Romancing the Wallflower by Michelle Major

Author:Michelle Major
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-12-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The sun had set over the craggy peak of Crimson Mountain, and the sky was aflame in shades of pink and orange as Erin took a curve on the two-lane highway that led up the mountain. Within a half hour, the whole mountainside would be cast in shadow, so there wasn’t much time for an effective search.

Her heart felt like it was breaking when David said he didn’t need her, but she refused to let that stop her from trying to find Rhett and Angela.

It had been almost an hour since he’d walked away from her, so maybe David had tracked them down by now and hadn’t bothered to text her. Erin couldn’t take the chance. She was done sitting on the sidelines letting life pass her by, especially when she’d been the cause of the mess they were in.

There were so many service roads and gravel offshoots of the main highway it was difficult to know where to start. Obviously, Cole Bennett and his team of deputies were experts, and she hadn’t even thought to ask David what kind of car his mother drove. But Erin had some experience on these roads. She’d always loved the changing colors that swathed the mountains. For a few weeks, the brilliant patches of bright yellow aspens and a few orange and red clumps of scrub oak made the whole valley look like it was on fire.

She turned her car onto a dirt road that led to one of the most picturesque vistas overlooking the valley. It wasn’t quite as popular as some of the well-known leaf-viewing drives in the area but remained a favorite with locals.

Angela wasn’t a local, but if she’d stopped at the hardware store or the gas station on the west side of town, this was where they would have sent her.

Erin ignored the gorgeous scenery surrounding her and concentrated on scanning the edges of the road and the myriad pull-offs that led to private cabins or trailhead access for hiking.

It was a little bit like searching for a needle in a haystack. When she darted a quick glance at her phone she realized she was out of service range. So even if David had tracked down Rhett and texted her, she wouldn’t get the message.

The car climbed almost to tree-line level, Erin growing more frustrated by the second. Why had she allowed Angela to take Rhett? The answer was clear—Erin didn’t have enough faith in herself or her authority to stop the other woman. Which was stupid, because of all the things Erin had been too scared of failing at to try, working with kids had never been one of them.

She was a great teacher, and her after-school program was already making a difference. Two of the teachers at school had reported that their students—the ones who’d been identified as troublemakers—were less disruptive and more responsible in class. The kids had cited some of the self-directed exercises for regulating behavior Erin had taught them for the changes.

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