Sadie's Guarded Harbor (Safe Haven Women's Shelter Book 3) by Danielle M Haas

Author:Danielle M Haas [Haas, Danielle M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Danielle M Haas
Published: 2024-05-16T00:00:00+00:00

14

Sadie’s hand trembled as she tried to fit the key into the lock. She’d ridden the high of adrenaline and satisfaction that Mitch was locked away in jail through the last hour or so. But now that the statements were taken and the job behind her, she couldn’t steady her fingers to unlock the damn door and get inside.

The extra weight of a sleeping Amelia in her arms didn’t help. How could such a small child weigh so much?

“Do you need help?” Tommy’s husky voice combined with the whipping wind and slid against the back of her neck.

She gritted her teeth and finally fit the key in the hole. “You didn’t need to walk me to my door. I’m fine.”

Tommy snorted. “I remember having this same conversation with you last night. Only the roles were reversed.”

She cast a grin over her shoulder then pushed open the door. She plunked her keys into the white ceramic dish on a table pressed against the wall. “Mission accomplished. Now to get this little one settled in her bed. Give me a minute.”

Tommy stood hunched with his hands in the front pockets of his jeans. The porch light washed over him. Hard lines dominated his face. Creases at the corners of his eyes spoke of more than concern over seeing her to her house. “Take your time.”

She tucked in her lips, debating her next move. She didn’t want him to take off as soon as Amelia was tucked in for the night. Not after what they’d just been through. “Why don’t you grab us a couple of beers from the fridge, and I’ll meet you in the living room?”

“Perfect.”

She hurried down the carpeted hall to Amelia’s room. She kept the lights off and didn’t bother to change Amelia into pajamas. Her heart shot to her throat as she stared down at her beautiful daughter. Her entire life was centered around making sure Amelia was safe and loved and happy. The idea that someone would ever hurt one hair on her head twisted her stomach in knots.

Clara Parson had lived Sadie’s worst nightmare tonight. Every ounce of her wanted to make sure Clara never had to experience the pain and terror she’d survived tonight, but she couldn’t make decisions for anyone but herself. Couldn’t force Clara to grab her children and run like hell from the man who hurt her.

Blowing out a shuddering breath, she pressed a kiss to Amelia’s forehead and shut her bedroom door as she made her way back out to the living room. Tonight had conjured up too many of her own fears, brought back too many memories she’d tried to bury.

That beer was calling her name.

Tommy sat on the far end of the sectional. He’d draped his jacket over the back of the couch. Mittens sat on his lap, begging for attention. Tommy ran a hand over the fat cat’s back. “What do you feed this thing? He’s huge.”

She settled beside him on the couch and grabbed the brown bottle he’d uncapped and placed on the coffee table.

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