A Wedding in Maine by Jen McLaughlin

Author:Jen McLaughlin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2017-01-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

The truck slid on a patch of snow as he pulled up the driveway, and Jeremy tightened his grip on the wheel, cursing under his breath. The snow tires on his truck weren’t doing much for him. Besides, it was after midnight and he could scarcely see ten feet in front of him.

He was frustrated. He’d just gotten some upsetting news from his old supervisor and he didn’t feel like things were safe at the inn. Most of all, he was 100 percent done with all this bullshit. He needed to protect his woman.

He’d spoken to Chelsea several times over the past two hours. She kept him posted about what the doc said and how her brother continued to hover, but it wasn’t enough.

He had to see her.

Chels was his life. His heart. His home.

Someone had assaulted his home.

And he’d fucking kill them.

After he held her in his arms.

He parked next to Chelsea’s car, opened the truck door, and raced up the driveway, his heart pounding. The second his foot hit the porch, the front door opened, and there she was. His Chelsea. He did a quick once-over of her, searching for any injuries. Thank God. It came up empty, aside from the fear shadowing her eyes. He held his arms open, and she launched herself into them. Jeremy hugged her tight, breathing in her sweet flower scent and closing his eyes for a second. “I’m sorry, Chels.”

She nodded against his chest. “It’s not your fault.”

And, apparently, it’s not your father’s, either.

He locked eyes with Paul, nodding his thanks once.

The other man nodded back.

“Did he hurt you?”

She shook her head again, fisting his shirt.

Paul stepped forward. “Time for me to ask some questions. Who the hell is messing with my baby sister? What are we going to do to stop him?”

“We?” Jeremy asked slowly.

“Yes. We. You’ve shown us that you can’t handle the job on your own.” He crossed his arms. “Look, I still don’t like that you lied to her, but it’s clear you love her. I can’t complain about that…so let’s figure out who’s after her.”

Chelsea let Jeremy go, and turned to face Paul. She glanced at her fiancé once, and he nodded his agreement. It was time to fill Paul in. Maybe he’d be able to give them some inside information. “At first we thought it was Richard, but he was ruled out. Then I thought maybe Dad—”

“It’s not Dad,” Paul said, his shoulders stiffening. “He might have done some shady things in his past, but he’s our father. He wouldn’t attack you.”

“He would if it benefitted him,” Chelsea said, jutting out her chin.

“Are you shitting me right now?”

“We’re obviously not going to agree on this. The thing is, he was either in jail or with you today, so clearly he didn’t attack me…tonight.”

Paul shoved his hands in his pockets and lowered his head. “Okay, so who’s doing this?”

“Actually,” Jeremy spoke up, “I went into Bangor today and had dinner with my old supervisor, Agent Thomas. He’s currently digging into a local crime family.

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