Page 100 of An Unexpected Home

Chapter 25

It was almost noon and Leah had yet to hear from Brandon. She knew that he was planning to go home and get a little sleep after his shift, so he must have just been more tired than he let on.

Making a quick decision, she left Carly and Melanie a note saying that she would be right back. She wanted to bring Brandon some lunch so that when he woke up, he had something to eat.

She walked to the deli, grabbed a couple of sandwiches and then jumped in her car for the mile drive to Brandon’s.

His car was there when she pulled in, so she assumed she was right and that he was just sleeping.

Stepping out she reached back inside to pick up the sandwiches when she was suddenly hit from behind and forced into the car.

Standing over her was Will Huntington holding a gun.

“Get in the passenger seat,” he snarled.

She did as he said, her heart beating a mile a minute.

“Will you don’t –”

“Don’t say a word,” he growled, grabbing the keys and starting the car.

He looked wild and crazy, not at all like the clean-cut guy she had known all those years. His clothes were dirty and his hair and beard were both long and scraggly.

She wasn’t sure how unstable he was but guessed it to be pretty high considering he was holding her at gunpoint.

“You think that you just get to go away and get a whole new life after you ruined mine,” he said as he drove.

She held her tongue and didn’t say a word.

She knew that trying to reason with him would most likely get her nowhere.

He kept driving and kept talking. About her family ruining his. His mom dying because of the shame that her dad and uncle put on her. All of it was seemingly her fault or at least her family’s.

He drove with one hand on the wheel and the other pointing the gun at her. It was low so that no one driving by would be able to see it. She thought about trying to overpower him but was afraid he would crash the car and the gun would accidentally go off. Then she thought about just opening her door and jumping or rolling out. But then she worried that she would be too hurt to get up and run.

There seemed to be no good solution.

About ten minutes after the drive started, he pulled up to a drive right on the outside of town. It looked like a nice home and Leah didn't have any clue why they would be here.

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