Rancher's Choice by Kylie Brant

Author:Kylie Brant [Brant, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780985337025
Publisher: Cedar River Press
Published: 2012-07-17T21:00:00+00:00

Jackson narrowed his eyes as he entered the crowded, dimly lighted interior of Los Pueblos’s one dining and dancing establishment. He scanned the restaurant quickly until he spotted Kaly and her companion, and then slipped into a booth in a corner where he could see their table.

A waitress walked over and took his order, lingering for small talk. But when he didn’t respond to her attempts at conversation, she finally moved away. He wasn’t in the mood for chatting with a stranger, even one sending blatant invitations with her eyes. What he was most in the mood for, he thought darkly, was to haul a certain bullheaded research assistant out of here, over his shoulder, if need be.

Earlier that day, his plan had been simple. He would just wait until Kaly left with her date and follow them. It had been easy to justify that decision to himself. After all, there wasn’t any use letting some other guy think he had a chance with Kaly. Not when Jackson knew otherwise. The way he had it figured, he was doing the poor sucker a favor.

But he had mistakenly assumed her date would be Paul Whitfield. When he had seen Kaly get in that fancy truck of Larry Scott’s, his blood had run cold.

Nick had nosed around and found that Larry hadn’t been home the night the rustlers had hit the Whitfield ranch. Jackson hadn’t had to consider any longer. He’d called Roy and given him all the information he’d gathered that pointed to Larry’s involvement in the rustling. They’d both decided it would be best to keep the investigation quiet. It would do no good to scare the man off before they had the proof they needed linking him to the crime. A deputy would be assigned to watch his movements when he wasn’t working, and when he made his next move, they’d nail him.

Jackson damned that decision now. It would have been unpleasant to watch Whitfield charm Kaly all night. But to have to sit by and watch her enjoy an evening with a suspected cattle thief was going to be torture.

The waitress brought Jackson a beer, hesitated, then scurried away at the threatening look on his dark features. He barely noticed her as he watched the table across the room. Larry was leaning toward Kaly, talking, and she was laughing.

Jackson groaned as the blond cowboy led her to the small dance floor. She had dressed casually tonight, in a turquoise blouse and white slacks, and she still looked fantastic. Her hair was pulled back into its customary braid, of which Jackson was fiercely glad. He didn’t want to think about any fingers but his own tangled in that thick mane. His hand gripped the beer bottle tighter as she moved into Larry’s arms.

Kaly felt more relaxed than she had in weeks. She smiled as Larry attempted to teach her, with more enthusiasm than skill, the steps to a new dance. They were out of breath as the music came to an end, and that was when she looked across the dance floor and straight into Jackson’s eyes.

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