Heart Stings by Jennifer Estep

Author:Jennifer Estep [Jennifer Estep]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jennifer Estep
Published: 2023-04-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Tucker tensed ever so slightly, although he gave Clyde a bored look, as if the gun aimed at his chest was of little consequence. “What are you doing? Put that thing away.”

Clyde laughed, but it was a low, ugly sound. “Oh, please. How big of an idiot do you think I am? I tell a few folks that I’m getting Lorelei’s shipping yard one way or another, and the next thing I know, you’re calling and just begging to come work for me.” He shook his head. “I’ve never claimed to be the smartest guy in Ashland, but I’m not completely stupid.”

“Pointing a gun at me is most definitely a stupid thing to do,” Tucker said, his voice as cold as the wind gusting over the terrace.

Clyde laughed again. “Yeah, keep telling yourself that, tough guy. I saw how you looked at Lorelei the night we ran into her at Underwood’s—like she was a big, juicy steak you wanted to sink your fangs into. And then what do I find tonight? The two of you sucking face in the bathroom like a couple of teenagers who can’t keep their hands off each other.”

I glanced at Tucker, but he was focused on Clyde, his face as hard as I’d ever seen it. Another man, a smarter man, would have been very, very concerned about the barely restrained rage glinting in Tucker’s eyes, but, like Clyde had said, he was far from the smartest man in Ashland.

“So as soon as I get my diamonds, you’re also going to have a fatal accident, just like Lorelei is.” Clyde jerked his head at Tucker. “Move. Now. Or I’ll forgo the accident part altogether and shoot you where you stand. I need her to get into the shipping yard, not you.”

Tucker’s lips flattened out into a thin line, and that muscle twitched in his jaw again. He kept staring at Clyde, as though debating whether his vampiric speed would let him attack Clyde before the other man pulled the trigger. But Tucker must have realized that not even he was that fast, because he moved to the right.

Two of the giants stepped forward and clamped their hands around Tucker’s arms, but he looked at me instead of them. His lips quirked up into a tiny grin, and I found myself smiling back at him. Hugh Tucker was a survivor, just like I was, and we were going to get through this—together.

Clyde turned away from the two giants, thinking they were capable of handling Tucker. Definitely not the smartest man in Ashland. This time, he jerked his head at me. “Come here. It’s time to take that ride over to your shipping yard.”

Just like Tucker, I did as commanded. Not because I was afraid of Clyde shooting me but because it got me—and especially him—closer to the icicles hanging off the edge of the resort roof.

“What else did Raymond tell you about me?” I asked.

Clyde’s eyebrows drew together in thought. “Not much. Just that you

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