A Lawman's Justice (Sweetwater Ranch Book 8) by Delores Fossen

Author:Delores Fossen [Fossen, Delores]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460388099
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
Published: 2015-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Seth had to force himself to stop pacing across the waiting room of the county jail. Hard to do, though, with his mind racing a mile a minute. When he’d woken up this morning he’d had no idea that this would become one of those life-changing days.

First, the attack on Shelby and him.

Whitt’s return from the dead.

Now his mother would finally be released from jail.

Too bad the paperwork for that release was moving a lot slower than Seth wanted, but Jewell’s sister, Kendall, and her lawyer were literally walking the paperwork through in the hope Jewell would be out in the next hour or so. That was why Roy, Rosalie, Rayanne, Rayanne’s husband and Seth all had come to the jail to wait.

Shelby had come, too.

It was probably the last place on earth she wanted to be considering they had nearly been killed here after their last visit, but she hadn’t wanted to stay at the sheriff’s office with her father.

And Seth couldn’t blame her.

Colt and Cooper were tied up with Whitt’s and Annette’s interrogations, but their other brother, Tucker, had called to say he’d be at the jail as soon as he wrapped up a case in San Antonio.

On the Braddock front, Shelby’s brother, Aiden, was on his way to confront his dad. Aiden was the county sheriff, and Whitt was at the Sweetwater Springs sheriff’s office—Cooper’s jurisdiction since Cooper was the town’s sheriff. Seth didn’t expect that to be a friendly meeting, since it was common knowledge that there was no love lost between Aiden and his father.

Right now, the same could be said for Shelby and Whitt.

She was leaning her back against the concrete wall, no doubt using it for support, and she kept nibbling on her bottom lip.

“You should sit down,” Seth suggested for the umpteenth time.

But she only shook her head and motioned toward Roy and his sisters, who were on the other side of the room. They were all seated at a round table normally used for visitors meeting with prisoners who’d been charged with lesser crimes and therefore required less security.

“You should be over there with them,” Shelby said. “This is a day of celebration for all of you.”

Seth stayed put. “I’m sorry. Not for my mother being set free. But I’m sorry your father did this to you and your family.”

She tried to wave him off, but her breath broke, and because she likely had no choice, Shelby sank down into one of the chairs. The tears came. Tears that she’d no doubt been fighting since her father had walked back into her life. But this time she couldn’t stop them. They streamed down her cheeks. She wiped them away only to have fresh ones return.

Seth gave a heavy sigh and dropped down next to Shelby, pulling her into his arms. The gesture earned him a grumble from Rayanne, but Seth ignored it.

“I can’t believe he did this,” Shelby whispered. She pressed her hand over her heart. “I grieved for him. Ached for him.

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