Alone and Afraid (Rocky Mountain Home Series Book 1) Read Online Free PDF

knees and the other under her arms, and lifted her up and carried her to the bathroom, where he sat her on the edge of the tub, and turned the faucet on.
    “Hold your foot under the running water , until I come back.  I think the sheriff is here and I’ll let him in,” he told Brooke.
    Brooke sat there with her foot under the flow of water like Chase told her to .  As she sat there, her thoughts went to Case.  He picked her up like she weighed hardly anything.  She also felt that strange urge inside as he carried her to the hall bathroom.   The urge she hadn’t felt in such a long time. Feelings she was not allowed to feel.  Feelings she refused to feel.
    She heard Chase talking to the sheriff as their voices got closer to the bathroom door.
    “Seems you’re not going to let our quiet little town stay quiet,” he said as he too held a flashlight.
    “Like this is my fault.  Don’t try to tell me it was a bear or other animal.  Animals don’t turn doorknobs and open doors,” she said as her foot really began to throb.
    “No, I won’t tell you that, but can I please shut off that infuriating alarm?”  The sheriff asked.
    Brooke felt the keys still clutched in her hand and handed them over to the sheriff.  He pushed the button and all three were relieved when they heard the silence.
    “Good, now I’m going to see if I can shed some light on this,” the sheriff said as he took his flashlight and left the small doorway of the bathroom  Chase reached over and shut the tub’s water off.  He took one of the towels hanging beside the tub and wrapped Brooke’s foot in it.
    Brooke hadn’t noticed that Chase already brought the kit into the bathroom.  He opened the kit, took out a small brown bottle of disinfectant, and gently poured it over the deep gash on the bottom of her foot.  Brooke tried to pull her foot back because the medicine burned like crazy, but Chase held tight.  He then opened a tube of cream and lavishly applied it to the gash before he wrapped her whole foot in bandages.
    “I suggest you stay off that foot as much as possible so it can heal.  The more you walk on it, the more y ou’ll break open that gash.  It really does need stitches, which you might think about getting done at the clinic in town in a few hours when they open,” Chase said, as he tried cleaning up the mess in the tub.
    “Thank you, Chase, and you’re right.  I should stay off it for a few days.  I remember seeing a pair of crutches in the spare bedroom.  Would you mind bringing me one so I can get around on my own?  Or are you planning to carry me all day?” she said with a gleam in her eyes.
    One look in her eyes and Chase knew she teased him, but he left to get the crutches.  He , too, felt urges every time he got close to Brooke.  Having his hands on her leg, and the way she felt in his arms as he carried her, left him wanting a cold shower.  He’d have to stay clear of this one.  She wasn’t the only one who wanted to be left alone.
    Before Chase returned to the bathroom, the lights flickered back on and temporarily blinded Brooke.  Her eyes adjusted to the dark and now it seemed too bright.
    Awkwardly, Brooke attempted to use the crutches and was glad when she reached the sofa.  The crutches were going to take some getting used to.
    “You’re right , Ms. Laine, that wasn’t an animal out back.  Someone flipped the breakers off outside your door.  I suggest you get a lock for that, too.  I see you have a new one on your shed,” the sheriff said as he walked back inside.
    “Did you see anything else out there?” Chase asked.
    “No, it’s still too dark, but I’m sure whoever was here is long gone now.  I’ll send a couple officers out when it gets light to see if they can find anything.  I guess you also need to replace that window.  I could send someone out to do that when it gets light out.  In the mean-time, Ms. Laine, you need to think of whom you pissed off lately, and