Special Forces: Operation Alpha: Protecting Joselyn (Kindle Worlds) by Melissa Kay Clarke

Author:Melissa Kay Clarke [Clarke, Melissa Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-06-19T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

He had been in her house. Donavan Freaking Beecher had been in Joselyn's house.

Pacing back and forth, weapon still in his hand, River glanced over at Joselyn's still body as she lay on his bed. Striding over, he touched her wrist and found her pulse still strongly beating. The steely jaws of the vise constricting his heart loosened marginally allowing him to take a deep breath. Letting it out slowly, he forced himself to stay calm. Feeling a bit more in control, he glanced at the clock and cursed. Where was Bull? It had already been fifteen minutes since Joselyn's scream sent him sprinting up the stairs to find her staring at her destroyed bed. Something in her had snapped and he prayed she wasn't broken completely. She couldn't be. No, his Joselyn was much too strong to let this break her. She was overloaded. She would be okay. She had to be okay.

A loud banging sounded on the door downstairs. "River! Open up, it's Bull."

"Thank God," River breathed as he holstered his weapon and bolted down the stairs. Disengaging the alarm, he threw the door open and stepped out of the way.

Bull entered the foyer. "EMS is right behind me. Have you secured the house?"

River shook his head. "I've been standing guard over Joselyn." He glanced back up the stairs with longing. He needed to get back to her.

"Go ahead. I'll take care of everything."

River threw Bull a grateful look and raced back to his bedroom. Dropping to his knees beside her, he took her hand and held it in his. Placing a kiss on her fingers he whispered, "Come on honey, time to wake up for a minute. Let me know you are okay. Please, Joselyn, open your eyes. You're scaring me." He rubbed her cold fingers with his hands.

A woman wearing the navy blue uniform of EMS appeared in the doorway. Taking in the scene, she briskly walked to Joselyn and began to examine her. "What happened?"

Quickly, he ran through the events. She nodded. "Did she hit her head when she fell?"

He shook his head. "I caught her." He stood and raked his fingers through his dark hair. "Will she be okay?"

A second technician stepped into the room carrying a black bag. Sitting it on the edge of the bed, he pulled out a blood pressure sleeve and stethoscope. "Let us finish the exam," she said not unkindly. "It'll take a few minutes. We'll let you know as soon as we are done."

A movement caught his attention and he glanced over to see Bull standing in the doorway motioning for River. "I'll be right outside if you need me," he said with one more look at Joselyn before joining his friend in the hallway.

Bull wasted no time getting right to the point. "We've checked the house from top to bottom. There's no sign of forced entry and all the doors and windows are locked. Was the system armed when you got here?"

He thought for a moment. "I think so.

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