Cold Threat by Nancy Mehl
Author:Nancy Mehl
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense;Christian fiction;Thrillers (Fiction);Novels;FIC042060;FIC042120;FIC030000
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2023-11-14T00:00:00+00:00
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TWENTY-SEVEN
By the time River hung up her phone, they had an appointment to meet with Angie. After telling his mom that they might be back late for supper, Tony and River got in the car and drove toward the diner where Angie waited. Tony respected the work she did. He wondered if her experiences had made her sensitive to people who needed help. He couldnât imagine how sheâd gotten from losing her grandparents, and then later her mother, and living through that terrible fire, to where she was now. He was fairly certain her adoptive parents had a lot to do with it. His fatherâs revelation that he and his mom had seriously considered bringing Angie into their home had left him feeling a little disturbed. If theyâd followed through and then adopted her, like the people whoâd taken her in, this woman would have been his sister. It was weird.
â. . . some kind of emotional damage.â
âIâm sorry,â Tony said, looking over at River. âCan you run that by me again?â
River frowned at him. âWhere are you?â
Tony sighed. âIâm a little freaked out about my parents thinking about fostering Angie.â
âI get it. This woman could have been someone you were close to.â
He nodded. âSorry. What were you saying?â
âJust that Angie couldnât have gotten through that awful night and the death of her mother without it affecting her.â
âI agree,â he said. âI was thinking that maybe she assists people because it helps with her own healing.â
âI think you could be right. Thatâs one reason I wanted to work in law enforcement. I guess I had the desire to find some kind of justice.â
Tony chuckled. âDid you have a secret desire to arrest your father?â
She laughed. âNot consciously, but itâs not a bad idea.â
âGod kinda messed that up, huh?â
River was silent for a moment. Had he offended her?
âThe God I was taught about would have locked him up and thrown away the key,â she said softly. She swung her gaze his way. âBut then I met you, and you helped me to discover a different view of God. One that loved me completely. Even with all my faults.â She sighed deeply. âThe downside being that now I know I have to forgive my dad. Not something I ever thought Iâd do.â
âSo, are you going to let him come and see you?â
âProbably, but I might not let him come to the house. Iâm not sure how my mother would react.â
âAnd if she says she wants him to come?â he asked.
âYou know how quickly she can change. If I could be certain she wouldnât go ballistic, it would be fine. I mean, itâs her house, and it should be her decision. But what if she doesnât remember saying he could come? What if she reverts back to the time when he left?â River shook her head. âI canât risk letting her go through that again. It almost destroyed all of us, and it might send her into a tailspin.â She took a deep breath.
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