Cold Case Secrets by Maggie K. Black

Author:Maggie K. Black
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-04-03T14:31:46+00:00

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Her canoe paddle dipped crisply and smoothly into the water, as they followed the quickly moving river through the woods. The sun sent golden flashes of light dancing over the surface as the swollen river wound its way around fallen trees, rockslides and debris. Broken branches and split trunks punctuated the woods on either side. The storm had been devastating. She’d felt a closeness with Jacob, a connection, a trust that she’d never felt with anyone before. But when the storm had ended, her father had gotten the jump on her and the helicopter had crashed...

Her head shook as a dozen conflicting emotions flooded through her core.

And now they were canoeing, together, with her in the bow and Jacob in the stern. He’d barely spoken a word since his short phone conversation with his brother. From the snippets she’d been able to catch, Jacob had been really blunt and direct with him about everything that had happened and what she’d told him. Trent had promised to look into it and do whatever he could. Then the phone had died. For now, all they could do was wait, paddle and hope they could find a phone in the helicopter crash site.

Could they really trust Trent? Could she trust Jacob? And yet whenever she looked into Jacob’s eyes, she could see something there, something deep and real, that pulled her in and made her long for the type of emotional closeness and partnership she’d never felt before.

She didn’t know how to begin to define what she felt for him, only that she’d never felt that way about anyone else. And what difference did it make, anyway? Even if she weren’t a journalist, Jacob would never let himself get close to the daughter of a criminal he clearly despised. He’d probably forgive her for not telling him that Hal Turner was her father. Because that was the kind of good man Jacob was. But he’d never look at her the same way again.

Then suddenly another thought hit her like a well-aimed right hook: she felt safe with Jacob. Despite everything that had happened between them, she felt completely and utterly safe. Even when they were arguing, even when she was outright defying him, even when he was frustrated with her and their voices rose, she’d never once for a moment wondered if he was going to insult her or threaten her, let alone hurt her.

Somehow even while fighting with Jacob, she felt closer to him than she’d ever been to anyone she wasn’t fighting with.

“I’m sorry!” she called suddenly. She glanced back over her shoulder briefly. Jacob had his paddle wedged under his injured arm and was doing the J-stroke with his left. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about Turner. I didn’t know if I could trust you. And I should have.”

His green eyes were wide, but she had to turn back and face the river again before he spoke.

“I get it, I guess,” he said. “You’re a journalist, you

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