She raced forward even as she saw Gray, Ford, and Knox converge from wherever they’d been.Her entire focus had been on Nash and Adam.
She’d been afraid to move, afraid to distract Nash from his plan.Afraid that Adam would shoot him.Or her.
Tears streamed down her face as she screamed Nash’s name again.He couldn’t be hurt.Or worse.
If he was, it was all her fault.He and Charlie would be fine if she hadn’t stopped in Phail Way Park that day.
She’d been selfish to stay.Selfish to put them all in danger.
He couldn’t be hurt.
The men were huddled in a group, struggling in the snow.She couldn’t see Nash.
Olivia slogged through the snow with as much speed as she could manage.She wasn’t fast enough.Not strong enough.
She was almost to them when the group shifted, and Nash stood.
Her body wobbled.Was she imagining it?
He turned to her and their eyes locked.Relief swept through his features even as she battled to believe she wasn’t hallucinating.“Nash?”
He took a couple of steps and wrapped himself around her.The hug was real.He was real.“You’re okay?Did he hurt you?”She couldn’t say shot.Couldn’t say worse.
Nash pulled back and placed his hands on her cheeks.“Are you hurt?Did the bullet touch you?”
She shook her head.“I’m fine.Are you?You threw yourself on top of him as he was firing his gun.You could have been killed.Did he hurt you?”
She moved her hands over every part of him she could reach.With the thick jacket, it was hard to tell, but she couldn’t find blood or injuries.“Are you okay?”
Olivia doubted he could even understand her words through her sobs.
Nash wrapped her in his strong arms again and simply held on and kept her bones from shaking loose.
He kissed her hair and murmured.“We’re fine.We’re both fine.It’s over, Olivia.It’s over.”
And that had her sobs coming harder.Was it over?Was it really over?
It took her a minute to control her tears and her breathing.Then she lifted her head.“You’re really okay?”
His smile was full of everything she’d ever dreamed.“I’m really okay, Olivia.The bullet didn’t hit me.”
She sucked in a deep breath.“Okay.I’ve never been so scared in my life.He was going to kill you.Because of me.”
Nash kissed her forehead.“He didn’t.And he’s going to be spending the foreseeable future in a jail cell.He’s out of our lives.”
Our lives.
That sounded amazing.Nash didn’t blame her for Adam nearly killing him.
“I love you, Nash.So much.”
His eyes warmed.“I love you, too, Olivia.”
His lips were warm and wonderful.Home.She was home.
The sound of sirens had them turning to see two police cruisers pulling in the driveway.
Marcus Ramirez stepped out of one and took in the entire scene with a glance.He nodded at them and crossed to where the other men were huddled.
