West (A Roam Series Novella) by Kimberly Stedronsky

making the call… I knew they were running.
    Staring at the rainy sky, I blinked at the moisture in my eyes.
    And then nothing.
    When I woke up in a hospital room, I pulled the IV out and found my clothes in a bag near the wall. Police would have swarmed the room in 2012, but not here, not in 1977.
    When I found my wallet intact, I took a cab to the fountain, constantly keeping my eyes open for Troy.
    He was gone.
    Thrusting my arm into the water, I almost expected it to work.
    I expected to be back in Russia, only hundreds of miles from her… not lost in another time, so very far from her arms.
    The rain picked up, and I sat at the edge of the fountain, even as passersby stared at me, confused. Logan had come through. He’d made the call, and a half a million dollars had been transferred, along with a debt that was owed to me… paid.
    Untraceable.
    The fountain had been bombed. By me.
    I wondered how many people had died for me to destroy my only path back to Roam... back to her bright smile, her warm body… and a child I may have left behind.
    I opened my wallet and counted my money. Three hundred dollars.
    Standing, I spied a gas station on the corner. I bought a pack of Camels and matches.
    The rain began to dissipate, and I lifted my eyes to the sky.
    I love you, Roam.

    ROAM SERIES
    ROAM
    FALL
    RISE
    RUSH
    RULE
    WEST (Novella)
    REIGN