Her Shadow by Thurlo Aimee

Author:Thurlo, Aimee [Thurlo, Aimee]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-11-25T18:11:29+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The following morning, Lucas sat with Marlee in Gabriel’s-office. The doctor they’d been expecting hadn’t managed to get through on the blocked road, but he’d managed to contact the police dispatcher, leaving word that he would complete his journey by helicopter.

Gabriel looked at his brother, then at Marlee. “He’ll be landing in the field next to Riley’s cow pasture. This Dr. Soto has already had an eyeful of our situation. Apparently he’d been held up by some of those county residents who set up the roadblock. He saw the explosion and rock slide, then was told to go home and forget all about it. So he turned back and made alternate plans.”

“Any doctor who has worked in an emergency room or attended trauma patients has seen people at their best and worst.. I’m sure he’s aware that when panic sets in, anything can happen.” Lucas rubbed his right shoulder, trying to work some kinks out. “But why is he landing so far out of town? There are other possible landing sites closer in.”

“I’d rather people didn’t know when or how he’s arriving. I think that’ll be safer for all concerned. Come to think of it, I’m going to have to find a vehicle I can place at his disposal. I suppose you-know-who’s vehicle is still out of the question for a doctor.”

“He won’t need the old man’s van, or any other vehicle, for that matter. I can take him wherever he wants to go,” Lucas volunteered.

Gabriel shook his head. “Sorry, Shadow, but as he pointed out, his business is to find out about this mysterious illness and see how much of a threat it poses. Daily medical emergencies are no concern of his while he’s here. He’ll still serve as your consultant and adviser, as he normally does from Santa Fe, but that’s it.”

“Oh, great. So I have to talk to him by radio? I thought he was here to help us, not study Four Winds.”

“The man won’t win any popularity contests with his superior attitude, but he’s supposedly got a great reputation. The town council was told Dr. Soto used to work for the CDC in Atlanta.”

“How did he end up in Santa Fe, then?” Marlee asked.

“Apparently he wanted a less stressful position.” Ga-briel leaned back in his seat. “I’ll need to have someone deliver my wife’s sedan to the doctor. I was hoping you’d take it out,” he said, looking at Marlee, “then ride back into town with Shadow.”

“No problem. Glad to do it,” Marlee answered.

Lucas looked over at her. She was tired. It had been a while since she’d had a full night’s sleep, yet she was always ready to help whenever she was needed. Sorrow and frustration knifed at his gut as he realized that no matter how badly he wanted to, he couldn’t protect her from a town that had gone crazy. But it was the intensity of his desire to protect her that rocked him clear down to his boots.

As they walked outside, Marlee looked up and down the street.

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