Keep Me Closer by Byrd Rhyannon

Author:Byrd, Rhyannon [Byrd, Rhyannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-06-03T00:00:00+00:00

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WHILE A PART OF BEN HUDSON WAS GLAD TO BE HOME, SO THAT HE could do his part in making sure that Clay Shepherd was apprehended and put behind bars, there was a big part of him that missed having his beautiful wife all to himself on the secluded beach where they’d vacationed. They weren’t meant to have come home until Monday night, but both he and Reese had felt that heading back early was the right thing to do, given the circumstances.

Not just because Ben was the sheriff. No, their decision had more to do with the fact that Brit Cramer was their friend and they both cared about her well-being.

Scott Ryder had the investigation well under way, and even though it was proving to be a frustrating one, the deputy was doing a great job, just as Ben had known he would. Alex might be bitching about their progress, but Ben knew Ryder was doing everything that could be done. The former special ops soldier could have easily gone into business for himself, providing exceptional personal and technical security to the wealthy elite, but he’d chosen to remain a deputy in the sleepy little beach town where he wanted to raise a family with his wife. Ben was thankful as hell to have him, and he understood where Ryder was coming from. When a man had the right woman by his side, a meaningful future, and a job that let him go to bed each night knowing he’d made a difference, nothing else mattered.

He and Ryder were currently sitting in Ben’s home office, waiting to hear back from the department’s tech guys, who were working on a phone trace for a call that had come through on Brit’s office number just that morning. A rambling, ugly message had been left with the McNamara Clinic’s answering service, which Ryder was already monitoring. A possible sighting had also been made at one of the local campgrounds, confirming their suspicions that Shepherd was either living rough or in a vehicle. Although an initial search of the site hadn’t landed them Shepherd, they were hoping they could place him at the campsite through its pay phone once the trace came through.

Sitting with his hip perched on the edge of his desk and his arms crossed over his chest, Ben shook his head as he looked at Ryder. “I still can’t believe Alex dragged her off to Miami.”

“It makes sense, him wanting to get her out of town. We both know he’s had a thing for her for a long time,” Ryder drawled, lacing his fingers behind his dark head as he sprawled against the back of his chair. “Yeah, he’s been fighting it, but we knew it was there.” Lifting his brows, he added, “What you can’t believe is that she willingly went along with him.”

A wry smile tugged at the corner of Ben’s mouth. “True.”

“He really turned down your offer to put some personal security on her?” Ryder murmured, sounding intrigued.

“Oh, yeah.

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