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“What should I do, Dalton?”
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Hiding was goingto drive Blakely out of her mind. Doing nothing was the absolute worst. “Tell me what to do because I can’t leave my family hanging like this. There has never been a time when I wasn’t there for them.”
Dalton raked his fingers through his hair. “How tired are you?”
“I’m wide awake now,” she admitted.
“Let’s go get Bethany.”
“How?” Did she dare hope he had a plan? Could they grab Bethany and bring her back to Galveston with them to hide out for a few days? What would that do to Chase?Chase.
“We’ll figure it out on the drive over,” he said.
“I’ll grab clothes for her,” Blakely said before throwing another jogging suit in her handbag along with the only other shoes she could find, ballet flats she’d packed.
Within a matter of minutes, they were back on the road.
The drive didn’t take long at night with no traffic.
“You’re authorized to go in the room, so maybe we arrange a swap while the nurses aren’t looking?” Dalton asked after parking in the lot.
It could work. “I can change clothes with Bethany, and then she can walk out with you.”
“We’ll pretend to be a couple so I can hide her face,” he added. It was cover, so the idea shouldn’t bother her as much as it did.
“And then, I’ll come out and say goodbye,” she said. “Make a show of them seeing my face so they won’t suspect anything.”
“As busy as the nursing staff is, we have a good chance a different one will be at the station if we hold off for a few minutes,” he reasoned. Someone was always at the station, but the nurses moved in and out of rooms.
“Let’s do this.”
Chapter Twenty-Four
The first part of the mission was a success. Dalton and Bethany waited in the parking lot. Now all Blakely had to do was give it a few minutes, and she could make her exit.
The sound of feet shuffling outside of her door sent her pulse flying. She climbed into bed, turned away from the door and pretended to be asleep. She forgot how often nurses came in and checked on patients. Bethany had complained about getting no sleep while in the hospital after having Chase.
This was so not good. Could she reach for her cell without drawing attention?
Footsteps sounded after the door was closed. The nurse was inside the room.
Hold on.
Something was off.
Would a nurse close the door behind her after entering the room?
No.
Someone was here.
Dalton would have made his presence known.
Squinting, she searched for something to use as a weapon on the nightstand next to the bed.
“You just won’t die,” came a growl from the familiar voice. A jolt of shock rocketed through her. Awhooshsoundfilled her ears as panic gripped her. Now she knew who was behind the attempts to kill her. And she couldn’t believe who it was.
