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Hidden Witness
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Hidden Witness
Beverly Long
Their marriage was fake. How he felt about her was anything but…Detective Chase Hollister knows the perils of protecting a witness. He’s got the bullet wound to prove it. But getting shot is nothing compared to his next assignment: fake marriage. Gorgeous fake wife. Living together 24/7 in a fake house. All to protect witness Raney Taylor from a very real assassin. As Chase and his new "wife" set up house, he realizes there’s something very genuine about his smoldering attraction to Raney. Then her safety is threatened and his every protective fiber goes on alert. Suddenly, although their wedding may have been a sham, Chase knows there's nothing fake about his feelings for this witness…
“Can we talk about the rules for a minute?” he asked.
“Rules?”
He waved his hand. “Expectations. Firm expectations. We remain in visual contact at all times. That means you don’t even step outside for a quick breath of fresh air without me. If you have to go to the bathroom, I’ll check it first and then stand outside the door.”
“I know we’re supposed to be newlyweds, but won’t people think that’s just a little over the top?”
“I’ll do it in a way that people won’t even notice.” She thought he perhaps underestimated that every woman’s eyes in the place would follow him. He was just so darn handsome, so darn male. “Got it. Visual contact. At all times. It’s just that I’m a little disappointed.”
“Why?” He looked very concerned.
She lowered her lashes. “Well, Detective Hollister. That wasn’t the only kind of contact I was hoping for tonight.”
Hidden Witness
Beverly Long
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
BEVERLY LONG enjoys the opportunity to write her own stories. She has both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in business and more than twenty years of experience as a human resources director. She considers her books to be a great success if they compel the reader to stay up way past their bedtime. Beverly loves to hear from readers. Visit www.beverlylong.com (http://www.beverlylong.com), or like her at facebook.com/beverlylong.romance (http://www.facebook.com/beverlylong.romance).
For Kate, Nick and Lydia,
who have a wonderful new home in Missouri.
Contents
Cover (#u75b6b9c8-d733-5a21-8c8d-e0435039b4bd)
Introduction (#u9a4f0c19-d3cd-56f6-befe-0d7f5ecc4de9)
Title Page (#u9acb6ae3-60ee-5f2f-b343-3b4c0f71abf4)
About the Author (#ucfe6abc7-4287-5c53-8778-9611d8d40747)
Dedication (#ubb7c14f5-b59a-5ce9-a926-da3e7b669aa1)
Chapter One (#u5ecd2902-5e31-5893-8d14-901fb108651e)
Chapter Two (#uacfa75e2-903a-5cb7-89ab-5f05a1176147)
Chapter Three (#ub78e4e96-1d53-55a9-a6d6-b610befed4ba)
Chapter Four (#u227e1d6d-43ef-5224-a0c7-9807c4a31f45)
Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)
Extract (#litres_trial_promo)
Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter One (#ulink_c17c5f0f-1cc6-5882-9ee6-4b33300f25a4)
Chase Hollister heard his cell phone ring and used his forearm to pull the pillow that he slept half-on and half-under closer around his ears. It rang four times and clicked over to voice mail. Thirty seconds later, it started ringing again.
“Damn,” he muttered, tossing off the pillow. He glanced at the number, saw that it was his brother and reached for the phone.
He pushed a button. “I have not had any sleep for twenty-eight hours,” Chase said. “This better be good.”
“Brick is dead,” Bray said.
Chase sat up in bed. He hadn’t heard the man’s name in over eight years. Hadn’t spoken it himself for much longer. “How?”
“Car accident. His sister was with him. They had a double funeral two days ago.”
Chase had met his stepfather’s older sister once, maybe twice. He recalled that even as a teenager, he’d known there was something odd about her. That family had a bad gene pool.
“Anybody else get hurt?” Chase asked.
“Nope. One car. Only Brick and Adelle in it. They were on their way to Brick’s doctor’s appointment.”
Beverly Long
Their marriage was fake. How he felt about her was anything but…Detective Chase Hollister knows the perils of protecting a witness. He’s got the bullet wound to prove it. But getting shot is nothing compared to his next assignment: fake marriage. Gorgeous fake wife. Living together 24/7 in a fake house. All to protect witness Raney Taylor from a very real assassin. As Chase and his new "wife" set up house, he realizes there’s something very genuine about his smoldering attraction to Raney. Then her safety is threatened and his every protective fiber goes on alert. Suddenly, although their wedding may have been a sham, Chase knows there's nothing fake about his feelings for this witness…
“Can we talk about the rules for a minute?” he asked.
“Rules?”
He waved his hand. “Expectations. Firm expectations. We remain in visual contact at all times. That means you don’t even step outside for a quick breath of fresh air without me. If you have to go to the bathroom, I’ll check it first and then stand outside the door.”
“I know we’re supposed to be newlyweds, but won’t people think that’s just a little over the top?”
“I’ll do it in a way that people won’t even notice.” She thought he perhaps underestimated that every woman’s eyes in the place would follow him. He was just so darn handsome, so darn male. “Got it. Visual contact. At all times. It’s just that I’m a little disappointed.”
“Why?” He looked very concerned.
She lowered her lashes. “Well, Detective Hollister. That wasn’t the only kind of contact I was hoping for tonight.”
Hidden Witness
Beverly Long
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
BEVERLY LONG enjoys the opportunity to write her own stories. She has both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in business and more than twenty years of experience as a human resources director. She considers her books to be a great success if they compel the reader to stay up way past their bedtime. Beverly loves to hear from readers. Visit www.beverlylong.com (http://www.beverlylong.com), or like her at facebook.com/beverlylong.romance (http://www.facebook.com/beverlylong.romance).
For Kate, Nick and Lydia,
who have a wonderful new home in Missouri.
Contents
Cover (#u75b6b9c8-d733-5a21-8c8d-e0435039b4bd)
Introduction (#u9a4f0c19-d3cd-56f6-befe-0d7f5ecc4de9)
Title Page (#u9acb6ae3-60ee-5f2f-b343-3b4c0f71abf4)
About the Author (#ucfe6abc7-4287-5c53-8778-9611d8d40747)
Dedication (#ubb7c14f5-b59a-5ce9-a926-da3e7b669aa1)
Chapter One (#u5ecd2902-5e31-5893-8d14-901fb108651e)
Chapter Two (#uacfa75e2-903a-5cb7-89ab-5f05a1176147)
Chapter Three (#ub78e4e96-1d53-55a9-a6d6-b610befed4ba)
Chapter Four (#u227e1d6d-43ef-5224-a0c7-9807c4a31f45)
Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)
Extract (#litres_trial_promo)
Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter One (#ulink_c17c5f0f-1cc6-5882-9ee6-4b33300f25a4)
Chase Hollister heard his cell phone ring and used his forearm to pull the pillow that he slept half-on and half-under closer around his ears. It rang four times and clicked over to voice mail. Thirty seconds later, it started ringing again.
“Damn,” he muttered, tossing off the pillow. He glanced at the number, saw that it was his brother and reached for the phone.
He pushed a button. “I have not had any sleep for twenty-eight hours,” Chase said. “This better be good.”
“Brick is dead,” Bray said.
Chase sat up in bed. He hadn’t heard the man’s name in over eight years. Hadn’t spoken it himself for much longer. “How?”
“Car accident. His sister was with him. They had a double funeral two days ago.”
Chase had met his stepfather’s older sister once, maybe twice. He recalled that even as a teenager, he’d known there was something odd about her. That family had a bad gene pool.
“Anybody else get hurt?” Chase asked.
“Nope. One car. Only Brick and Adelle in it. They were on their way to Brick’s doctor’s appointment.”
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