Rocky Mountain Lawman by Lee Rachel

Author:Lee, Rachel [Lee, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 9781460313770
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“They’re not wants or warrants,” Micah said as she scanned the paper. “But apparently Cap—Captain Les MacDonald—has a checkered history.”

He most definitely did, Sky thought as she scanned the printout, starting with a dishonorable discharge from the army. After that, he’d apparently been on the fringes of a number of dubious activities, from illegal arms sales to drugs, but had never been directly implicated. He was a “person of interest” in past cases, but then his record went blank for four years. “He’s dangerous,” she said, handing the paper back and sinking into the armchair.

“So it would appear,” Micah agreed. “Just how dangerous we don’t know. Some things aren’t there but Gage sniffed them out. He’s been hanging around with a white supremacist group. Apparently only on the fringes. The guy is real cautious about not getting too deep into anything.”

She nodded. “But he’s learning.”

“That’s our feeling,” Micah agreed. “A great addition to our county. I’m just wondering why he attached to Buddy and moved to the back of beyond.”

“Takeover,” Craig said. “Buddy must have talked too much to this guy at some point, and he saw an opportunity to move in and run the show. The question is what kind of show.”

A silence fell over the cabin, punctuated only by the occasional drumbeat of rain on the roof and by the popping of burning wood in the fireplace.

Craig spoke again. “Do we know anything about his military background?”

“Sketchy,” Doug answered. “He tried for the rangers and couldn’t make the grade. Then he wanted airborne and didn’t make it through jump school.”

“So either somebody saw something in him that they distrusted, or he just isn’t capable,” Craig said.

Sky spoke next. “Failures like that can turn someone into a problem. They’ve got something to prove.”

“He’s not going to prove it here,” Micah said emphatically. “We’ll keep you posted. Gage is looking for a way to go over Buddy’s place with a fine-tooth comb, but I doubt he’ll get it. He talked to ATF, but they need more. So here we are. You two just be careful, hear?”

He checked to see if Craig wanted any of the other photos, but he declined. “There’s nothing there, really. I need to see with my own eyes.”

Micah stuffed everything back into the envelope. “Like I said, you be careful. Right now this Cap guy looks unpredictable. At some point he’s bound to move from the fringes into outright action to prove something, as Sky here said. Let’s hope he moves on before he does anything bad.”

The two deputies left, and the heavens continued to weep. Back inside the cabin, Sky felt chilled, and not because it wasn’t warm enough inside.

“Trouble,” she said. “That guy is trouble.”

“I agree.”

“Buddy and his family could be in the most trouble of all.”

Craig frowned. “Maybe. But right now I think the Jackson family is good cover for Cap and whatever he hopes to accomplish. Gage’s visit achieved something else.”

“Which is?”

“Cap now knows that the sheriff drops by from time to time.

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