Читать книгу Plain Pursuit - Alison Stone - Страница 3

Anna saw a dark shadow flicker between cornstalks.

She spun around and plowed through the stalks. Each of her frantic steps was met with a rustling off to her right. Stalks whacked her face. Please help me, Lord. Sensing she was losing ground, she spun back around to face her potential attacker.

Two strong hands gripped her upper arms. A bloodcurdling scream died on her lips when she glanced up to find Eli’s concerned gaze on her.

“Someone…” Anna swallowed hard. “Someone was in there.”

He pointed to the house. “Go wait up there while I check it out.”

Anna nodded and jogged to the house.

After what seemed like forever, Eli strode toward her. “I didn’t see anything.” He narrowed his gaze. “What exactly did you see?”

“I don’t know. Maybe I was imagining things. Maybe I’m as paranoid as my brother.”

“No, your brother was worried about you.” He glanced back toward the fields. “Until I figure out why, I want to keep an eye on you.”