Here's an excerpt from my new book, EVER HOPEFUL:
The next few seconds
moved in slow motion. As Laura watched in horror, Alec spun and shot Justin.
Laura didn’t stop to think, didn’t worry about the fact that this was one of
the people she’d been running from. Her only instinct was to see if she could
help him. She ran to Justin where he fell and tried to stop the bleeding.
She thought she might
be screaming, but she wasn’t even sure.
“Get up. Laura. I
don’t have time to screw around now,” Alec said. “That shot’s going to bring
people running.”
The horses were out
in their pastures, but Laura could hear Red barking and growling from inside
the tack room. She tried to remember if May and Josh were home to call for
help. Surely they would have heard the gunshot….
But no, they had gone
out earlier this morning. They wouldn’t be home for a few hours. Cade was out
on the ranch. Laura was alone.
She crouched next to
Justin and felt for a pulse. It wasn’t strong, but it was still there. Justin
was still alive. Laura turned and stood between his prone body and Alec. “You
killed him.”
Alec laughed. “No, I
didn’t, Laura. You did. You pulled a gun and shot him when he tried to talk you
into coming home.”
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