Can't Run (Danger and Desire Book 1) Read Online Free PDF

awkwardly dancing around the dance floor.
    More couples got up to dance, some obviously knowing exactly what they were doing on the dance floor. As Sara looked around the room she froze in mid clap. Someone familiar was staring back at her, but she couldn’t put her finger on who he was or how she knew him. He stood up and walked towards her.
    “Oh fuck,” Sara choked, visibly frightened.
    “Sara, what’s wrong?” Amanda asked, putting her hand on Sara’s shoulder. 
    Before Sara could respond, a man’s voice cut in, “Hi”, he said calmly. Amanda startled at the sight of Eric standing over them, looking down at Sara.
    “What are you doing here?” Sara demanded, trying to keep the fear out of her voice, “Are you stalking me?”
    Amanda moved closer to Sara, “Don’t worry, he can’t do anything here.”
    Eric grinned, his white teeth flashing in the dim lighting, “Well, I guess you could say I am stalking you.”
    Sara swallowed hard, she was the daughter of a wealthy family, of course he was stalking her Sara thought condemningly. He was going to kidnap her and take her money, and she didn’t even have the brains to see right through him.
    Sara gripped onto her butter knife, her steak knife having been taken away. But at that point anything would have to work as a defensive weapon.
    Looking at the dull butter knife in Sara’s shaking hand, Eric had to fight to keep a straight face.
    “I work for your father, I’ve been hired to keep an eye on you. Keep you safe. I was hoping to stay out of sight, but, well, you caught me,” Eric said quickly, responding to the look of panic on Sara’s face.
    The look changed, from terrified to angry, to hurt, then back to angry.
    “You work for my father…” Sara repeated, “I thought you were getting your masters in geography?”
    “I needed a cover” Eric said simply.
    “So you lied to me, and manipulated me into give you my phone number. Couldn’t you just get it from my father?” Sara demanded.
    “Well, I did get it from your father too. But, it seemed like the appropriate thing to do at the time.”
    “The appropriate thing at the time?” Amanda interjected, also feeling angry at the betrayal.
    “Fucking typical!” Sara growled under her breath, “So how long have you been following me?” The increased volume caused her voice to break.
    “Since your father found out you bought a ticket to Brazil without telling him.” Eric responded smoothly before sitting down across from her.
    Sara was shaking with fury. She looked around the room, not knowing what to do. She wanted to slap him but he was at the opposite end of the table and out of her reach. Gabriel and Carrie were walking back to the table, Carrie had obviously recognized Eric and had a look of worry and anger across her face. Gabriel also had a concerned frown, Carrie must have quickly informed him about Eric, or whatever his name really was Sara thought.
    Eric turned to look at the approaching couple, and as he turned back to face Sara who was now standing. Sara shakily picked up her glass of red wine and threw it directly in his face before turning on her heal and storming out of the restaurant.
    As soon as Sara got out of the restaurant, she broke into a sprint back to her hotel. She could hear her friends calling after her, but she didn’t want to look back. She was humiliated, and furious. Furious with her father, with Eric, and with herself for not seeing right through this guy’s act.
    Sara made it to the hotel when she felt angry tears stinging her eyes, only making herself angrier.  She got to her room door and began to unlock it when a hand gripped her arm, she turned and faced Eric who was panting lightly from running after her.
    “Let go of me,” she hissed through her teeth.
    “Do not try that again.” Eric commanded firmly.
    Still gripping her arm, he unlocked the door and pushed her into her bedroom. Once in the room she turned to glare at him, but found herself to be