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The Life She Found Without Him Chapter 29
Keith's face lit up, and he nodded eagerly. "That'd be perfect. No more long-distance. You can work your cases, I'll bring home the money, and we'll build a wonderful life together!"Looking into his eyes, Holly finally understood why the thought of returning to Velmora no longer frightened her.Keith believed in her completely. He admired her for who she was, and that was exactly why he'd fallen in love with her.With Keith by her side, she felt ready to face Velmora again.Holly took his hand and asked, "What if we end up in another shootout like we did that night? Doesn't that scare you?"Keith laced his fingers through hers. "Not as long as I'm with you."Pleased with his answer, Holly gave his cheek a playful pinch. "Alright, but don't say I didn't warn you."Six months later, Holly returned to work in Velmora.Keith couldn't wait to introduce Holly to his parents, who'd lived abroad for years and were fairly open-minded.They took to her right away, impressed by her beau
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Vincent froze, stunned by how calmly Holly had admitted it.She continued, "But that's all in the past."Her gaze grew distant as she thought back."The day you showed up with Tiffany just to humiliate me, I started loving you a little less. Eventually, I stopped loving you altogether."She turned toward Keith, who lay pale and motionless in the hospital bed, and her expression softened."Now I want to give myself a chance to fall in love with someone who values me, respects me, and would risk his life to protect me. I want to see where things go with Keith.""You…"Vincent tried to speak, but the words caught in his throat. He swayed, struggling to stay on his feet.He watched Holly look at Keith with a tenderness she hadn't shown him in a long time. And now he knew she never would again.A faint cough came from the bed.Keith's lashes fluttered as he struggled to open his eyes. When he saw Holly's tear-streaked face, he managed a weak smile.He said hoarsely, "Detective Ro
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"Keith!"Holly clung to Keith, tears streaming down her face.The speedboat raced toward shore, and Keith was rushed to the nearest hospital, where he was taken straight into surgery.The wait felt endless.While Holly waited, the Ortega family's elderly butler arrived. Seeing how distraught she was, he spoke gently."Mr. Ortega never stopped worrying about you. When he heard you'd gone to Merrin Point instead of heading home, he had a bad feeling and went straight there with a few others."Ms. Rosen, he really does love you. If he pulls through, would you please give him a chance?"Holly couldn't make sense of everything she was feeling.She hadn't realized Keith had been looking out for her, even when she was in danger. And when her life was on the line, he'd taken a bullet for her without a second thought.He had to pull through. There was still so much she wanted to tell him.She lost track of how long she'd been waiting. At last, the light above the operating room door w
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Gunfire erupted across the deck of the battered freighter.Holly dove aside as bullets tore into a nearby crate, sending splinters flying. She rolled behind a stack of crates, leaned out, and returned fire.Her aim was deadly accurate, and every shot drew a cry of pain from one of the gunmen. But she was badly outnumbered, and her ammunition was running low.By the time she rolled behind a metal winch, she'd fired her last round. Cold sweat soaked the back of her shirt.The moment Holly stopped firing, Lachlan broke into a nasty grin.He called out, "Out of bullets, Detective Rosen? What's the point of fighting? Come on out, and I might just make it quick."Footsteps approached from several directions, slow and cautious, closing in on her hiding place near the stern.Holly pressed her back against the cold metal wall, struggling to keep her breathing quiet. Pain shot through her wounded right arm, and blood had already soaked through her blouse.She was running out of options,
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Lachlan kept his gun pointed at Joan, who was still unconscious in the corner."I was going to switch boats once I reached international waters and disappear. But I spent half my life at the top, only to have a woman like you bring me down. You really think I'd just let that go?"Holly stared at him coldly. "What do you want?"Lachlan's gaze lingered on Holly's tense face before slowly traveling down her body. He gave her a leering grin."You're good in a fight, and you're a great shot. But can you dance?" he drawled, casually gesturing with the gun."Take your clothes off. One piece at a time. And don't stop until I'm satisfied."Holly went cold.Lachlan wasn't going to kill her right away. He wanted to make her suffer first.She could still hear Joan breathing faintly in the corner. As long as her grandmother was alive, Holly had no choice but to play along. If she refused, Lachlan would kill them both."Okay," she managed.With Lachlan watching, Holly slowly raised her han
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Late that night, thick fog hung over the harbor, turning everything dark and gray.A cold wind blew in off the sea, carrying the smell of salt and fish. Farther out, the lights of a few fishing boats flickered through the mist.Holly jumped out of the car at the meeting spot. Two men in work clothes emerged from the shadows.One had a cigarette hanging from his mouth. He looked her up and down, then asked in a raspy voice, "Here for the old lady?"Cold sweat ran down Holly's back, but she kept her voice steady. "Yes."Holly had faced danger plenty of times on the job. But this was different. Someone she loved was being held hostage, and it was up to her to bring Joan home.She wasn't afraid of dying. She'd accepted that risk the day she joined the force. What terrified her was the thought of losing her grandmother forever.The man with the cigarette gave his partner a look. The other man stepped forward and gave Holly a rough pat-down, running his hands over her coat, around her
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