Bone Secrets - 01 - Hidden by Kendra Elliot

Author:Kendra Elliot
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Suspense, Fiction
ISBN: 9781612183886
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2012-07-16T14:00:00+00:00

Lacey didn’t speak the whole way home. She knew Michael hadn’t thrown the first physical punch, but he’d definitely hurled the first verbal one. Her brain was still spinning.

Michael turned his Land Rover onto her street and she stiffened. If he thought he was coming in to her house to talk or apologize, she was going to set him straight. He was going home. She couldn’t handle any more testosterone tonight. She watched his headlights play over the other cars parked along her street and steeled her spine for a confrontation.

How dare they fight like boys! Men sometimes acted like idiots but tonight took the cake. She made a frustrated noise of indignation, and Michael turned his head to eye her questioningly.

He had to know she was furious. He better be scared, she seethed. She was ready to let him have it. Jack too, but he wasn’t here, so Michael was going to catch the brunt of her wrath.

He parked in her driveway and turned off the ignition. They both sat in silence.

“Lace…” He started hesitantly.

“Don’t say a word,” she snapped. “I watched two adult men act like little spoiled brats tonight. My hair is a mess and my new, very expensive dress is ripped.” She touched an earlobe. “And somewhere I’ve lost a two-and-a-half-carat diamond stud.” She was just getting warmed up. “I know this wasn’t all your fault, Michael, but you’re here and he’s sitting in a jail cell somewhere. If I wasn’t so damned tired, and needing to get my stuff packed to stay at Dad’s, I’d march down there and yell at him too. I thought you were trying to help me. I can’t be alone with that killer running around. How can you act like this?”

He had the grace to look ashamed. “I’m sorry, Lace. That guy brings out the worst in me. You know I’d never leave you alone. When I left the other night, he was still in your house and I knew he wouldn’t let you out of his sight.” He shifted uncomfortably in his seat. “I recognize something in him. It’s the same thing I feel. I guess you’d call it overprotectiveness. On one hand I hate that he feels that way about you, but on the other hand I respect it enough to leave town and feel certain you’ll be safe with him around.”

All the wind deflated out of her sails. “Then why did you insinuate that he had a hand in Amy’s death? That was horrible of you.”

“I just wanted to see his reaction.”

“Well, he definitely reacted. That wasn’t your smartest moment, Michael. Why did you press charges? He can’t be around when you’re gone if he’s in jail.”

“Why are you so damn logical?” he muttered. “I’ll drop the charges and get him out.”

“I’m logical because I’m not high on testosterone.”

She reached for the car handle and glanced toward the house.

What was that?

She froze and stared harder into the dark. There it was again. Somebody was definitely crouched in the shadows against the side of the house below her wraparound porch.

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