In Self Defense by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-11-07T18:55:57+00:00

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AFTER BRIEFING HIS deputies and arranging a press conference for five that evening, Colt dropped by the paper. He wanted to give Rey a heads-up. He’d promised her an exclusive and he intended to deliver on that promise. She would want to be at the press conference. He’d told his assistant he would notify the Gazette personally.

As soon as he walked into the lobby he spotted Rey in her office. He removed his hat and stood for a moment staring up at her beyond the glass wall. Each of the offices had a glass wall that looked out over the lobby. She was arranging something on the small conference table in her office. Maybe the layout for tomorrow’s paper.

He liked watching her. The way she moved, so purposeful yet so graceful, the way her blond hair fell around her shoulders. Most of all he loved to hear her talk. Loved her laugh. Mostly, he loved everything about her. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. No matter the hurt that stood between them and the years that had passed; he still considered her his.

Not smart, Colt.

“Good afternoon, Sheriff. May I help you?”

He drew his gaze from Rey to the receptionist. “Morning, Tanya. I was just going up to see Rey.”

“Sure. I’ll let her know you’re on the way up.”

He crossed the room and climbed the iron staircase. Rey’s father had been into transparency before it became a popular buzzword. The offices had their glass walls, and so did the printing room and the big conference room. The local schoolkids loved touring the building and seeing the way the news business worked. Visitors and clients could see the inner workings firsthand by just walking into the lobby. No matter that Rey had traveled the world and had such an exciting career; he had always believed this was where she belonged.

She waited for him at her office door. “I’m hoping your visit is about news on the case. I have a big hole in tomorrow’s front page.”

“I have plenty to share, you just can’t print all of it yet.”

She gave a nod. “Come in. Let’s hear what you’ve got.”

Colt spent the next twenty minutes explaining everything Branch had told him. Rey listened, nodded occasionally, but didn’t ask any questions. He was beginning to think Branch had already spoken to her when she finally reacted.

“You want to warn the community to be on the lookout for any suspicious strangers.”

This wasn’t a question. She understood that he had a responsibility to do just that. “To the best of my ability. I can’t mention the Cicero family, I can only tell them to report any suspicious activity or strangers who approach them asking questions about any other residents.”

“Wow.” She leaned back in her chair. “You live in a small town to avoid this kind of thing and then it comes to you.”

“Someone usually brings it,” he pointed out.

She nodded but she seemed preoccupied. She had appeared to be distracted the whole time he was bringing her up to speed.

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