Burning Hearts by Marci Bolden

Author:Marci Bolden
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781950348275
Publisher: Pink Sand Press

Josh dropped the pizza box on the counter because Eva had photos spread across the kitchen table. She wasn’t dressed in comfy binge-watching clothes. She was still dressed for work in black slacks, a white blouse, and her gun in the holster on the table. He wasn’t trying to pout, but he should have known she’d forget their plans. He’d spent all day looking forward to sitting next to her on the sofa, watching his favorite movies with her. He’d hoped she had too, but she was engrossed in her case.

“Stop scowling,” she chastised. “I’ll clean this up in a minute.”

“What is this, exactly?”

She joined him at the counter and flipped the box top back. Closing her eyes, she inhaled deeply. “God, that smells good.” She dropped two slices onto a plate. “I talked to Brenda Price this morning. She confronted me is a more accurate description.”

He sat on a barstool and immediately started plucking toppings off the slice he’d chosen. “About what?”

“Why do you always get green peppers? You never eat them.”

“Because you like them. Why did she confront you?”

A strange mix of what looked like confusion and awe played across her face before she wiped her hands on a napkin. “She said the only reason I’m here is because I’m their type.”

“Whose type?”

“She didn’t get a chance to answer that. Her husband interrupted us, and she stormed off. Then he warned me to stay away from her. But it got me thinking.”

“About?”

Sinking onto a barstool, she narrowed her eyes. “Have you noticed how the majority of the residents here are single, fair-haired females? Brenda Price is the only tanned brunette woman I’ve seen around here. I’ve spent all day wandering the grounds, being neighborly”—she rolled her eyes to show her displeasure—“and I’ve confirmed something I hadn’t noticed before. There is very little variety here. The women all look the same.”

“Like you.”

“Just like me. And do you know who has final say in who lives here? Neal Price.”

His stomach knotted around the pizza in his gut. He had a bad feeling about that. He didn’t like the idea of someone handpicking Eva for some sinister motive.

Let Eva do her job, Joshua. “Another red flag for Price, then?”

“Yes. It is. He was surprised when I told him you would be moving in with me. I didn’t think much about it because he hired me, not you, to live here. I just told him for safety’s sake we always work in pairs. He didn’t say anything about it, but…maybe that shock was disappointment?” She leaned on the counter and bit her plump bottom lip as she lifted her eyes to his. “I hate to do this.”

He sighed. “You’re heading to HEARTS?”

“I asked Holly to meet with me. Not just about this; we need to find out the name of the security company manning those cameras. Price doesn’t want to let me in on that. She didn’t have any time available this afternoon, but she texted me about fifteen minutes ago. She doesn’t have much time, but I want her to see these pictures and go over my notes.

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