Harlequin Intrigue October 2016, Box Set 1 of 2 by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488024788
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Goose bumps raced up Scarlett’s arms, and she jerked her head to the side to scan the road. Was this malicious mischief because someone didn’t want Jim Kennedy here or was it because someone didn’t want them talking to Granny about the Timberline Trio?

“I’m pretty sure someone did this with a knife.” Jim ran his hands along the shredded pieces of his tire.

Crouching beside Jim, her shoulder bumping his, she asked, “Who would do something like this here?”

“Either it’s someone on the reservation with an old grudge against Slick or someone with a new grudge against me.”

A truck rolled up, spewing exhaust, and Scarlett rose to her feet and covered her nose and mouth with one hand.

Her cousin Jason waved through the window. He parked next to Jim’s bike and hopped out of his truck. “I thought it was my turn to look in on Granny.”

“I had something to drop off.”

Jason’s eyes widened as he took in Jim examining his bike’s tires. “What happened?”

Jim cranked his head around. “I guess someone wanted to keep me on the reservation.”

“Someone here did that?” Jason scratched his head beneath his black beanie.

“Did you just get here? Did you see anything?” Scarlett studied her cousin’s face.

“Me?” He stabbed his chest with his thumb. “You think I did this?”

“Did I say that? I just asked if you saw anything...or anyone.”

Jason took a step back toward his truck. “I just drove onto the rez. I didn’t see anyone running away or burning rubber or anything like that if that’s what you mean.”

Jim brushed his hands together and pushed to his feet. “Resentment of the Lords still run high around here?”

“Not that I know of. That was a long time ago, man. This isn’t going to hurt my chances of buying one of those sweet bikes, is it?”

“Not if you give your cousin, me and my bike a ride back to my place.”

“Yeah, sure. No problem.” He pointed to Granny’s house. “Should I stop in to see her?”

“I’m sure she’ll want to see you, but—” Scarlett grabbed Jason’s arm as he started to move toward the house “—don’t tell her what happened out here. I don’t want her to worry.”

“Whatever, but I don’t think Granny’s going to be worried about Jim’s tires getting slashed.”

“Just keep it to yourself. Shh.”

“Okay if I load my bike into your truck bed?”

“Go ahead, or you can wait for me and I’ll help you.” Jason continued up the steps and disappeared inside the house.

“Do you think he knows anything?” Jim lowered the back of Jason’s truck and shoved a hand in his pocket as he scoured the landscape through narrowed eyes.

“No. What are you looking for?”

“Something I can use as a ramp.”

“Granny has some old construction materials in the back of her house. I keep telling her to toss the stuff, but she hates to throw anything away.”

“Lead the way.”

She crooked her finger, and Jim followed her around the side of the house. “Wood?”

“That’ll work.”

Together, they hauled a two-by-four to the front of the house.

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