Theo (Silver Team Book 1) by Riley Edwards
Author:Riley Edwards [Edwards, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rebels Romance
Published: 2023-07-26T18:30:00+00:00
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One. Two. Three. Four. Five.
Five knocks.
Then⦠âBridget, Iâm opening the door, donât shoot.â
My heart had been pounding in my chest for what seemed like hours. My palms were sweaty to the point I was worried Theoâs gun was going to drop from my hands.
What if Theo wasnât alone?
What if heâd been captured and someone was out there with him making him knock on the door so I wouldnât shoot?
My mind whirled with different possibilities. All of them scarier than the last.
No.
Theo wouldnât knock if someone was out there. Heâd just open the door and let me start shooting.
Oh, God.
What if I accidentally shot Theo or Easton?
The door slowly opened and I held my breath. It opened farther and my heart thumped harder. Finally Theoâs big, beautiful body came into view. I dropped the gun and launched myself at him. He rocked back but easily caught me, wrapping his arms around my back and holding me close.
âEverythingâs fine. Youâre safe.â
âEaston?â I croaked.
âGetting our bags ready to go.â
I didnât lift my head out of his neck when I asked, âWeâre leaving?â
âYeah, baby, someone was in the backyard.â I tensed and Theo kept right on giving it to me straight. âHe got over the fence, the light came on, and he fled. Garrett caught it on camera but the guy was wearing a mask.â
âSo how do you know itâs a man?â
âDonât know for sure. But when I say fence I really mean a six-foot wall. A woman would have to be taller than average and strong to get herself over. And if the person was short and strong as fuck, Garrett wouldâve noted the person could be a woman.â
That was kind of sexist. I was sure there were plenty of women who could easily hop a six-foot wall but right then facing another move, I didnât have it in me to stand up for the sisterhood and protest.
Theo walked farther into the closet and in a show of his superior strength he squatted to pick up his gun Iâd dropped while I was wrapped around his midsection like a deranged monkey. I couldnât find it in me to be embarrassed. After another terrifying incident I needed him close. I needed his heat and the comfort he gave me and I didnât care what that said about me.
I was over being strong.
I was over being stuck in fight or flight.
I was over preparing for a battle that would one day sneak up on me. I didnât know when it was coming, I just knew it was.
Theo came out of his squat, shut the safe room doorâa room I was grateful he didnât make me get into because I wasnât lying. I wouldâve had a full-blown panic attack. Iâd always hated small spaces. Hated the feel of being closed in. Nothing traumatic had happened to me, I just didnât like it.
âThank you for not making me go in there,â I mumbled.
âIâd never ask you to do something that would cause you harm.â
I believed that. But in this case, giving in to what I wanted put him at risk.
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