Forbidden Lovers. Kimberley Troutte
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Название: Forbidden Lovers
Автор: Kimberley Troutte
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
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“No!” Julia yelled. “Stop. I’ll go with you. Just put that thing away.”
Captain shook his head. “You’re not going with these goons.”
The head guard stepped forward. “Stay out of this or we’ll have you both arrested.”
“On what grounds?” Captain growled.
“Trespassing.”
Captain laughed and then looked around the room, searching for...who? His gaze settled on someone Julia couldn’t see behind Captain’s big frame.
“Why didn’t you fire these two jackasses already?” he asked.
The room went still. All eyes were on Captain.
Who was he?
After a few beats of silence, the head guard spoke up again. “I don’t know what you’re trying to pull, mister. But enough is enough.” He reached for Julia, yanking her sleeve off her shoulder. She had to scramble to keep “her treasures” from popping out of the blouse, just as Tía Nona had predicted.
Captain took a swing and cold-cocked the guard. He was out before he hit the floor.
The other guard’s eyes went wide. “Don’t move!” He stepped forward with his gun aimed at Captain’s chest.
“No!” Julia cried out.
But Captain didn’t flinch. He actually said, “Drop it.”
Julia was terrified his bravado was going to get him shot.
“Please, Captain. Let’s just go,” she begged.
He didn’t move. “Stay behind me, sweetheart.”
RW Harper’s voice boomed. “What in the hell is going on here?”
Captain didn’t turn or take his eye off the gun. “About time.”
Julia’s heart sank. Was Captain RW’s partner or a friend? Whatever the case, he wasn’t on her side if he was buddies with that monster.
“Speak!” RW demanded.
“You tell me, Dad. Why are you trying to have my ex-fiancée arrested?”
There was a collective gasp in the room.
Julia couldn’t make a sound because she couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t see straight. Or think.
Dad? My ex-fiancée? The words didn’t make sense. Her heart beat in her ears and her vision tunneled.
Air, I need air.
“Put the gun away,” RW ordered. He turned his attention to Captain and, to Julia’s utter surprise, he clapped the man on the back. RW was smiling so big that he looked like a different man. She’d never seen Mr. Harper when he was not angry. “Matthew! So glad you came home.”
Matthew? She was weak; her legs wobbled.
Someone behind her clapped. Another followed suit. Applause, whistles and hoots filled the room, along with prayers of “¡Gracias a Dios!” and “It’s a miracle!”
Julia couldn’t speak. Her head pounded. Her throat closed.
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