Reclaiming Love by Shirleen Davies

Author:Shirleen Davies
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Eight

“Have a seat, Chief Monroe. The mayor will be with you in a few minutes.”

He’d lost track of time while at Julia’s, missing the original appointment by over an hour. As far as he knew, the mayor had nothing pressing—at least that’s what Adam hoped.

“You can go in now.”

Adam walked into the office, noting the scowl on the mayor’s face. “Apologies, Mayor. A situation came up I had to take care of.”

“I heard you left the office with Julia Kerrigan. Personal business is no excuse for missing our meeting.”

“She came in to lodge a complaint about someone harassing her. Wasn’t much I could do except go check it out.”

The mayor’s expression changed at Adam’s explanation. “What’s going on with Julia?”

“Seems someone may have fixated on her. Sending flowers with a message but no name, calling but not speaking, leaving a package in her car—”

“Doesn’t she lock it?”

“It was parked in her garage.”

The mayor let out a whispered expletive.

“I couldn’t see how he got inside. She has combination locks on all her outside doors and swears no one has the code except family. Right now, I believe she’s more irritated than afraid.”

“What do you think?”

Adam explained the packages they’d both received, how Julia had already spoken with both the florists in town, and the last call before he’d left her home.

“Sounds to me as if this has been brewing for some time. My arrival triggered his actions as I must assume he doesn’t want us back together.”

“Is there a chance of that?”

Adam fingered the brim of his hat, contemplating how much to say. He knew the mayor to be a distant relation to the Kerrigan family with a particular fondness for Julia.

“Perhaps.”

“Well, you just hang in there.” The mayor’s chuckle caught Adam by surprise. After what happened, he assumed no one associated with the Kerrigans would ever want to see them reunited. “You let me know if there’s anything I can do on this. Joshua will be mighty upset if this goes any further.”

Adam nodded. “If there’s nothing else…”

“There is one other item, which is why I wanted to meet with you. The rodeo is coming to town in July and you’ve been selected as the Grand Marshal for the parade.”

Adam groaned. All he wanted was to do his job. “I don’t—”

“Now I know you don’t like being in the spotlight. The problem is, you were the selection of both the City Council and the Rodeo Committee. Hell, Adam, it’s an honor. Enjoy it.”

“Fine.” He stood and slammed his hat on his head. “If that’s it, I’ll get back to the office and the Kerrigan case.”

The mayor waved him off, already picking up the phone.

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