Mistletoe Reunion Threat by Virginia Vaughan

Author:Virginia Vaughan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

SEVEN

The photo fell from her hand as Meeks pressed the knife deeper into her neck.

“Stop struggling,” he commanded, pulling his arm tighter around her. His breath on her face was hot and menacing as he spoke. “You’re looking for your little boy?” he hissed. “Well he’s gone.”

Panic gripped her. No, he couldn’t be gone. This man was only trying to frighten and upset her. Couldn’t he see the pleading in her eyes? Could he see how much she needed her baby back in her arms? He had to have some notion of a conscience, didn’t he?

Garrett opened the door. Surprise when he saw them quickly turned to steely determination. He drew his gun as Meeks spotted him and pulled her closer, using Ashlynn as a shield.

“Drop it or I snap her neck,” he hollered.

Ashlynn saw the result of all Garrett’s years of training. He didn’t flinch. He braced his arm, aiming his gun and moving inside the apartment. His jaw was set and his hands steady. “Let her go.”

“I said drop it,” Meeks demanded again, his snarl high pitched and uncertain compared to Garrett’s calm, cool response.

“That’s not going to happen.”

Meeks tightened his grip, causing Ashlynn to cry out in pain as the knife dug into her neck.

“Okay, okay,” Garrett said. He carefully placed his gun on the floor, his eyes never leaving Meeks. “There. I’m unarmed. Now, let her go.”

“Why are you in my house?”

“We’re looking for a child that was kidnapped yesterday afternoon. He was in the van you returned to Mike Webb’s place.”

“I didn’t take no kid,” Meeks insisted. “I just returned the van for a friend.”

“That’s a lie,” Ashlynn cried. “You just told me he was gone.”

“Shut up!” Meeks hollered, digging the knife in again and causing Ashlynn to cry out in pain.

But Garrett didn’t react to her cry. He stood calmly, nodding, his hand on his hip. “I believe you. What’s the name of the friend?”

“I’m not a snitch like those guys Webb has working for him. I don’t inform on my friends.”

“I admire your loyalty. But you see we have a problem because that’s my friend you’re threatening with a knife, and I’m also extremely loyal to my friends. We need to work something out here before anyone gets hurt.”

He took another step into the room, but his voice never wavered. Ashlynn noticed the hand on his hip slowly moving toward his belt, then she spotted a flash of metal as Garrett slung something at Meeks.

He groaned and released her, grabbing his thigh and screaming out in pain. Ashlynn slipped through his grasp and out of the way as Garrett retrieved his gun from the floor and had Meeks in custody in what seemed like one fast movement.

Her heart was pounding and a lump of gratitude rose in her throat. Garrett hadn’t allowed her to be hurt. He’d protected her, just as she’d instinctively known he would. A wave of thankfulness and grief overwhelmed her and she buried her face in her hands, unable to hold back the rush of emotion that enveloped her.

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