Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense February 2019, Box Set 2 of 2 by Laura Scott

Author:Laura Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Kendall sat back at her parents’ dining table and stretched. Three hours had passed since Cord had taken off with Lucas to the ER. She’d wanted to go with them, but Cord didn’t want to expose her to unnecessary danger. Lucas seemed like he wanted her to be there, but after seeing Cord’s reaction to Lucas’s injury, she didn’t have the heart to make him worry more.

Man, he was in a bad place. A very bad place, and she didn’t know how he would find his way out of it without having to live every moment of every day worried about Lucas and Eve. That is, if they located Eve alive.

Kendall heard a vehicle pull up outside. She went to the window and saw Cord’s truck come to a stop. Lucas hopped out, then marched down to the cabin area. Cord stood, hand perched above his eyes, watching the boy go. She wanted to step outside and slip her hand into his and tell him everything would be okay, but she couldn’t make that promise—not yet.

Cord turned and trudged up to the house. She waited for him and plastered a smile on her face. Her father and Matt, who’d been waiting for Cord to return, joined her in the dining room.

“How’s Lucas?” she asked.

“Fine. Ten stitches.”

“He must be in pain.”

“Yeah.”

“I’m so sorry this happened, Cord,” her father said.

Cord looked at her father as if he didn’t believe his statement. “It was no one’s fault. Just happened. And I was wrong to tell Lucas he couldn’t help Jed. I told Lucas as much on the way back here.”

“I know God has a plan in all of this.” Matt’s tone was heartfelt.

“Does He?” Cord asked, shaking his head. “I’m not sure these days. I sure can’t understand the purpose in Eve going missing.”

Her father gestured at her paperwork on the table. “Let’s all sit down and see how we can improve our search for her.”

Cord gave a firm nod and sat.

Kendall appreciated her dad’s straightforward approach to helping Cord move ahead.

Winnie pushed through the kitchen door, holding a stack of plates. “Almost suppertime.”

Kendall glanced at her watch. “Leave the plates, and I can set the table when we’re done.”

“Don’t get caught up and run late. You know Betty likes dinner on the table right at six.”

“We’ll be done in plenty of time,” her father said.

Kendall waited for her mother to step out of the room, then pulled out the bag with the noose from under a stack of papers and handed it to her father. “When we came out of the bank, this was hanging on my rearview mirror.”

He snatched it up and his eyes spit angry fire. “Any message?”

“Isn’t it clear enough?” Kendall asked.

“Perfectly.” He slammed the bag down and looked at it with disgust. “Question is, what do we do about it?”

“I’m worried that if Kendall’s attacker is willing to come out in public like this, he’s escalating,” Cord said.

Kendall shot him a look. “My car was by the dumpster, and the risk of being seen was slim.

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