Julia Spencer McKenzie
watched out the window as the car she was in pulled into a long driveway.
Her husband of two months, Samuel McKenzie, was driving them to a ranch in
the countryside of Southern Oregon. It was about as far away from the
bustling city of Boston, Massachusetts as she figured she could get.
Sam said that she would
be safe here, safe from her father, Douglas Spencer, and Sam’s father,
Arthur McKenzie. Sam’s father had tried to rape her a few hours ago. Sam had
stopped him in time but not before he had beaten her black and blue. Arthur
McKenzie did not take the word no very well. He had been very angry
when she hadn’t gone along with his and Douglas’s plans for her.
Julia couldn’t believe
what a mess her life was in. She was a newlywed married to a man in love
with another man, pregnant with his child. Arthur and Douglas had both
wanted her to agree to have sex with whomever they said, including Arthur.
To top it all off, she was so nauseous she just might not make it all the
way up the driveway.
Julia wiped a weary hand
over her bruised face. Crazy acres, the damn ranch was called Crazy Acres.
It couldn’t have been more perfect if she had tried. This whole situation
was crazy.
Two months ago when her
father had forced her to marry Sam, she never thought that she would be
running for her life and that of her unborn child. Julia didn’t think things
could get worse, but she had been wrong before.
Sam brought the car to a
halt and turned off the ignition before turning to look over at Julia. "You
okay, honey?"
Julia nodded, which made
her wince. Her head ached much like the rest of her body. She just wanted to
lay down and sleep—for an entire month.
Sam climbed out of the
car and came around to help Julia out. Ethane Thomas, Sam’s lawyer climbed
out of the back and grabbed their bags, following them into the house. Sam
didn’t knock, just pushed the door open and started on in.
Julia saw several of the
tallest men she had ever seen in her life jump to their feet rushing towards
the door. She huddled into Sam’s embrace, afraid.
"Sshh, it’s okay. They
won’t hurt you, I promise. These are my friends and they’re here to help us.
Let’s just get you to a room where you can lay down and I will explain
everything to them, okay?" Sam whispered into Julia’s ear and he led her
away.
Julia nodded as she
followed. She reached the bedroom door when a noise across the room suddenly
made her look up and into the most incredible soft green eyes she had ever
seen. They were breathtaking. Soft green eyes the color of summer grass.
Julia had never seen that particular color in someone’s eyes before.
She looked beyond the
eyes and saw that the rest of him went right along with the eyes. Everything
about him was breathtaking. His short wavy hair was almost a blue black that
caressed his face like a lover. His jaw was strong and square and his
cheekbones were high elegant ridges. He had a generous mouth, an aquiline
nose. There were touches of humor around his mouth and near his eyes.
Julia’s gaze slowly swept
down his tall powerful body. He had to be at least six foot five and two
hundred and eighty five pounds. Every inch of him was pure lean muscle. He
had wide, strong shoulders that narrowed to an incredible six-pack abdomen
wrapped in a white short sleeved shirt and lean hips encased in skintight
blue jeans. His stance emphasized the force of his thighs and the strength
of his legs. He was perfection and Julia wanted to wrap herself around him.
He seemed to be just as
stunned as she was as he looked at her, his eyes staring into hers intently,
eating her up. Julia was scared and aroused at the same time. She started to
take a step towards him when Sam caught her hand and pulled her towards the
bedroom.
She looked into the room
and then back at the man. He gave her a brief hopeful smile as he nodded to
her. Julia returned his smile with a small one of her own and let Sam lead
her into the room. Hopefully she would see him again.
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