Hollow Moon (Decorah Security Series, Book #17): A Paranormal Romantic Suspense Novella by Rebecca York

Author:Rebecca York [York, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Light Street Press
Published: 2018-02-27T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

“Your brother!”

Every muscle in Knox’s body tensed. After the explosive lovemaking with Maggie, he had been floating on a cloud of euphoria. Suddenly he came crashing down to earth like a tree struck by an avalanche. He had thought he was bonding with this woman—and she’d just casually told him she was mixed up with the men who had drugged and shot him.

He reacted purely on instinct—reaching for the camp knife that he’d seen lying at the side of the tent.

Her eyes widened in fear. Turning away from her, he slashed a slit in the back.

She watched him in shock as she whispered, “What are you doing?”

“They’re not going to capture me again.”

“You’re having another delusion.”

That stopped him for a moment. Was he? He didn’t know for certain, but he sure as hell wasn’t going to take a chance that this wasn’t the real thing.

Working feverishly, he enlarged the hole and slipped through, feeling dizzy as he crouched outside the back of the tent while the guy came forward. From his hiding place, he listened to the conversation.

“Maggie, I can hear you in there.”

Looking through the slit, Knox saw her scrambling to pull on some clothing. “What do you want?” she called out. He had thought . . . No what he’d thought about himself and this woman had been a cruel joke.

Pushing that sorrow out of his mind, he focused on what the brother was saying.

“We had some trouble back at the camp.”

Yeah, right, Knox thought.

“What are you talking about?” Maggie asked.

“Some guy was sneaking up on the old stable. Have you seen anyone?”

She caught her breath, then answered, “No.”

“What’s going on in there?”

“I wasn’t dressed?”

“In the middle of the afternoon?”

“I got a headache and went back to bed.”

Knox heard the two other men move forward. Praying that she was holding the trio’s attention, he stayed low and slipped into the trees, getting far enough away so that he would be hidden.

He saw the brother unzip the tent and reach inside to pull Maggie out. Knox winced as the guy shook her.

“What are you hiding?”

“Nothing.”

“Then why does it smell like sex in there?”

“It doesn’t. That’s my organic hand cream.”

“Yeah, sure.”

She raised her chin as she faced him. “What exactly happened at the stable?”

“None of your business.”

“But you want my help.”

“That’s right.”

“Are you doing something illegal out here?”

“What makes you think so?”

“The way you’re acting evasive.”

The brother snorted. “You always did think the worst of me.”

“I didn’t think. I observed your behavior.”

“You’re coming with me.”

“No. This is family property. I have as much right to be out here as you do.”

As Knox watched from the darkness under the trees, the guy pulled a gun.

Maggie gasped.

“I said you’re coming with me. You know something, and I’m going to find out what it is. March.”

He saw her look back, then move off at gunpoint.

From his vantage point, Knox pressed his fingers against his eyes. Was he off his nut again? Had he gotten this whole thing wrong?

He dropped his head into his hands, wishing he could think straight.

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