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    Held Hostage
    Held Hostage
    Held Hostage
    Ebook92 pages1 hourCOBRA Securities

    Held Hostage

    By Velvet Vaughn

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    BeBe Davis' career has thrived after an accident left her confined to a wheelchair. As the office manager of the bustling COBRA Securities offices, she works her magic daily to support the agents and is adored by everyone. She's perfectly happy until Tank Hale walks in the door and she realizes what's been missing from her life. Love.

    Tank lost his leg in Afghanistan and his heart to BeBe the moment he met her. Before he can act on his feelings, he discovers her life is in danger. Acting on a hunch, he races to find her. With time running out, an already tense situation becomes explosive. If Tank’s too late, he runs the risk of losing BeBe before he ever had her.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVelvet Vaughn
    Release dateOct 29, 2020
    ISBN9781735780726
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    Velvet Vaughn

    Velvet Vaughn was born in Indiana and spent fifteen years in communications, public relations, marketing and executive management in amateur sports. Articles she has written have been published in several magazines and reprinted in most major newspapers across the country. She served as editor, writer and designer for five sport magazines including one that was distributed to over 140 countries around the world, and one that was displayed in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. To learn more about Velvet or sign up for her newsletter, visit her at http://www.velvetvaughn.com or http://www.facebook.com/authorvelvetvaughn.

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      Held Hostage - Velvet Vaughn

      Held Hostage

      Velvet Vaughn

      Copyright

      Copyright © 2020 VELVET VAUGHN LLC

      ISBN: 978-1-7357807-2-6

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

      Visit Velvet’s website at www.velvetvaughn.com and her Facebook Fanpage at www.facebook.com/authorvelvetvaughn.

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to my dear friend Trish, one of the strongest women I know and the inspiration for BeBe.

      Acknowledgments

      A writer is nothing without readers. I want to sincerely thank all of you who purchase my books. You are the reason I do this, and I’m so thankful for each of you. I also want to thank those of you who like my Fanpage, sign up for my newsletter, and take the time to contact me to let me know you enjoy the COBRA Securities series. I love hearing from you!

      And as always, a huge thank you to my social media guru, Kristy O., and my mom. I couldn’t do this without both of you!

      Table of Contents

      Copyright

      Dedication

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Epilogue

      Notes

      About the Author

      Chapter One

      Bethany Beulah BeBe Davis rarely left the COBRA Securities compound, where she worked as the office manager. Everything she needed to survive was located within the fortified perimeter. She was happy there. More than. Now that Trent Tank Hale was around, the days were sunnier, the air fresher, and life was thrilling in a way it hadn’t been in a long time.

      Six-foot-five with shoulders a mile wide and muscles on top of muscles, he was incredible. His short coal-black hair stood up adorably on top of his head, and she melted at a look from his whiskey brown eyes. The color of his skin reminded her of the richest caramel. Originally from Hawaii, she could picture him in an outrigger canoe, his powerful arms manipulating the paddle like a master as he effortlessly stroked through the water. Or maybe performing a Kane Hula kahiko, the ancient Hawaiian male hula dance she’d seen on television once. The movements were strong and sensual.

      Feeling a blush creep up her cheeks, she glanced around to make sure no one was around. Thankfully, the hallway was empty as she entered the elevator.

      Though she didn’t like to leave, she had the means, thanks to her incredible bosses. Logan Bradley and Luke Colton surprised her one day with her very own Cadillac Escalade they had converted to wheelchair accessible with a driver’s side ramp and hand controls. She’d been floored. She never thought she’d be able to drive again. She’d relied on public transportation or the kindness of friends, but now she had complete freedom to go where she wanted, whenever she wanted. It was a dream she never thought possible.

      BeBe even owned her own home inside the complex, an accomplishment she was extremely proud of achieving. It was everything she’d ever wanted, though, in her younger days, she never would’ve considered her house would need to include ramps, handrails, and wide hallways. It was one level, but she had a basement, accessible by an elevator that allowed her to utilize the patio beneath her deck.

      She would be the first to admit life was tough when you were confined to a wheelchair. An athlete her entire life, she thrived on competition. Then one late summer day, her world tipped on its axis. What should’ve been a regular day of training on her bike, hoping to make the United States Olympic team turned tragic. A car careened around the bend and slammed into her, throwing her several feet in the air. The vehicle that struck her never stopped. The force of the impact fractured her spine, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down.

      BeBe remembered little of the days that followed, except for waking up in a hospital bed and hearing the news that she’d never walk again. She admitted to dark days after the accident, where she seriously considered ending her life. Active from the time she could walk, the thought of being confined to a chair for eternity was almost unbearable. Her family and friends rallied around her to provide moral support, and she put on a brave face for them. But when she was alone, the tears flowed.

      It’d never been her nature to wallow in self-pity, and after giving herself enough time to grieve for her old life, she’d pulled herself up, finished school to earn her degree, and sought her next big adventure. And boy, did she find it, thanks to Maggie Addison, now McQueen. Maggie saw something in BeBe that she didn’t. She gave her the opportunity to run the COBRA Securities office, and it was the dream job she never knew she wanted. BeBe loved going to work each day. The people were incredible, the job challenging, and she had complete control. She’d be forever grateful to Maggie for giving her a chance.

      Her position had grown so much as the company expanded and thrived. She now had a staff of her own. She was a boss! It was a heady feeling

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