Worth Dying For (A Slaughter Creek Novel) (32 page)

“Congratulations, sis,” Amelia said, her earlier worries mounting.

“We’re going to name him Ben,” Sadie said as she stroked the newborn’s head.

After their father. They’d lost him, along with their mother, when they were only two.

Was naming him Ben a good omen or a sign of bad to come?

Amelia backed toward the door. “Jake, can I talk to you for a minute?” Jake gave her a curious look, but nodded and told Sadie they’d be back. As soon as they stepped into the hallway and the door was closed, Amelia clutched Jake’s arm.

“Jake, I’m scared.”

“What’s going on?” Jake asked.

“I’ve been having these bad dreams, nightmares about having a baby, and then someone takes him away. I think the Commander is there, that he’s behind it.”

Jake heaved a weary breath. “Amelia, maybe you should talk to your therapist—”

“No, you don’t understand. I think the dream is about Sadie. We’ve always had a connection.” Her heart hammered. “I’m afraid the Commander is alive, and he’ll come after Ben.”

About the Author

Photo by Marie Williams, 2008

B
estselling author Rita Herron has written over sixty romance novels and loves penning dark romantic suspense tales, especially those set in small Southern towns. She earned a
RT Book Reviews
Career Achievement Award for her work in Series Romantic Suspense, and has received rave reviews for the Slaughter Creek novels
Her Dying Breath
and
Dying to Tell
. A native of Milledgeville, Georgia, and a proud mother and grandmother, she lives just outside of Atlanta.