A Soldier's Pledge: An Eagle Security & Protection Agency Novel (Beyond Valor Book 5) by Lynne St. James

Author:Lynne St. James [St. James, Lynne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Coffee Bean Press
Published: 2017-04-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

After Steele left, Ethan helped her clean the kitchen and put everything away. He was dropping hints like little land mines hoping she’d invite him to stay the night again. But she was going to disappoint him. Anna’s Sundays were spent preparing for the work week. That meant updating her schedule and planner, sorting through bills, checking all the latest listings from the weekend to share at the morning meeting. Her day always ended with yoga and a shower.

Instead, she’d spent her Sunday helping Willow Haven’s sexiest detective and his partner, and making herself crazy with worry. It wasn’t until Steele left that she remembered the possible stalker creepy guy who might have been following her on Saturday. Considering how freaked out it had her at the time, she couldn’t believe she’d forgotten about it until then.

She should probably tell Ethan now that she knew about the robberies. He had been hanging around the house, the same one that had the break-in. Anna didn’t believe in coincidences, and this was just too odd to ignore. Seeing the open wine bottle, she was tempted to pour another glass, but it probably wasn’t the best idea. Not with work tomorrow and so much going on.

“Do you want some coffee?”

“Always. I’ll make it,” Ethan said as he grabbed the teapot and filled it with water. While he did that, she ground the beans and put them in the French press. Once the water was near boiling, they added it to the pot and carried everything out to the patio. The sun was just setting, and it was the perfect summer evening, even if her insides were in turmoil.

Passing Ethan his black coffee, she added sugar and half-and-half to hers before reclining in one of the chaise lounges. It was so peaceful. She sighed with pleasure that she wished she could hold on to just a little longer before she had to open the can of worms.

“What’s wrong, sweetheart? I don’t know if you realize it, but whatever is going on in that head of yours is broadcast all over your beautiful face. Don’t bother trying to say it’s nothing.”

The immature Anna wanted to stick out her tongue and say, “bite me.” But she had to be an adult, and that meant coming clean. “Something weird happened after the open house on Saturday.” Yup, that got his attention.

“And you’re just telling me now?”

“With everything going on it kind of slipped my mind. I got home and smelled your amazing dinner, and all I could think about was food.”

“Umm, sure. Nope, not buying it. What weird thing happened?”

“Well…” She hesitated and took another sip of coffee as she searched for the right words. The last thing she wanted was for him to freak out and decide she wasn’t safe. “I’m sure it was nothing.”

“If it worried you then it’s probably something. Gut instincts are usually right.”

He was right, it had freaked her out and just because she didn’t want it to be true didn’t mean it wasn’t.

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