The Lumberjack's Baby Bear by Sophie Stern

Author:Sophie Stern [Stern, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sophie Stern
Published: 2019-10-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Polly

What would otherwise be a tender moment abruptly ends when someone breaks in the front door. I know Jace had it locked. He always locks the door. Instantly, I hear shouting and yelling in the other room. Jace motions for me to be quiet.

“The baby,” I whisper, trying to push past him to the living room. Baby Brandon is out there, and he’s all alone. I don’t know how Greg and Andrew found us, but they did, and I need to get to the baby before it’s too late.

Jace shakes his head, though. He doesn’t say anything, and I realize that he’s got this under control. The look on his face says that he has all of this under control.

And I realize that he does.

This is Jace’s territory. No matter what happens next, he’s got this in the bag. He’s the one who lives here. He’s the one who’s familiar with the land. He’s the one who understands exactly how everything works in this area. Jace is the guy who gave up his life in the city to move to the wilderness and live that lumberjack life.

He’s got this.

Andrew and Greg might be evil at heart, but they’re also not from around here. There’s so much they don’t understand. They don’t know the layout of the woods or the mountains. They don’t really know anything. Maybe they don’t even know Jace is here.

I’m not sure.

I look at him, and I nod, letting him know that I believe in him. He’s going to be able to save us. All of us. Whatever happens next is going to change everything, but I have a feeling that we’re all going to walk out of the situation just fine.

Jace nods and swallows hard. He looks over his shoulder toward the door to the bedroom. It’s closed over, but it’s not locked, and I wonder what’s running through his mind. I know he doesn’t like the fact that intruders came to his home. We both thought it would happen, but neither one of us thought it would happen this fast.

And we certainly didn’t think it would happen like this.

For a second, I think he’s going to go barreling into the living room, but he doesn’t. Instead, he pushes open the window, climbs out, and closes it behind him. It all happens so quickly. I stay exactly where I am, but I look over to see him. He shifts right outside the window, changing into his bear form, and I know that no matter what happens next, it’s not going to be pretty.

There’s shouting coming from the living room and my first instinct is to rush out into the room. I turn toward the sounds.

“Check the bedroom!” One of the voices says, and that’s it. There’s nowhere for me to hide, so I don’t bother trying. What am I going to do? Try to fit under the bed? Yeah, there’s no way. Besides, I’ve seen enough horror movies to know that never goes over well. They’ll instantly find me, so I don’t bother moving.

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