Kindled Hearts: A Small Town, Best Friend's Brother Romance (Ember Hollow Romance Book 1) by Abbey Easton

Author:Abbey Easton [Easton, Abbey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peridot Publishing LLC
Published: 2024-02-21T18:30:00+00:00

21

Reid

My hands shook as I pulled up in front of Lark’s house. I threw my old sedan into park and glanced at the passenger seat. She hadn’t said a word since I got her away from that barbarian.

The rage was fresh and hot in my veins as I recalled the moment I saw him pinning her up against that bookcase. She looked so small compared to him, her eyes filled with fear.

I clenched the steering wheel so hard my knuckles ached. Part of me wanted to go back there and punch him again. One good blow didn’t seem good enough. I screwed my eyes shut, trying to settle down. I was no good this on edge. I had to calm myself and make sure Lark was okay.

And I had to keep my mind off what I’d learned in that damn phone call that had taken me away from her in the first place, leaving her vulnerable.

When I opened my eyes, I glanced toward the house. It was completely dark except for the porch light, even though it was only nine o’clock at night.

“Is anyone home?” I asked, breaking the silence.

Lark startled at the sound of my voice, her big eyes blinking over at me. “What?”

I nodded toward the dark house. “Is anyone home? There’s no lights on inside.”

Her head turned toward the window. “Oh.” She glanced down at her hands wringing in her lap. “My mom’s home. She takes her medication in the evenings and it makes her drowsy, so she’s always asleep early.”

Her mother.

I hadn’t confronted Winnie Meadows about the whole situation with the possible insurance fraud, but that didn’t mean I hadn’t been working on it. I wasn’t working this case officially, but I couldn’t let it go if she was getting away lying to her daughter. Between the long hours I put into Lily Baker’s case, I was asking around town about Miss Winnie. She didn’t get out a lot, but after enough questions to the right people, I’d learned that she’d been seen out and about sometimes…when Lark was working at the Flutter Nook. Winnie had been seen at Callie’s Tavern, of all places, and the convenience store nearby on multiple occasions. She even hit up the thrift store sometimes or the grocery mart.

It continued to look worse for her case, but I wanted to confront her directly. I wanted her to admit it with her own mouth that she was lying.

“How is your mom doing? Is she feeling better?”

Lark lifted a shoulder, her words coming out slow and lifeless. “She’s…about the same, I guess. She still has migraines and pain in her ankle.”

All things that couldn’t exactly be substantiated. “How long does she have to wear that boot?”

“I’m not sure. She gets frustrated if I ask a lot of questions. It’s only been a few weeks since the accident, so I’m letting her take things slow.”

I pressed my lips together. “I see.”

Lark reached for the door handle, and the sudden thought of her leaving and going off into that dark house had panic jolting through me.

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