Total pages in book: 159
Estimated words: 155775 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 779(@200wpm)___ 623(@250wpm)___ 519(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 155775 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 779(@200wpm)___ 623(@250wpm)___ 519(@300wpm)
No, then he might think that she was interested in him.
You are interested in him . . .
Yes, but he doesn’t need to know that.
“Addie, I didn’t give permission to look away from me,” Cash said sternly.
Whoa.
Her gaze shot back up to his. That was one firm voice. And not one that she could ignore. She pointed to his boots.
“Don’t worry about my boots. The puke will come off. I want you to listen to me. I don’t know why you puked, but I could guess. No, keep looking at me.”
Shoot. She hadn’t even realized that her gaze had shifted away from him.
“I won’t remind you again,” he warned as a set of headlights hit them full beam.
She winced and held her hand up to shield her eyes. Thankfully, it drove past and she could breathe easier.
“What the hell?” Cash muttered as the car turned and the lights hit them again. The car parked in front of his truck as Cash gently nudged her behind his back.
“Stay behind me. I mean it, Addie. Disobeying me right now will make me very unhappy.”
Right. And they wouldn’t want that.
Sheesh.
She’d been trying to sound sarcastic, but the truth was that she didn’t want him to be unhappy. She wanted him to smile. What would he look like when he smiled?
God.
Maybe it was better if she didn’t know. Because he was already ridiculously attractive. That might send her over the edge and she wouldn’t survive.
A car door opened and her stomach tightened.
You are not going to vomit.
It was probably just someone stopping to check that they were okay.
Still, she had a strange feeling in her stomach. And she wished Ralen were here. How far away was that gas station?
Cash stood casually, his entire demeanor relaxed and uncaring. Still, there must have been a part of him that was concerned. Otherwise he wouldn’t have told her to stay behind him, right?
“You folks all right here?” A large man stepped out of the car. He had to be half a foot taller than Cash, with wide shoulders and a muscular build.
Those nerves in her stomach built.
She had a bad feeling about this. She looped her hand into Cash’s belt. He probably thought she was nutty, but for some reason, she just needed to hold onto him.
He didn’t even glance back at her so maybe he didn’t feel her hand around his belt.
“We’re all good, thanks,” Cash told him. “This one just had something bad for dinner and it ended up all on my boots.” He pointed down at his boots. She cringed, still feeling bad about that. Oh, well, she’d grab hold of them when they got to wherever they were going and wash them.
It suddenly occurred to her that she had no idea where they were going. Shouldn’t they have stayed back at the hotel room to wait for her sisters? She hadn’t even left them a message.
They’d obviously gotten separated from their phones. Maybe even from each other.
“Ahh, I see,” the big guy said, crossing his arms over his chest. “That’s too bad.”
It was too bad. Especially if it ruined Cash’s boots.
“So thanks for stopping and checking, but as you can see we’re fine. We’re about to be on our way,” Cash told him.
Right. As soon as Ralen returned. She was starting to feel a bit worried about him.
“Just the two of you is it?” the man asked, making her tense. Why would he ask that?
“That’s right,” Cash replied. “It’s just the two of us. Can we help you?”
“I thought you’d never ask,” the big guy replied. “You can do something for me. You can give me the keys to your pickup.”
“Now why would I want to do something like that?” Cash asked.
“Because otherwise I’m going to have to come over there and take them from you.”
“You and what army?” Cash drawled.
Jesus, he was acting rather carefree considering that this guy had probably a hundred pounds on him.
And then things went from bad to worse.
Because the car doors behind the big guy opened and three more men got out.
These were not good odds.
It made her squeak. Cash reached around him to take hold of her hand that was holding his belt, giving it a light squeeze.
So he had realized that her hand was caught up in his belt?
What were they going to do? Would they hurt Cash? Would they hurt her? They certainly didn’t look like very nice men.
“Now, I bet you’re wishing you just handed over those keys, aren’t you?” the first man said. “Because if you had, I would’ve just taken your vehicle and been on my way. But now, as well as taking your truck, we’re gonna have to take your girl.”
Another squeak of fear. She was trembling as Cash gently removed her hand from his belt.
“Afraid I can’t let you do that,” Cash replied.