Dare to Love (Pride Oregon Book 5) by Jill Sanders

Author:Jill Sanders [Sanders, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945100024
Publisher: Grayton Press
Published: 2019-04-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The rest of that week, everything was quiet. Corey told Riley that their lawyer had found out that Reece’s whereabouts were unknown. This pretty much confirmed, at least in her and Lilly’s minds, that it was Reece, the crazed woman who had held them at gunpoint.

To be safe, every moment they spent at the store, one of their friends or family members wasn’t far away.

Her parents had convinced her and Lilly to allow either Lilly’s brother George or her own brother Jacob to work in the store while they were there.

She didn’t know why they had agreed to the deal, since her brother and cousin ended up just sitting on one of the sofas playing on their phones the entire time.

By the end of the third day, she got fed up with George’s feet on one of the tables and kicked him out of the store.

“Expect a call from my mother,” Lilly told her. “Or worse, one from your mother.”

“I’ll handle them. It’s ridiculous having one of them here. We handled Reece the first time,”

“You handled her.” Lilly smiled. “You used a flying tackle on the woman, to be exact.” She laughed. “You should have earned your wings that day.”

Riley laughed. “I have two brothers. I know how to fight.”

“True.” Lilly smiled and nodded towards the door. “Customers.”

“I’ll handle them,” she said, since she knew Lilly was working on a project in the back. She pasted on her best smile for the couple that walked in. “Afternoon.”

“Hi,” both of them said at the same time.

“Oh, what a cute store,” the woman said, moving off towards the rack that held the purses.

“If you have any questions or are looking for something in particular…” she said, watching the couple closely.

The man was tall and thick shouldered and had a scruffy reddish beard. He wore a thick dark grey jacket, since the rain had started the night before and had yet to let up. The woman had on a stylish black jacket and had her hair up under a black beanie. She hadn’t removed her dark sunglasses when she’d walked in, but she had been drawn to the rack with purses quickly.

Now, as she glanced through the selection, she pulled her glasses up into her hair as she moved around the store.

Riley’s heart skipped a beat when a hint of recognition flashed.

She turned, but realized the man was watching her closely, so she pasted on her practiced smile again.

Taking a deep breath, she asked, “Where are you two visiting from?”

“California,” the man answered quickly.

“Too bad it’s raining for your visit,” she added easily.

“When doesn’t it rain around here,” the woman joked from across the room as she ran a finger over one of Riley’s mother’s paintings. “These are spectacular.”

“Thanks,” Riley said, trying to keep her eyes on both of them. Lilly had disappeared into the back room once she’d greeted the customers.

Riley’s heart was pounding so fast in her chest, she wondered if the man could hear it from where he stood a few feet away from her.

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