Safe Harbor (2013)
““Nicole?” he said, holding her limp body in his arms.
He carried her out of the closet and marched through the house.
“What happened?” the forensic tech asked.
Alex shook his head and aimed for the back room where he’d taken her last night. He couldn’t answer the tech because he couldn’t speak past the ball lodged in his throat. He blamed himself for encouraging her to go face-to-face with the fear that had traumatized her last night.
“Can you get me a cup of water?” Alex asked....
“Sure.”
Alex laid Nicole on the thick-cushioned sofa and took her pulse. It raced like a speeding train, and her skin was growing paler by the minute. He brushed hair off her face and whispered in a low voice.
“Nicole, it’s okay. Please wake up, sweetheart.” He hadn’t meant for the endearment to slip out but at this point didn’t care.MoreLess
He carried her out of the closet and marched through the house.
“What happened?” the forensic tech asked.
Alex shook his head and aimed for the back room where he’d taken her last night. He couldn’t answer the tech because he couldn’t speak past the ball lodged in his throat. He blamed himself for encouraging her to go face-to-face with the fear that had traumatized her last night.
“Can you get me a cup of water?” Alex asked....
“Sure.”
Alex laid Nicole on the thick-cushioned sofa and took her pulse. It raced like a speeding train, and her skin was growing paler by the minute. He brushed hair off her face and whispered in a low voice.
“Nicole, it’s okay. Please wake up, sweetheart.” He hadn’t meant for the endearment to slip out but at this point didn’t care.MoreLess
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