Deliverance at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels & Daniels

Author:B.J. Daniels & Daniels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-12-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

It had begun to snow. Large lacy flakes fell in a flurry of white as Marc pulled up to Victor’s so-called cabin in the mountains overlooking Helena, Montana. The “cabin” was at least five thousand square feet of luxury including an indoor pool, a media center and a game room. At his knock, one of Victor’s minions answered the door, a big man who went by only Jumbo.

“Mr. Ramsey is in the garden room.” Oh, yeah, and the house had a garden room, too.

There was no garden in the glassed-in room, but there was an amazing view of the valley below and there was a bar. Victor was standing at the bar pouring himself a drink. Marc got the feeling he’d seen him drive up and had been waiting. Today he wore a velour pullover in the same blue as his eyes.

“What would you like to drink?” he asked as he motioned to one of the chairs at the bar. Victor seemed to take in his bandaged face and neck, but said nothing.

Marc took one of the chairs. “Whatever you’re having.”

“Wise man,” Victor said with a disarming smile. “I only drink the best. Isn’t that the reason you and I became friends to begin with?”

Friends? What a joke. Marc didn’t need him to spell things out. “I like the best things in life like anyone else.”

“But you aren’t like anyone else,” Victor said as he pushed what looked like three fingers of bourbon in a crystal glass over to him.

“No, I’m unique because I know you.” He knew it was what the man wanted to hear, and right now he was fine with saying anything that could get him out of here. He took a gulp of the drink. It burned all the way down. As he set the glass down, he said, “Okay, I screwed up, but I’m trying to fix it.”

Victor lifted a brow. “You think? And how is it you hope to do that?”

He wasn’t surprised that his mess was no secret to the man. Victor had someone inside law enforcement. There was little he didn’t know about.

“I didn’t mean to almost kill her.”

“The her you’re referring to being your wife?”

“Who else?”

“Who else indeed. With you I never know.” Victor took a sip of his drink, studying him over the rim of the glass. “Attempted murder, kidnapping, assault?” Victor leaned on the bar like one friend confiding in another. “Tell me, Marc. What’s going on with you?”

He knew this tone of voice. He’d seen it used on other men who’d messed up in their little...organization. He also knew what had happened to those men. Victor was most dangerous when he was being congenial.

“The bitch drugged me and took my ledger—you know, where I kept track of the business.”

Victor leaned back, his expression making it clear that his concern had shifted to himself rather than Marc’s future. “By the business, you mean your automotive business.”

Marc didn’t answer.

“You wrote down our business transactions?”

“It was a lot of names and numbers, and I do better if I can write it down.

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