Читать книгу Alaskan Christmas Cold Case - Sarah Varland - Страница 9
Оглавление“Erynn, get down!”
Noah’s shoulder slammed against Erynn as she heard the gunshot. Pain exploded in her wrist, which she’d fallen on. Noah was shielding her with his body.
Willing to die so she wouldn’t have to. Just like her dad.
A sob choked Erynn’s throat, but she was powerless to move. “Where is he?”
“On top of one of the buildings.”
Another shot, this one close enough that the broken sidewalk sprayed pieces of concrete in her direction, hitting her on the arm.
“We’ve got to move. You can’t get shot because of me.” He just couldn’t.
“We need to run. See the bushes to the right?” They’d known each other long enough, Erynn guessed, that their minds were in sync enough that they moved as one toward cover.
He’d almost gotten killed. Because of her. Grief pressed in, suffocated her with its weight.
To think she’d been close to hoping maybe she and Noah could talk about what they’d avoided discussing or confronting about their feelings for so many years.
She couldn’t now.
Couldn’t ever.
