Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 28

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I woke to the sound of a truck coming down the gravel drive. It had been another restless

night filled with lucid dreams. My body ached as I rolled off the couch, and slid my hand into

my boot, grabbing my knife, my heart pounded in my chest as I crept towards the door.

Creedon wasn’t taking me again. I would end myself before he could touch me, or I’d slice his

balls off before I ever let him touch me again. The anxiety made me nauseous and I wanted to

hurl as I stretched up to check out the peephole for any movement. What I saw was Carter’s

truck. I sagged in relief and threw open the door, not giving a damn about the fact that I was

wearing the tweety bird tee and boyshorts, hair in disarray.

“You sure know how to give a girl a heart attack,” I hollered, as he pulled out a bag of

charcoal, hefting it over his shoulder, his other reaching for a bag of groceries. The knife still

in my grasp, he eyed me out of the corner of his eye.

“Miss Anderson, are you threatening an officer of the law?” he drawled, coming around the

back of his truck.

I twirled the knife, effortlessly tossed it up and caught it. “Depends.”

Carter eyed me, his lips kicked up into a grin as he watched the knife move in my hands. “I

see Jake taught you a thing or two about knives,” he chuckled. “Now do I need to go get my

handcuffs and detain you or are you going to let me make you breakfast, and yes, I brought

the coffee.” I flicked the blade closed and shrugged innocently.

A bark sounded from the cab and my eyes jerked to it. Carter set the bags on the porch step

and rubbed the back of his neck. “I brought my dog, if that’s ok?” I shrugged.

“Don’t bother me none, long as he ain’t gonna eat my face off. I’d rather you not leave her

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locked up in there,” I said, letting my hands fall to my side as he made his way back to the

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