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Silent Run

Silent Run

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Autoren: Barbara Freethy
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his head, staring straight ahead now. “The attraction is gone. You’re not going to seduce me into forgetting what you did to me, so don’t even try. I’m in charge now. I’m calling the shots."
    â€œThen why can’t you look at me?” she asked. He’d wanted this moment between them. In fact, he’d demanded it. Yet, now that it was here, he couldn’t look her in the eye. Was he afraid of what he might reveal?
    â€œBecause I can’t stand the sight of you,” he replied.
    Was that the truth? Or was he trying to cover up the fact that his feelings about her were nowhere near as clear as he’d just stated? She sensed that he was far more conflicted than he was willing to let on.
    Turning the key, Jake gunned the engine and pulled out of the parking spot with a squeal of tires.
    She grabbed onto the armrest to steady herself. “I can see that you’re in complete control,” she said sharply. “Would you slow down?"
    â€œI’m in a hurry to find my daughter. Then the two of us will be done."
    They wouldn’t be done; they’d just be beginning. Because there was no way she would let him walk away with Caitlyn without a fight. She knew she had a good reason for taking their child. She just had to remember what it was.
    Jake slowed down as they passed through the small downtown area of Los Olivos, where a large banner on Main Street announced an upcoming wine festival. As they left town, heading toward the mountains that would eventually take them to the coast, the landscape grew more rural. They passed vineyards, olive groves, horse farms, and even a few celebrity ranches. The scenery was lush and calm, sunshine bathing the rolling hills in a peaceful light. It was hard to believe that just two nights ago she’d been running for her life on these very roads. Actually, according to Deputy Manning, she’d been driving in from the coast, so maybe there was no reason why she’d recognize the scenery. She’d gotten into her accident long before she’d reached this stretch of road.
    As they turned off the main highway onto a much less traveled route, Sarah’s tension began to grow. The road began to climb, winding through the mountains, the area becoming more desolate. The canyons off to the side were dark and deep.
    â€œThe accident scene is just up there,” Jake said, consulting the notes he’d jotted down earlier. “Dylan said that coming from this direction there’s a turnout about a quarter mile after the point where your car went over the side. We can park there."
    Sarah didn’t bother to reply. Her gaze was focused on the fluttering strip of yellow danger tape that clung to the edges of the smashed guardrail on her side of the road. From what everyone had told her, she’d been coming from the other direction. She’d taken the turn too fast, crossed the highway, and gone over the side, narrowly missing a car coming from the direction she was currently traveling.
    Jake slowed down as they drove by the spot where her car had plunged off the side of the cliff. It was a steep descent down to the bottom of the canyon, the hillside filled with rocks, boulders, trees and other brush. He continued down the road until he could pull over at the turnout.
    As soon as he’d parked the car, Sarah got out and walked over to the edge of the road where a waist-high rail prohibited her from slipping down the hillside. As she gazed into the canyon, she couldn’t help wondering how on earth she’d survived the accident. She closed her eyes, trying to find some memory of the road, the canyon, the crash, of being trapped in the car.
    â€œSarah.” Jake’s voice interrupted her thoughts.
    â€œI’m trying to focus,” she complained, keeping her eyes closed.
    He didn’t reply, but she could hear his breath coming in impatient bursts, disturbing her concentration. She opened her eyes. “You’re not helping. You’re too close to me."
    â€œDon’t you remember anything?” he asked, his gaze boring into hers.
    â€œJust give me a minute.” She closed her eyes again, trying to at least relive the dream she’d had just before she’d woken up in the hospital.
    There had been a car in the rearview mirror, the lights drawing nearer. She’d pressed her foot down on the gas. She was running somewhere, looking for safety. But the rain was coming down

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