Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense April 2019, Box Set 1 of 2 by Lynette Eason

Author:Lynette Eason
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Finally they were seated on the plane and takeoff was imminent. Geordie was allowed to sit with them because he could fit in a carrier under the seat in front of Chloe. She kept all his international shots and papers up-to-date because her job required her to travel when a company she had contracted with in the United States had offices in other countries. It didn’t happen often, but she stayed prepared.

Ethan had been quiet on the way to the airport, and she wasn’t in the best of moods herself. The plane finally lifted off and Chloe unbuckled her seat belt. She might as well get to work and open a pathway for the killer to get in touch with her. Ethan was right—if the killer couldn’t get in touch with her, he might hurt someone else she knew.

Her fingers trembled slightly as she pulled her new laptop from the duffel she’d packed for the trip. Laying it across her lap, she opened the lid and turned it on. She stared at the screen while it booted up. What disc could she possibly have that someone was willing to kill for?

She was shaken from her morose thoughts when Ethan started talking.

“I’m not sure if I’m doing the right thing, but after what happened at Ned’s, I decided to give you back your weapons. I went through proper TSA airport protocol and checked both our guns and the knife. You’ll have them when we reach North Carolina.”

Chloe felt a big ol’ thump in the region of her heart. She was so happy she whipped her head up, grabbed Ethan around the neck and planted a big, fat kiss right on his lips. When she pulled back, he looked as stunned as she felt. Mortified to the soles of her boots, she started rambling.

“I didn’t mean to do that. I’m so sorry. I was just so happy about getting my gun back—”

She snapped her mouth shut when she noticed the amusement on his face.

“It’s not funny. I take it back.”

He laughed. “You can’t take back a kiss.”

She felt heat crawl up her neck. “It didn’t mean anything.”

He sobered. “No, it didn’t. Listen, Chloe, we’re in the middle of an investigation—”

“And you don’t trust me. I get it.”

He looked like he wanted to say more, but shook his head.

She looked at him through the blurred tears and chuckled at his expression. His face held something close to a look of terror.

“I’m not crying because I don’t cry.” She swallowed past the lump in her throat. “I appreciate what you’re doing. How did you manage that before we left?”

Relief flooded his face. “I called my deputy. He brought your gun and picked up a knife on the way to the house.”

Chloe rubbed Geordie on his head when it popped up between her legs. She had partially unzipped the top of his collapsible dog crate. “So why are you handing back my weapons if you don’t trust me?”

He seemed to give consideration to her question.

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