Harlequin Special Edition July 2021--Box Set 2 of 2 by Christine Rimmer

Author:Christine Rimmer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Violet finished her list of exhibits for the pretrial hearing and closed her laptop before deciding to take a long run to clear her brain. She’d tried to put Marcus out of her mind for the past few days but couldn’t stop thinking about how close they’d actually come to both literally and figuratively having a roll in the hay.

She especially couldn’t stop thinking about how his initial response had been to protect Tessa during his sister’s argument with her ex-boyfriend. Even with emotions running high, Marcus had been extremely professional in the way he’d handled the trespassing congressman, considering the fact that Violet herself had wanted to punch the jerk.

Marcus truly did have his family’s best interests at heart, and it was becoming increasingly apparent that he just wanted to protect his siblings. All of them. Including MJ. Now if she could only convince him that the way he was going about looking out for his brother would surely backfire.

She passed an old tree with a faded carving in its trunk along with an arrow. RKx2 was here. Finn had explained to Violet that as boys, their father and Uncle Rider used to carry pocketknives and scratch their initials into trees along their favorite trails so that they would know where they’d already explored.

“RKx2 is a lot shorter to write than spelling out Rider King and Roper King every time,” Finn had said. “If you follow the arrows below the initials, they’ll always point you toward the stables so you can’t get lost. They were adults, though, when they purchased the western acres. So if you ever end up on that side of the ranch, you better have a GPS because there aren’t any RKx2 markers over there.”

Every time Violet went for a run, she always tried to follow the marked trees on the east side, since it gave her a better sense of direction. However, seeing the carving today gave her an unexpected sense of comfort, as well. Marcus’s father had been one of the smartest and most diplomatic men she’d ever known. Sure, he was a politician and could smooth talk with the best of them. Yet, he always knew the right thing to say and exactly when to say it.

“Hey, Mr. King, if you’re up there listening, maybe you could give me the right words to talk to your oldest son.” She felt silly making the request aloud. Mostly because her job was to come up with convincing arguments. So she added, “Preferably at a time when he’s willing to actually listen.”

She was only a mile into her run when she passed the small road leading to the family cemetery and saw Marcus’s patrol vehicle parked at the top. Her heart skipped several beats. She hadn’t expected the opportunity to talk to the man to pop up this soon.

Violet paused, jogging in place. She shouldn’t interrupt him while he was visiting his father’s grave. But then again, she had asked Roper King himself for a sign.

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