Promise of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie

Author:Sarah Barrie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Australia Pty Ltd

CHAPTER

16

Mia lined up the first target. The setting sun was directly in her eyes, which was why she was practising now; Rob could come at any time, not just when it was convenient. And Ben could tell her she wasn’t a murderer all he liked, but if she had the chance to shoot Rob, she damn well would.

She’d told Ben everything. She’d had a couple of glasses of wine to dull the sound of the screaming still playing in her head, then he’d put pressure on and she’d caved. It had been too easy to tell him, to pour it all out. Until she had, she hadn’t realised how much she’d needed to. But if she was being honest with herself, hadn’t telling him been less about the alcohol and more about finally believing she could trust him with the truth?

She fired, aimed at the next target, fired. Then the next, then the next. She hit the final one and checked her time. Not bad, but she could do better.

She set herself up again. Waited for the clock. Tried again.

Faster. Better. She should move the targets further away. Go again.

A movement out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. She spun, spotted Ben leaning on a tree to her left. The only thing she probably shouldn’t have let him know was that she was going to let Rob come for her. No doubt he was here to talk her out of it. She put down her gun and removed her ear muffs.

‘That’s a good way to get yourself shot.’

‘You wouldn’t miss either. As that’s the case, I didn’t think it was wise to come and tap you on the shoulder. Feel like a break?’ He held up a plastic bag. ‘I brought you something.’

‘What?’

‘You’ll see.’

She collected her things and led him inside. ‘You know, I could do without all these distractions.’

‘I’m a distraction?’ He dropped a block of chocolate on the table. ‘Here’s another one.’

‘What’s that for?’

He gave her one of those gorgeous grins that made her heart melt. Bastard. ‘For not taking you to the chocolate factory. It’s a compromise.’

She pressed her fingers to her forehead. ‘Ben, I didn’t really want to go to the chocolate factory. There is no chocolate factory. But you knew that. So are you here to lecture me about Rob again?’

‘Pointless. And to tell you the truth—’ he picked up her handgun and turned it over, checking it out, ‘—I’m a little bit scared.’

She took it from him with a grin, put it away. ‘There, you’re safe. What’s up?’

‘I didn’t like leaving things the way they were last night.’

That surprised her. ‘That wasn’t entirely your fault.’

‘So are you going to let me help you?’

‘Now that you know, I don’t have a choice. Why are you asking?’

‘I’m trying a different tactic.’

‘It’s a better one.’ She dropped into a chair. ‘So what’s the plan, detective?’

‘Right now it’s to eat chocolate.’

‘You think I’m going to share it?’

‘That’s mean.’

‘So I’m selfish.’

‘Yeah, I wanted to talk about that too.

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