When Romance Prevails (The Dark Horse Trilogy Book 3) by Dane Cynthia

Author:Dane, Cynthia [Dane, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance
Publisher: Barachou Press
Published: 2014-12-22T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Perhaps the most difficult thing Hunter found to accomplish in this endeavor was convincing Kerri that he had everything under control. “Trust me,” he said more than once. “You’ll be safe with me. No one will find us until we’re ready to be found.”

He had to project that protective aura if he was going to keep Kerri calm and content. She was always on the verge of breaking down if Hunter did not assert himself as the one in charge in this situation. It wasn’t about dominating her or making her into a kept woman. He would have been just as happy – perhaps even more so – if Kerri’s bearings were together and she had a plan of action as well. For in truth Hunter barely knew what the hell he was doing, and he was afraid of letting it show, lest Kerri give up all hope. He couldn’t bear to see her just as down as she was in her prison cell of a bedroom back at the Governor’s Mansion.

But Hunter could only do so much to make sure their tracks were covered. This cabin, for one, was only a temporary solution until he could figure out a way to get them out to California or somewhere else far away from here. He had connections there, and even if they were found it would be that much harder for their parents to make a stink – especially when locals wouldn’t give a damn about another place’s internal politics. Money wasn’t an issue, but keeping a low profile was. The only person who knew they were here was the old gentleman who rented the place to Hunter under an assumed name. (The only place he could do so.) Serial killers probably hid out here a time or two. So far there were no blood stains anywhere.

Hunter was the only one who left the cabin, and he did so for no longer than an hour if he could help it. There was a motor scooter out back that he rode into the nearest town to pick up food with cash. He bought newspapers too – he was afraid to turn on his phone – to keep up with what was happening, but kept these from Kerri unless she asked for them, which she never did. The news was usually a day or two old, so it took a few days for them to finally see the fallout of their running away.

“Governor’s Daughter Missing” was the major headline three days later. Hunter waited until Kerri was in the shower to read it. “Kerri Mitchell was last seen shopping with her mother, where she disappeared without a word.” The article went on to say that due to no signs of a struggle, the police believed Miss Mitchell went missing on her own accord. In normal circumstances it would be dropped, but since her father was the governor…

“What does it say?” Kerri asked that night. She was curled up on the bed with a book.

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