Lone Star Protector by Jennie Jones

Author:Jennie Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781949707465
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2018-11-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Lauren slammed the front door to Sage Springs so hard, the remaining but now wobbly bannister shook.

She marched across the tiled hallway and up the stairs, skirting around the holes in the treads, not in the least bit concerned she’d stumble, fall, or even twist an ankle. That wasn’t her lot. It wasn’t her fate.

But it might be Mark’s—and she wasn’t referring to her great-grandfather and anything he might do to get rid of him from their lives. Right this moment she was inclined to invite him over so she could push him down the damned staircase!

She took a breath when she reached her bedroom, pulling off her scarf and throwing down her tote bag. It was useless getting riled. She needed to think this through. What the hell was he up to?

Would Marie know? Possibly—but she might not tell her niece.

Ava would certainly have a clue—but she’d talk in riddles, telling her to listen to her heart and not be tricked by words and actions.

But she was being tricked.

She fired up her laptop, plugged in the charge cord, and hit Skype.

“You look gorgeous!” Molly said two minutes later, eyeing her dress. The one she’d bought from the original owner of the Manolo Blahnik boots. The one she’d worn because she thought it might make her feel a little more feminine than usual while she allowed the saloon owner to flirt with her.

“Did Mark notice how glam you look?” Pepper asked.

“He was too busy looking after himself and his own needs. There’s something going on, and he’s at the heart of it.”

“Well of course he is! He’s your man. The one fate dictated for you.”

“Molly!” Lauren cried—then took another deep breath.

What were these dreams and visions? A pull between reality and what might be? Had she just been shown what could be but never would be? Was it some devilment from the great-grandfathers?

She looked at her cousins, waiting patiently for her to speak. They were so beautiful and she loved them to the ends of the earth and back. “Sorry for shouting. I’m at the end of my tether. I don’t know what’s going on!”

“Yeah,” Pepper said. “But what can you do? You and this sexy Mark guy are going to share your lives and bring up your children together, no matter how much you’re arguing now.”

“How can that possibly be when I currently can’t stand him?”

Pepper shrugged. “I don’t know, but you’re stuck in never-never land. I told you not to go home!”

Molly slapped a hand on the kitchen countertop in the hacienda. “Lauren—you have to keep him close and engaged. He’s going to help end the curse on you and your town.”

“But what about my suspicions? I know he’s lying. If I’m a soothsayer, I must be correct!”

“I can’t talk about what he’s really up to. No!” Molly exclaimed before Lauren had a chance to interrupt. “It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, it’s that I don’t know. Alice told me to keep my nose out of it.

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