The Marshal's Hostage
“The dizziness hit her hard and fast, and if Dallas hadn’t caught her, she would have dropped to the floor.
Oh, mercy.
The drink had been drugged with something. She was sure of it. But she couldn’t take the time to berate herself for downing it like water.
She had to get Dallas out of there now.
“You have to go,” she repeated. Except she hardly recognized her own words. She sounded like a drunk. Felt like one, too.
“I’m not going anywhere,” Dallas snarled, and he scooped her... up in his arms.
Joelle shook her head and prayed she could convince him to leave. Unfortunately, her mouth was partly numb, and the words didn’t come.
“Who drugged you?” he demanded. “Why did you say it wasn’t safe for either of us?”
She’d said that last part because her suddenly fuzzy brain had let it slip.MoreLess
Oh, mercy.
The drink had been drugged with something. She was sure of it. But she couldn’t take the time to berate herself for downing it like water.
She had to get Dallas out of there now.
“You have to go,” she repeated. Except she hardly recognized her own words. She sounded like a drunk. Felt like one, too.
“I’m not going anywhere,” Dallas snarled, and he scooped her... up in his arms.
Joelle shook her head and prayed she could convince him to leave. Unfortunately, her mouth was partly numb, and the words didn’t come.
“Who drugged you?” he demanded. “Why did you say it wasn’t safe for either of us?”
She’d said that last part because her suddenly fuzzy brain had let it slip.MoreLess
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