Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense March 2021--Box Set 2 of 2 by Dana Mentink

Author:Dana Mentink [Mentink, Dana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Nora dropped the guide bag from her back. She pulled out the throw bag and pitched it as far as her arm allowed, hoping it would hit where she’d seen Henry go under. “Rope!” Except the bag filled with unraveling rope disappeared under the water. It was supposed to float, which meant only one thing. The undertow went deeper than she’d thought, right where he’d disappeared.

She searched the waters, letting the rope pull her along the bank. Lord, help me understand the currents once again. There. The red bag popped back up. The end of the rope shook in her hand. If she was right, the current would eventually spit something heavier, like Henry, out, too, right into the boulders at the far edge of the bank.

No, anything but the boulders.

She pulled the rope, gathering it as best she could as she ran along the shore. The soles of her feet felt every bump of the rough pebbles through her water shoes as she hurdled tree logs blocking her path. She hesitated before she climbed the first steep boulder, violent splashes of water kicking up at her shins. One wrong move and she would slip under the water, as well.

She grabbed her edge of the rope and tied it around her waist. If she was going down, so be it. She would be Henry’s only hope. She used both hands, clawing and sliding against the edges and moss on the boulders. Once at the top, she took off her helmet and grabbed a nearby hefty rock to place inside. Her fingers shook as she clicked the strap to hold it within. The helmet wouldn’t go very far under water, but it was possible, if Henry was stuck underneath…

She leaned over as much as she could manage and let the weighted helmet hang, suspended in air. Using a swinging motion, she launched the helmet like a pendulum until it dropped right into the current she’d spotted. The rope slid through her fingers, pulling the helmet below the surface. Nora dropped down to a squat and pressed her feet against the second boulder to stay steady. If the rope started tugging her under the water, she’d need to act fast to untie it from her waist. If that were even possible.

“If you’re down there, keep your eyes open!”

The rope tugged with the weight of a sudden catch…or it was trapped in a current between the boulders and she was pulling against impossibilities. Nora leaned back, pressing her heels deeper into the second rock. Her legs shook from the effort. The rope slowly began to tighten around her waist. Should she give up? Should she untie the rope? She closed her eyes. Please don’t take him, too.

A cry escaped her lips from the effort. She pulled on the rope between her legs and looked down at the churning water. Hot pink! She could see the hot pink helmet, struggling to come up, and fingers wrapped around the rope.

“Henry!”

A hand on the line just above the splashing water appeared.

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