Free Her Big Bad Polar Bear by KD Jones

sure what Rhonda was trying to tell her. She looked back at Rhonda with confusion. She mouthed, “What?”
    Rhonda mouthed back, “Get ready.”
    Ready? Ready for what?” Then Andy watched in shock as Rhonda headed straight for the parked police car. She wasn’t slowing down either. Andy didn’t have a seatbelt on, so she placed her hands on the dashboard and tried to brace herself.
    “Watch where you’re driving!” Denny yelled, but it was too late. Rhonda drove the truck directly into the front side of the sheriff’s car, making it spin to the side. The truck kept going.
    Andy turned to look back and sighed with relief once she saw the sheriff run out of a shop toward his car. He turned to look at them in anger. “Thank God the sheriff wasn’t in the car. How did you know that?” she asked Rhonda, amazed.
    Rhonda shrugged. “I didn’t.”
    Denny pulled the gun back up and pointed it at Rhonda. “Do something like that again, and I’ll shoot that dumb empty head of yours.”
    Andy believed him. He had a crazy look in his eyes and he was desperate. Combine all that with holding a loaded gun and it spelled trouble. There was no stopping this; they were going to Miracle Lake. She hoped that Cosmo stayed away, where he was safe.
    *****
    Cosmo’s cell phone rang, interrupting his pacing back and forth inside the bed and breakfast. It was Niko. “This isn’t a good time, Niko.”
    “Cosmo, some blonde driving Mrs. Fielding’s truck just rammed the side of my car. What the hell is going on?”
    Rhonda Lee was involved somehow. “Did you see Andy?”
    “Andy who?” Niko asked.
    Right, not all of his brothers had met Andy yet. “How many people did you see in the truck?”
    “Two women and a man. Why?”
    “The man is Denny Vega. I think he is unstable. I’m at Mrs. Fielding’s and someone had knocked her unconscious.”
    “Is she okay?”
    “The paramedics have arrived and are taking her to the hospital. What direction did they go?”
    “North. Toward Miracle Lake.”
    “I’ll head there with Ivan.”
    “Wait. This is my job as the local law enforcement. I’ll handle this.”
    Cosmo hung up without responding. He needed to get to Andy. He walked outside and watched Mrs. Fielding being lifted into the ambulance. Ivan told the two researchers to go with her and keep them updated. He turned to look at Ivan.
    “Where did they go?”
    “The truck hit Niko’s car on the way to Miracle Lake.”
    “Is Niko okay?”
    “Yeah, but he’s pissed.”
    “Cosmo.”
    “What?”
    “Mrs. Fielding said something else, too. She said that Vega had a gun.”
    Oh, shit. Andy was in real danger. His bear wanted to break free and hunt down whoever was threatening their mate.
    “Let’s go.” Ivan and Cosmo went to the truck and got inside. He would protect her. He had to.
    “I’m calling the others,” Ivan told him, reaching for his cell phone.
    He hoped they weren’t too late.
    *****
    Denny shoved Rhonda so hard she almost fell to her knees. Andy reached out and helped steady her. “Are you okay?”
    Rhonda glared back at Denny. “Just fine.”
    “Keep moving. Andy, where were those tracks?”
    Andy turned to look at Denny. “Let Rhonda go. She has nothing to do with this.”
    “She knows too much now.” Denny waved them to continue walking with his gun.
    Rhonda laughed. “That’s the first time any man has said that about me.”
    Andy looked between the two of them like they had both lost their minds. Rhonda was making jokes while Denny was pretty much telling them that he wasn’t going to let them go. She felt like she was dropped down the rabbit hole that Alice fell in.
    She stopped walking at the spot of the tracks. They were almost frozen in place now. She pointed down and watched as Denny’s eyes widened.
    “It’s true. I need to take this back. There may be hair samples embedded there.” He threw his backpack at Rhonda.
    “What the hell!”
    “Open it up and grab the digging