by Dana R. Lynn
He cleared his throat. “We’ve got to get you down,” Judah said abruptly. “They could come back.”
“But you’re here now,” she said, like it solved all the world’s problems. Her confidence in him was...
Well, intoxicating, frankly.
And just as dangerous. Because he couldn’t let himself fall for her. He’d made the choice to be alone in life because he wasn’t good at relationships, and at thirty-four, people were starting to believe him when he said he had no plans to get married.
Surely one woman’s misplaced confidence in him couldn’t shake that.
“I need to get you down,” he repeated. “Safely.”
She raised an eyebrow. “Five minutes ago this was my rescue and I was calling the shots.”
“Yeah, well, now it’s my crime scene and I am. Life is funny that way. Your rope is still tied?” He looked over at it.
She checked the knots and he nodded. Judah glanced at the connectors on her harness, the buckles, and made sure everything was right. Buddy checks were habit still, even though it had been ages since he’d climbed with anyone.
Maybe he’d been wrong to be so antisocial.
A small part of him was afraid it was too late to change.
“You want to go first?” Judah asked her but they both knew it wasn’t really a question. Still, always gracious, Piper nodded. She motioned down to Jake, who nodded and gave her a thumbs-up, confirming that she was on belay in the best way he could since the river was too loud for either of them to hear the other. As they rappelled back down, Judah reminded himself to pay attention to what he was doing, but also found it easy to get lost in thought.
He wasn’t a man who was unaware of his faults, despite Levi accusing him of thinking he was perfect. Judah was well aware of his shortcomings.
Did he come across as aloof or arrogant because of the way he held himself apart from everyone else? He didn’t mean to.
They both came to the bottom of the rock wall and Judah found himself glancing at Piper.
Was this a second chance at what he’d let pass by the first time? Or rather, run from?
Just as quickly he shook the thought away. She had been attacked and it was his job to investigate it.
His job took priority right now. And if there was anything he was good at, it was prioritizing his job.
Hopefully, that attribute would come in handy to keep Piper safe.
Copyright © 2021 by Sarah Varland
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ISBN-13: 9781488072413
Amish Country Threats
Copyright © 2021 by Dana Roae
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