Mr. Buff: A Flaming Romance by Milly Taiden

Author:Milly Taiden [Taiden, Milly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Latin Goddess Press, Inc.
Published: 2018-08-09T16:00:00+00:00

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Alex sighed with relief when Nina picked up her cell phone. Alex was afraid her cousin wouldn’t answer because she didn’t recognize the number. Nina’s voice came through crackly with the spotty coverage.

“If this is a solicitor, I’m so blocking your number,” she said.

Despite her dire situation, Alex laughed. Nina always had a way of making her laugh. She was glad the lady was related to her. That way they would never be away from each other too long. The annual family gathering would make sure of that.

“Nina, it’s A-Alex.” She barely had the strength to talk.

“What’s the matter, girl? You sound tired. Everything okay up there?”

“Define okay and I’ll tell you.”

“Nuh uh. You’re scaring me, girl. Are you having some kind of delayed reaction from the bomb? Do I need to call 911?”

“No,” Alex said quickly, “don’t call anyone.” She took a second to figure out how to say she dodged death for a second time today. “I fell into the river.”

“You what!? Oh my god. How could you fall in? We played there as kids.”

“Okay, technically, I jumped in.”

“What?! That’s worse. Are you sure you don’t have a concussion or something?”

“I was being chased.”

Nina was quiet for a second. “Chased by what? A bear? You know bears aren’t afraid of people up there. Tourists feed them too much.”

Alex rolled her eyes. “Yes, Nina, I remember that much.” Nina would be pissed when she accused her of telling Robert of the cabin. She had to word it correctly and her brain was swimming in a thick quagmire.

“Nina, who did you tell about me coming to the cabin?”

“I only told Mr. Sholes. Like we talked about. Why?” That didn’t make sense. How would Robert know about this place? Unless he was eavesdropping.

“Have you by chance brought Robert from accounting to the cabin or ever talked about it?” Alex asked.

“Robert from accounting? Why would I tell him?” Alex heard the disgust in Nina’s voice. Guess there was more than just her who didn’t care for the man’s unpleasant disposition.

“Whoever was chasing me had a rifle and was aiming at me.”

“What?!” she screamed. Alex heard a horn from Nina’s side of the line. “Hey, you prick. Pick a goddamn lane and stay in it. Stupid son of a bitch. Alex, oh my god. Who was shooting at you?”

“It’d have to be Robert. Who else could it be?” She started shaking uncontrollably.

“It’s okay, girlfriend. Calm down. I’ll be there in twenty minutes.”

“You what?” Alex didn’t think she heard right. “You’re here? You drove all the way up here!”

“Of course. You think I’m gonna let my favorite cousin party by herself all week? Hardly. Mr. Sholes let me leave early. We’ve got some talking to do. You and me.”

“We do?” Alex asked.

“Yes, ma’am, and you’re going to listen to what I have to say.”

Alex sighed. It had to be about Andrew. That was the only thing wrong. Except that someone was trying to kill her. “Oh, I’m not at the cabin anymore.”

“Where are you then?”

“I’m at the ranger station on the trail that goes to the waterfall.

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