to understand. She flashed a sympathetic smile at the nervous parents. “She’s fine. Really. She fell asleep while I was reading to her. I’m guessing she was pretty worn out from the past couple of days.”

Annabelle felt a small niggle of guilt. Her baby girl was suffering because of her stubbornness. If she had just given in gracefully when the situation had first come up…

No! That was not productive. She had been doing her best to protect her child. That was never the wrong thing to do. Now she was starting to second-guess her choices, and she wasn’t going to go down that road. She had second-guessed herself for months after she left Tyler, but when he never made any effort to get her back, she realized that she had been right.

She’d also realized that she hadn’t wanted to be right. Not that time.

The conversation drifted into more logistics. She doubted that she’d be able to add anything. Solitude. That’s what she needed. Just a few minutes to herself, so she could think.

Pushing her seat back, she stood. Immediately, all conversation stopped and the marshals and Tyler all focused on her.

“Is it all right if I excuse myself for a bit?” She wasn’t really asking but thought she should be polite. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught the small grin that crossed Tyler’s face. Ah, apparently, he was on to her.

“Of course!” Karl stood, deep furrows digging into his forehead. “Are you all right? Anything we can do for you?”

She felt ridiculous.

“Relax, guys. She just needs some time to herself to process. She’ll be fine.”

Annabelle felt her jaw drop as she turned to look at Tyler.

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