Rescue on the Run by Jaycee Bullard

Author:Jaycee Bullard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-06-13T17:47:59+00:00

NINE

Abby sat beneath the service counter, her legs crisscrossed and her back pressed against the wall. It felt good to be still, holding a tiny infant in the makeshift sling close to her heart. She rolled her head back around on her neck and stretched her left arm across her chest. After the long trek through the snow, her body was feeling the strain and tensing up. She’d probably wake up with sore arms and legs in the morning. The morning? When was that? She glanced at the clock on the screen in front of her. 1:47. Even in the dark months of winter, daybreak was less than five hours away.

She glanced toward the back of the store, wondering if Cal was having problems with the snowmobile. At the thought of his clenched fingers fumbling with wires under a cold hood, a rush of guilt crowded her brain. It didn’t seem fair that he was outside freezing while she was so warm and cozy inside the store. She had gathered up a couple of boxes of breakfast bars and a bunch of bananas that would serve as their breakfast when he returned. She hadn’t been able to find any apples, but what was the other thing Cal had requested? Chocolate bars? She reached up and grabbed a couple extra-large packages of peanut butter cups from the display next to the counter to add to her stockpile.

Settling back into position, she scanned the two top screens of the video feed which showed the dark outline of the front door and the deserted pumps at the “easy-on, easy-off” ramp next to the road. A chill of apprehension shot down her spine as she thought about Isobel’s husband, Ricky. Cal was right about Ricky not being the type of person to give up easily. Even though the SUV had driven past One Duck Shop without stopping, who was to say that it wouldn’t be back? If Ricky was half as cunning as Isobel claimed, the discovery of their hiding place was inevitable.

She glanced at the lower screens on the shelf, which offered a bird’s-eye view of the inside of the store. Mr. Ratten had set up monitoring devices at four surveillance locations. The extra precautions hadn’t been necessary back when she had worked the register. But five years ago, there had been a number of incidents involving petty theft and vandalism. The crime wave continued for several weeks, and the police had been stymied in their attempts to catch the delinquents. Nearly a month had passed before three teenagers were apprehended when information was provided through an anonymous tip. A few weeks later, when she was picking up a coffee at One Duck Shop, Mr. Ratten had confided his secret. He had caught the culprits in action on his newly installed security cameras and revealed their identities to the police.

What would Mr. Ratten say when he arrived in the morning and discovered the broken window and watched the security tape of what had

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