A Change Of View (Northern Lights Book 2) by Freya Barker

Author:Freya Barker [Barker, Freya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Midlife romance, Tattoos, mature characters, alpha, small town
Publisher: Freya Barker
Published: 2017-08-15T16:00:00+00:00

NINETEEN

From sunshine to moonlight goddess.

Roar

“I’m sorry if I get in your way,” Matt says, casting his line in the water.

The sun is dropping and traffic on the lake is dying down at this time of night. Ace is in his usual spot in the bow of the boat, his head hanging over the side, looking for fish. At Leelo’s urging, we left her with the cleanup after the third dinner in a row I showed up for. She’s a good cook, much better than I am. So why would I mess up my kitchen when I can get a good meal five minutes down the road? Besides, it gives me a chance to see her, since the weekends are generally busy for me at the lodge.

No sleepovers though. Not last night and probably not tonight either. It would be a bit awkward bumping into her son in the middle of the night. The logistics may be a bit of a challenge, but I’m sure we’ll find ways to make it work. In the meantime, having Matt there during the nights, makes me sleep a fuck load better in my own bed.

“You don’t, I’m actually glad you’re here,” I admit. “Not sure if your mom’s had a chance to fill you in, but it looks like someone enjoys messing with her.”

Credit to the kid, his eyes immediately flare as he looks up.

“Messing with her, how?”

Tension radiates off him as I remind him of the bear incident before filling him in on what’s happened since.

“That sleezy dude in the Italian loafers? The one she ripped a strip off?”

“As I recall it, she ripped a pretty good-sized strip off all of us, but yes, that’s the guy.”

“So why isn’t he under arrest or something?” Matt demands to know.

“First of all, we may believe it’s him, but no one actually saw him do anything, and there’s no real evidence. Secondly, what he did constitutes vandalism at most, not generally something they lock you up and throw away the key for,” I explain, understanding the kid’s frustration.

I feel it, too. Kyle Thompson worries me. It’s not normal for a grown-assed man to resort to those kinds of vindictive antics unless he’s unbalanced to begin with. That’s something I’ve come to learn about Kyle, he’s got a mean streak a mile wide, and when he doesn’t get what he wants, there’s no telling how far he’ll take things. Which is why I feel better knowing Matt is around.

“We should probably head back,” Matt says, looking over my shoulder in the general direction of the motel.

“Sure thing.”

“And for the record,” he adds, pulling in his line as I start up the motor. “Appreciate you looking out for Mom.”

I bite down a smile. “Not a problem.”

“I gathered that,” I hear him mumble under his breath and this time I don’t hold back, I throw my head back and bark out a laugh. I like the kid.

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