Love Inspired Suspense November 2014 - Box Set 2 of 2: Hazardous Homecoming\Silent Night Standoff\Perilous Refuge by Dana Mentink

Author:Dana Mentink
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

Unbelievable. Skyler really thought Logan would let the Jeep plow into them just so he could catch Marty. He’d simply wanted to make sure she understood evading Marty meant he’d get away—and probably come after her again.

He searched ahead for an escape and spotted an alley on the left. He quickly changed lanes. The car slid wildly on the wet pavement for a moment. He saw Skyler put her hand on the dash to brace herself for another impact. Wouldn’t happen. Not if he had anything to say about it.

“Hold on tighter,” he warned. “We’re turning left into an alley ahead.”

“At this speed? In front of all this traffic?” Anxiety lifted her voice higher.

“I can do it. You could, too. We’re both trained for this very thing, but Marty isn’t. He’ll never make the turn.” Logan squeezed her hand. “You trust me?”

“I trust you to keep me safe.”

He heard the hesitation in her tone, and didn’t like the implication that she didn’t trust him in any other area of life. He let go of her hand and gripped the wheel. “Here we go.”

He cranked the wheel hard.

The car responded with a lurch that unsettled him for a moment. The tires squealed across the pavement. The rear end fishtailed wildly before he wrestled the car into submission.

Horns blared into the night. Cars screeched to a stop, but they needn’t have. He’d timed it perfectly and they were sailing down an alley while the Jeep continued down the main road.

Blowing out a breath, Logan made a few more turns, leaving no trail for Marty to follow. He slowed and pulled to the curb. He looked at Skyler to make sure she was okay. She was shaken but holding her own. No tears or hysterics. She really was a strong woman.

“I didn’t think you’d let Marty go like that. Thank you.” She let out a long breath and dragged in another. “I’m not sure I could’ve handled another crash.”

Her words creased his heart. Her statement meant as a thank-you made him sound pathetic.

Had he really sunk so low in her eyes that she thought he’d risk anyone’s life—particularly hers—to advance his career?

If she did, maybe it was high time he took a long look in the mirror to figure out what she was seeing. Then he could decide if there was still time to change it before he actually turned into the pathetic guy she seemed to believe him to be.

* * *

“Now, what have I forgotten to get?” Skyler stared at the shelf in the party supply store.

Logan gestured at the cart chock-full of party supplies. “With all this stuff, you can’t possibly have forgotten a thing. Of course, if you’d made a list...”

She fired a testy look at him. Since Marty wouldn’t likely come after her again tonight, they’d agreed to forget all about the near crash and keep things light as they shopped. But bringing up an area they’d argued about in the past wasn’t keeping things light in her book.

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