Rancher's Deadly Risk by Rachel Lee

Author:Rachel Lee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Published: 2012-11-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Outside in the parking lot, she stopped dead in her tracks, ignoring the steady flow of people around her.

“Is that snow?” she asked, looking toward one of the towering light posts where she was sure she saw a few flakes fluttering down.

“It is,” he confirmed. “Just a light flurry, hardly anything at all. It won’t stick.”

“This is so cool!” she said, forgetting her upset. “I wish we’d get a lot.”

A chuckle escaped him as he unlocked his truck and helped her in. “What’s the rush? We’ll have plenty of winter.”

“I want to go cross-country skiing,” she said. “I already have the equipment so now all I need is some snow.”

“It might be a while yet but the weather around here has been growing much less arid. The last few years we’ve had more snow than usual, so you might luck out and not need to go up into the mountains to ski.”

“Where else would I ski?”

“My ranch is a great place. If there’s enough snow.”

“No prepared trails?”

“Not around here.” He closed the door and walked around to slide in behind the wheel. “Have you ever skied without a prepared trail?” He turned over the ignition and started easing out of the parking lot, avoiding cars and pedestrians.

“Of course, but it’s been years.”

“I’ve never had the time to give it any thought. Maybe after the football season is over. You can practice at my place if we have enough snow.”

What was going on here? she wondered. After keeping such a distance, he seemed to be closing it awfully fast. Was he just taking pity on her? The question soured her mood, and caused her to reflect on what had happened tonight.

“Those people were pushing me,” she said. “Like the boys did last week. Maybe a bit harder.”

“But not hard enough that they couldn’t claim it was a mistake.”

“Exactly.”

He wheeled onto the highway and headed back toward town. “I don’t like this.”

“I don’t either, but I can’t imagine a thing to do about it. Frankly, Linc, I’m more worried about James Carney. The story of him being bullied shouldn’t have gotten out. The fact that it did means someone linked it directly to my complaint. I can’t imagine the hell that boy might be going through.”

“I haven’t seen anything at school.”

“Neither have I. He won’t talk to me on the phone, either. He told me to just stay out of it. So I have, but...” She bit her lip and looked out the window.

“What can you do, Cassie? We’re doing what we can to try to change student attitudes. We’ll have an assembly next week.”

“Next week? Les didn’t mention that.”

“Maybe he thought I’d tell you. Regardless, I don’t see what we can do. We can’t provide protection for James around the clock. We can’t follow him to make sure no one bothers him. All we can try to do is make sure these students get it. All of them.”

“Do you have any idea how alone he must feel? God, it breaks my heart.

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