Pride of a Hunter by Sylvie Kurtz

Author:Sylvie Kurtz [Kurtz, Sylvie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-02-11T21:05:35+00:00

Chapter Nine

The next morning, rain pelted the roof and banged at the windows with a power that rattled and deafened like a train in a tunnel. Dom had changed out of his barn clothes after helping Luci with the morning chores and had donned his respectable office suit, minus the navy jacket currently draped over a kitchen chair.

He was fiddling with the hated red power tie, waiting to make sure Luci was safely home before he left. She would take his concern as overbearing. Tough. She’d just have to deal with it. She’d dropped off Brendan at school and was now pounding through the back door, Maggie at her heels. Dog and mistress shook the rain from their coats and sought refuge in the kitchen. Maggie headed for him, tail wringing like a flag caught in a twisting wind. Luci went for the coffeepot, poured and sighed as she took the first sip.

“No wonder you don’t sleep well,” he said, trying to hold a wet Maggie at a distance so he wouldn’t end up with damp paw prints on his dress pants. “All that caffeine jogging through your system at all hours.”

“The caffeine doesn’t bother me.” Steam formed a mask over her face as if to couch her lie.

Did she think she could escape her nightmares by avoiding sleep? They both needed to talk about what had happened, about Cole. Whether she liked it or not, that time would come soon. “Then you can quit cold turkey right now.”

“Tomorrow.” Leaning her backside against the counter, she sipped and savored. “Maybe.” She eyed him up and down and the vain part of him wanted to straighten out of a slouch to give her his best angle. He didn’t.

“Are you off to the office?” she asked.

“Got to play the part. You’ll be okay with this storm?”

A secretive smile tipped her lips. “This rain is nothing. Have you lived through a New England winter yet?”

“A couple.”

Surprise jumped in her eyes. He’d taken Falconer up on his offer to join Seekers eighteen months ago. Having Luci this close and keeping his promise to stay away from her had proved a special kind of torture. And he couldn’t help himself. Once in a while, he’d driven by the farm on the off chance he’d catch a glimpse of her.

“I’m going to try calling those women again,” she said, no hint of possible disappointment tainting the business tone of her voice. Her gaze strayed to the clock on the stove, calculating time zones, no doubt. She’d reached two answering machines last night and a disconnected number. Her foot tapped the linoleum and he could almost hear her cursing the clock. He liked her this way, confident and determined.

“I called Mom earlier and she gave me the three names on Warren’s invitation list,” Luci said. “I want to see if they lead to anything.”

“Call me if you hit pay dirt.” Warren wasn’t about to tip his hand in any way. The short lead time to the wedding

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