Honor Bound by B.J. Daniels

Author:B.J. Daniels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2016-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

SHERIFF FRANK CURRY had been distracted all morning. He’d pulled off several men he had watching Emily Calder’s house at first light. He didn’t think Harrison was stupid enough to try anything until dark. He hoped he was right.

But what worried him was that he hadn’t heard on those prints for Sawyer. He was thinking about calling the lab tech, when his wife interrupted the thought.

“You haven’t touched your breakfast,” Nettie pointed out unnecessarily. “I made your favorite.”

He gave her a smile. “I know. Thank you. I’m just not—”

“Hungry. You’re starting to worry me, Frank Curry.”

Getting up from the table, he went to her, pressing her back against the sink as he cupped her face and kissed her. Desire stirred within him as strong as it had been as a teenager for this woman.

“What is it about you?” he asked. “Whatever it is, we should bottle it. We could make a fortune.”

She laughed at that, as she always did. “Aren’t you the charmer.” But there was worry in her gaze.

“I’m fine. Just not hungry lately. Once this blamed election is over...”

Nettie locked her gaze on him. “You’ve been saying that for months. Are you sure that isn’t all that’s bothering you?”

“I might have a surprise for you,” he said.

“I know that twinkle in your eye. You’re trying to distract me from worrying about you.”

He laughed. “Is it working?”

“A good surprise?” she asked, clearly playing along.

“I think it is. We’ll see what you have to say once I decide to tell you.” He moved away, anxious to drive by Emily’s and make sure for himself that she and her daughter and Alex Ross were all fine. He knew what a man like her former boyfriend was capable of. As an escaped convict, Harrison would think he had nothing to lose. Men like him always wanted to blame someone else for the way their lives had turned out. Harrison would blame Emily.

“When can I expect this...surprise you have for me?”

He heard the fear in her voice, even as hard as she was trying to hide it. Both of them were worried about election night. “As a matter of fact, I thought you might want to go for a ride with me later. There’s something I want to talk to you about.”

“I would,” she said sounding close to tears, which wasn’t like her at all.

What did she think he was going to tell her? He thought about just blurting it out, but held his tongue. He shouldn’t have said anything. Too late now.

He smiled and pulled her to him. “Everything is going to be all right. You’ll see.”

* * *

IT WAS OVER. The commercial wrapped earlier that afternoon. Everyone had gotten paid after dinner and now it was time to leave. The hotel was shutting down. A cleaning crew would be coming to clean cabins the next day.

Sawyer watched the carnival rides being taken down by the remaining crew. He noticed the two kitchen girls were also watching.

For the past two days, Ainsley had sworn that no one was following her.

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