Deception by Carol Ericson

Author:Carol Ericson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-10-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Dylan swiveled around to face Mia. “You wanna lay a wager on what the fight’s about?”

“I think we’d both be betting on the same thing.” She shaded her eyes and asked the cop, “Is…is Charlie’s daughter there?” May as well put it out there. If Linda Davis already knew, everyone else in town did, too.

“You mean that cute gal with the nose piercing? Yeah, she’s there.”

“Oh, boy. I’m following you over, Dylan.”

He shook out his sunglasses and shoved them onto his face. “Do you think you should get involved?”

“I am involved. That cute gal with the nose piercing is my niece.”

Dylan placed his hands on her shoulders. “Don’t let that girl lead you around by a nose ring just because you feel guilty about Marissa. You know nothing about her, Mia.”

“Except that she’s Marissa’s daughter, and she needs help.” She slid from beneath his grasp and walked as fast as her heels would allow to her car. “See you over there.”

Dylan obviously didn’t find the situation too pressing, since he didn’t flick on his lights and sirens. Still, Mia had to take the turns a little faster than she wanted in order to keep up with him.

Of all the people Marissa had slept with, Charlie had to be the father of her baby—freewheeling, volatile, hard-living Charlie. Not to mention he’d acquired a jealous wife along the way.

Coral Cove’s Main Street extended less than a mile, and Mia spotted the trouble as soon as she turned onto the street. A crowd of people and two cop cars, including Dylan’s, marked the spot. She parked at the curb and exited her car, craning her neck to see above the crowd, which surrounded a parked truck with its windows bashed in. Charlie’s truck.

She dodged and ducked her way through the crowd until she had a clear view of the trouble. Dylan already commanded the scene—large and in charge. That was what she liked about him.

Tracing her lips with the tip of her finger, she smiled. That was one of the things she liked about him.

He held up a hand to Tina Vega, who was still clutching a Louisville Slugger. “Put the bat down, Tina.”

She hefted the bat in her hand and tossed it onto the hood of the truck, where it inflicted one last dent before rolling to the ground.

The other cop ran forward and scooped up the bat while Dylan made a move toward Tina.

“Hold on, Chief.” Spreading his arms out to his sides, Charlie took a couple of steps toward his wife. “Come on, honey. Let’s go home and figure this out. After three boys, you always wanted a daughter.”

Tina’s eyes popped and her face got redder. She seemed to be pawing the asphalt.

Maybe not the best approach, Charlie. Mia clenched her teeth and shot a glance at Kayla, who stood behind her father, a slight smirk on her red lips. Just like her mother.

Mia itched to shake her niece. Lose the smirk, Kayla.

Dylan was right. What did she really

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