Colton's Secret Son by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“A news van just pulled up out front,” Knox announced when he returned to the kitchen.

Allison studied his features carefully, unsure what had sent him out of the house a half an hour earlier. His cool blue eyes were shuttered, giving away nothing of his inner thoughts. His shoulders were set in rigidity, and tension radiated out from him.

The doorbell rang and Wendall got up from his chair. “Do you all want to talk to the press? Make a statement of any kind?”

“I don’t,” Knox said and then looked at her. “But go ahead if you want to.”

“No, I don’t want to give the kidnapper the pleasure.” Allison had seen the parents of kidnapped or missing children standing at press conferences, begging for mercy as they wept in despair. She didn’t want to be one of those parents, unless she was convinced it would somehow help them find Cody.

“Then I’ll get the door and tell them to stay off your property.” Wendall left the kitchen.

“I imagine Sheriff Jeffries will want you two standing next to him when he holds the press conference,” Jim said.

“I have no intention of sharing his limelight,” Knox replied.

“He’s not a big fan of the Coltons anyway,” Jim replied and then clamped his mouth shut as if he’d said too much.

“I’d already gotten that impression from him,” Knox replied drily. “I guess he’s of a mind that one bad apple spoils the whole barrel.”

“Or he’s just an ass,” Allison said.

A burst of laughter escaped both Knox and Jim. The sound was surprisingly welcome, despite the pain that racked her heart. “Sorry,” Jim said as he cut his laughter short.

“It’s okay.” Allison smiled at the deputy who had sat through the long night with them and now wore a faint weariness in the depths of his green eyes.

Wendall returned to the kitchen. “I told all the people outside to stay out of your yard and if any of them knocked on your door for a statement or interview I’d arrest them.”

“Thank you. Have you heard anything from Sheriff Jeffries this morning?” Allison asked.

Wendall shook his head. “Nothing, but I expect him to be here anytime.”

She moved over to the window and stared outside. She was trying to hold on to her sanity when all she wanted to do was crumple to the ground and scream for her son.

The house didn’t feel like her home, not without Cody running up and down the stairs, not without his laughter filling all the dark corners. This home was now an empty, alien place and would remain so until she got her son back.

Her brain still couldn’t quite wrap around the fact that two uniformed deputies had taken up residence here and that a news van was parked outside and curious neighbors were gathering in the street and along the sidewalk.

The only modicum of comfort was Knox’s presence. He was the only person she knew who felt what she did, who had the same burning emptiness inside, an emptiness that wouldn’t be filled until Cody was back home again.

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