Sheriff Daddy (Montana Daddies Book 10) by Laylah Roberts (good book club books txt) 📗

Kiesha walked over and opened up the driver’s door.

“Are there keys in it?” Georgie asked.

“No, but I got this.”

What did that mean? Kiesha disappeared under the dashboard and then did something to the wires. Suddenly the truck started up.

“You know how to hotwire a vehicle?” Georgie asked.

“Got taught by the best. But I can’t drive for shit.”

“Help me with Marisol. I’ll drive.”

They got Marisol into the back. Then dived in the front. She took off with a spray of dirt.

Okay, this truck might look run down but it had a hell of an engine in it. She slid around a corner. This truck was the bomb. She raced out onto the road.

“Oh God! I don’t know what I’m more scared of, Saber or your driving!” Kiesha screamed as they raced towards the town.

To her shock, she laughed.

They were on the outskirts of the town when a cop car caught up to them, his sirens and lights on. But she wasn’t stopping until she got to the hospital. She squealed into the hospital car park.

A deputy sheriff’s car was behind them by now, but she didn’t care. She jumped out and started racing towards the entrance of the Emergency Room. Kiesha must have run interference because no one interrupted her.

As soon as she explained the situation, several people rushed out to get Marisol and she was wheeled away on a gurney.

She didn’t waste a minute, racing back out to the truck and climbing in. “Kiesha, get in!”

Kiesha stared at her, wide-eyed but jumped into the passenger seat. Then ignoring the yells of the deputy, who she vaguely recognized, she took off towards the sheriff’s department.

“Who knew you were such a rule-breaker!” Kiesha said.

“Ed. Need Ed.”

She pulled into the back of the sheriff’s department, not even bothering to turn off the truck. She raced into the building.

And the first person she saw was her brother, Sebastian.

Then she heard the sweetest sound ever.

“Georgie-girl?”

Turning, she flew into Ed’s arms. Finally. Home. Safe.

Twenty minutes later, she was sitting in Ed’s lap in his office.

She had an ice pack pressed to her swollen cheek, which Ed had nearly lost his shit over.

There was a blanket around her. And Ed’s hand was on the front of her throat, his fingers pressed lightly on her pulse.

As soon as they’d arrived, she and Kiesha had told them what had happened. Ed hadn’t wasted time in sending people out to the abandoned house to arrest Saber. He’d also called Linc, who had thankfully been contacted by the hospital and was already there with Marisol.

She hoped she would be all right. Ed had wanted her and Kiesha to go to the hospital, but they’d both insisted they were fine and he’d settled for August checking them both over.

Jace suddenly appeared in the doorway. “They’ve got him, boss. He was conscious when they found him. They’re bringing him in.”

Oh, thank God. She shared a look of profound relief with Kiesha, who was bundled up in another blanket on one of Ed’s chairs. That tight ball of fear in her stomach started to unravel.

He’d been arrested.

She was safe. Kiesha and Marisol were safe. Hopefully, Marisol would be all right.

Everything was all right.

“Good,” Ed said with satisfaction.

“I want a moment with him,” Marcus said darkly, studying her. All of her brothers had hugged her gently until Ed had insisted on having her to himself.

“Not happening,” Ed said firmly. “This is going by the book.”

There were a number of grumbles from her brothers.

“Give her to me,” Spencer demanded.

“No. Georgie’s mine now.”

“I want someone to fight over me,” Kiesha pouted. She looked over Georgie’s brothers with obvious appreciation.

Georgie felt like she should warn her. “They’re all players with commitment issues.”

“Really?” Kiesha asked.

“Yep.”

“My favorite kind.”

“Kiesha? Have you called the others?” Ed asked.

A door slammed. “Where are they? Where are my girls?” Isa demanded.

Then she and Cleo were there, hugging Kiesha. Next appeared O’Ryan and Juliet, who had her hand twisted around his shirt and was giving Georgie’s brothers a nervous look.

Chaos ensued, especially when Loki arrived. She still couldn’t believe that her brothers had all come out here because they were worried about her.

She guessed they really did love her.

“Right, all of you need to clear out. Kiesha, take some time off, okay?” Ed looked over at her. “You want to stay with Georgie and me?”

Kiesha shook her head. “I’m going home with Isa and Loki.”

Ed turned her face towards his. “Saber will be brought in any minute. I’m going to walk Kiesha out then check in with Ranger. You’ll be okay?”

No. But she nodded, setting down the ice pack. He lifted her off his lap, holding her hips as he studied her, as though he could sense that she was feeling uncertain and vulnerable. He ran a thumb over her cheek. His face was intense.

“Stay right here, understand? I’ll take you home soon.”

Home. That’s what she really wanted. Everyone gave her a hug. Even Juliet squeezed her hand and whispered something in O’Ryan’s ear.

O’Ryan grimaced. “Juliet said Reuben is glad you’re safe and if any of you need a therapist, he can fly one out.”

“That’s very kind of Reuben.” Weird. But kind.

They all left. Ed walked out with his arm wrapped around Kiesha.

“You okay with your man snuggling up to your friend like that?” Sebastian asked. There was suspicion in his gaze. Even though his question sounded challenging, she knew it was just his way. He was suspicious of everyone who wasn’t family.

“They’re like brother and sister,” she said, sitting in Ed’s chair. Her legs were unable to hold her up. August walked over and crouched in front of her, taking her hand in his so he could take her pulse.

“I’m all right, Gus,” she said, using the nickname he hated.

“You fucking scared the shit out of us, squirt,” Evan said. He didn’t talk much. Especially around strangers.

“I’m sorry,” she said. “Didn’t mean to get kidnapped. Not in my top twenty things to do.”

August set her hand down on her lap. “Your pulse is