“Brittany and Bethany were finally asleep upstairs, but only after insisting Ash tell them a half-dozen fractured fairy tales. Ash had Beverly Issacs's word, for what it was worth, that a squad car would cruise the neighborhood all night, just in case. Joey stood stiffly, watching him. Her sister occupied the rocking chair, and her stepfather Matthew Bradshaw sat in the recliner. Ash took a seat on the sofa, and Joey immediately sat down beside him, her body tight to his. He put an arm aroun...d her, bent to kiss her cheek. Why he felt like a lion protecting its mate, he didn't know. He wished he could take every ounce of her pain and suffer it himself. But he couldn't. The best he could do was help her through this as he'd promised he would. She'd seemed to take strength from that promise. He vowed to live up to it. "Does Ted know you're back?" Joey's voice was as tense as her body. Caroline shook her head. "I'm going to call him later, before I go to bed." Joey glanced at Ash, worry in her eyes, then looked back at her sister.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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