Page 33 of Train Wreck

Hugh moved the curtain and grinned. “Looks like my ride is here.”

“How did you manage that?”

“Sheriff Weller had packed a satellite phone. I guess he uses it up in those woods he’s in charge of. I called my boss.”

I handed him the necklace. “How do you know you can trust him?”

“I just do,” Hugh said and pulled me in again for another kiss.

There was a knock on the door before Clark called out from the other side. “Your ride is here.”

“I’ll be out in a second,” Hugh called. His gaze searched mine. “I don’t blame Teddy for wanting to keep you all to himself.”

I didn’t want to respond to that. I didn’t know how. Teddy had known I was destined for his brother, and yet, he’d never said a word. My feelings for the man had morphed into highs and lows, like a roller coaster with no end. One minute I thought my ex had cared about me, heck, even trusted me, and the next I was swamped with fierce anger that he hadn’t trusted me enough to tell me the truth.

“The sooner we get Victor picked up, the less danger you’ll be in. Please wait on going back to your house until we track him down.”

I nodded. I wouldn’t be going home alone, no matter how much I’d want to go.

Hugh rubbed his thumb across my lips. “No frowning. I’m due for a vacation. I’ll be back before you know it, to collect on that date.”

He kissed me once more and then headed for the door. I watched through the window as he climbed onto the helicopter, and within minutes, he was gone.

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