Killer Cowboy (Cowboys of Holiday Ranch) by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Published: 2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

One of the most important duties Dillon did as chief of police was to walk the streets of his town and let people see he was present and ready to help them. And this morning he needed the physical activity and interaction with friendly folks more than ever to take his mind off the night before.

Holding Cassie in his arms while they watched the movie had felt like home to him. That particular scene had been one he’d fantasized about for himself long ago. A woman to laugh with, a woman to share with and the warmth of a woman in his arms on a cold night; yes, those had been some of his dreams years before.

But Stacy had stolen his dreams and Cassie wasn’t the kind of woman he dreamed about marrying. Besides, he couldn’t get in any deeper with her knowing that she might sell out at any given moment.

He now stepped out of the police station door with the intent of walking up Main Street to the café. There he would sit and drink a cup of coffee and then head back to the station.

The wind the night before had ushered in an unusually warm front, probably one of the last of the year. If it hadn’t been for the banging shutter the night before, he knew he probably would have spent the night in Cassie’s bed. And they probably would have made love again.

Damn the woman for awakening some of the dormant dreams inside him, for making him remember what he’d once wanted from life. He consciously willed thoughts of her out of his head.

There were plenty of people out on the streets enjoying the beautiful day, and he smiled and nodded at people he passed.

“Hey, Chief, how’s it going?” Abe Breckenridge stopped to greet him. Next to Abe stood his grandson, Harley. Harley was a handsome seventeen-year-old whom Abe and his wife, Donna, had raised for the last ten years. Dillon had never asked about the son and woman who had given Harley life and then disappeared from the little boy’s life.

Dillon smiled at the older man. “It’s going, although I think there are some folks in town still trying to recover from your apple cider at Cassie’s barn party.”

Abe smiled. “It was good. The party was a lot of fun.” His smile slowly faded. “Although I was sorry to hear about Sam Kelly and I hope like hell my cider didn’t play a part in his murder.”

“I don’t think alcohol had a thing to do with his death,” Dillon replied.

“You got any clues as to who’s responsible?”

“I’m working on a few theories,” Dillon replied. The last thing he wanted was for the people he served to know that he was nowhere near having anything to help him solve the murder.

“I also heard Cassie had some problems at her place.” Abe shook his head. “Heck of a mess.”

“It is,” Dillon agreed and then smiled at the teenager. “Harley, how are you doing? And why aren’t you in school this morning?”

“Teachers’ workday,” Harley replied.

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