Christmas Rescue at Mustang Ridge by Delores Fossen

Author:Delores Fossen
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Jake was having second and third thoughts about this meeting with Tanner, but most of his concerns centered around Maggie. The entire time they’d been at the ranch for a quick breakfast and to shower and change, he’d tried to talk her out of coming with him.

Man, she was stubborn.

He hadn’t forgotten that about her, but it wasn’t a good time for that stubbornness to surface. He would have felt a lot easier about facing down Tanner if Maggie had been safely tucked away with the Amarillo P.D.

Of course, he wouldn’t have stayed put while someone else asked the questions he wanted to ask. So, maybe they were both stubborn. Plus, the prison was the one place where Jake was sure Tanner couldn’t attack them. Still, he didn’t want to waste time here.

Jake had managed to call Royce and get an update on Sunny, but the rest of his planned calls had been a bust because of poor reception during the drive. Once they were back in Mustang Ridge and headed to Amarillo, he needed to finish up some business and arrange for duty relief for his deputy.

Maggie and he made their way through the security at the prison, and the guard led them to the visiting area where he seated them at the small table. Tanner wasn’t there yet, but when he arrived, he’d be seated behind the thick glass.

That suited Jake just fine.

Tanner was certain to push a few of their buttons, and Jake didn’t know if he could keep his temper in check, since Tanner had hired the triggerman who’d murdered Anna.

A muscle-bound man wearing a suit stood in the corner. Tanner’s lawyer, Sherman Toliver. The guard had informed Maggie and Jake that he’d be there, probably to advise his client if the need arose. Judging from his glare, he didn’t want this meeting to happen at all.

Beside him, Maggie drew in a deep breath and glanced around. Her nerves were definitely showing.

“There’s still time for you to leave,” Jake reminded her. “You can wait in the reception area with the security guard.”

“No,” she said before he even finished the offer. “I need to do this.”

Yeah. He understood that.

Anna’s death would always be a wound that wouldn’t heal. For both of them. Jake could see that now, how Anna’s death had crushed them both. But part of him still didn’t want this shared kinship with Maggie. It would cause too many complications, not just for him but for his family.

Did that make him want her less?

No.

And that’s why he reached out and slipped his hand over hers so he could give it a gentle squeeze. She looked at him, managed a slight smile, but it ended just as quickly as it came because the guard escorted Tanner to the table.

Tanner took one look at them and flashed an oily smile that put a knot in Jake’s stomach.

The man hadn’t changed much in the two years since Jake had last seen him. Tall with a sturdy build.

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