Blaecleah Brothers 5: Cowboy Up by Stormy Glenn

Author:Stormy Glenn [Glenn, Stormy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mm
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2012-03-03T22:31:57+00:00

Chapter 8

Elijah watched from the archway between the dining room and the living room as Ruben’s head snapped up at his question. “Answer my question, Ruben. Who was following you?”

“I think it was Janice.”

Elijah crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the archway. It was the only way he could keep from reaching for Ruben, and after their last conversation, he didn’t think the man would let him.

“Why do you think it was Janice?”

“Who else could it have been?” Ruben asked. “No one else is out to get me.”

“But are you sure they were out to get you? Could you swear to it in a court of law?”

Ruben jumped to his feet, one hand wrapped around Alani, the other pointed toward the front of the house. “Have you seen my car?” he shouted. “They hit me. They tried to drive me off the road.” Elijah held up his hand. “Ruben, I’m only asking because we need to make a police report. It can’t be just your best guess. You have to know for a fact that it was Janice and not a drunk driver or something.”

Ruben looked mutinous for a moment then sighed and dropped his head. “Okay, I see your point. I know it was Janice, but I can’t prove it. At this point, all I can prove is that someone tried to run me off the road. I guess that’s not enough to file a police report.”

“I called the sheriff from the truck,” Rourke said. “He should be here soon to take a report.”

“Good.” Elijah nodded. “There should be a report on file in case it happens again.” Elijah’s eyes slid to Ma when she inhaled sharply and pressed her hand against her chest.

“Do you think it’s going to happen again?” she asked.

“Not if I can help it,” Elijah growled. The moments between the time Ruben had first called him and when he had seen the man sitting at the table drinking a cup of tea were some of the worst in Elijah’s life. They almost rivaled losing Thomas.

Elijah never wanted to go through that again. He knew if he was a smart man, he would help the Blaecleahs file a police report and then go on his merry way. Ruben had given him an out. If he stayed, there was a very likely chance that he could lose everything all over again.

On the other hand, the terror that had filled every inch of his body while he had driven toward Ruben told him how much the man had come to mean to him. Add in the heartache he felt when Ruben told him good-bye, and Elijah knew he had to take a chance that he could keep Ruben safe—even if it meant calling in every favor he had and enlisting the aid of the entire Blaecleah clan.

But first, he had to get Ruben to agree not to kick him to the curb.

Elijah pushed away from the archway and walked around the dining room table to Ruben.

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