Shotgun Sheriff--A Western Sheriff Romance of Intrigue by Delores Fossen

Author:Delores Fossen [Fossen, Delores]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488084683
Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases
Published: 2010-08-21T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Livvy stepped from the claw-footed tub and wrapped the thick terry-cloth towel around her. The hot bath had helped soothe some of her tight back and shoulder muscles, but it hadn’t soothed her mind.

She dried off, slipped on her cotton nightgown and smeared her hand over the steam-coated mirror. A troubled face stared back at her, and she tried to assure herself that neither her career nor her personal life were in deep trouble.

But they were.

The Ranger captain had hit the roof when he learned about the destroyed crime scene, and it didn’t help matters that she hadn’t been able to confirm the arrest of their main suspect.

In fact, she’d done the opposite.

She’d created doubt with her questions about the murder weapon, and those doubts were fueling animosity between the Native American community and the rest of the town. According to the inn’s owner, Betty Alice, there were whispers that Livvy was trying to clear Shane because of her personal involvement with Reed.

Maybe the new lab tests she’d ordered on the gun would help. Well, they might help clear Shane anyway, so they could concentrate on other suspects. But that wouldn’t clear the rumors about Reed and her.

Worse, those rumors were partly true.

Other than that kiss, Reed and she hadn’t acted on this crazy attraction, but that was no guarantee it wouldn’t happen in the future.

And that was a sobering thought.

Despite all the problems a relationship with Reed would cause, she still wanted him. Bad. She wanted more than kisses. Livvy wanted sex.

No.

Sex wouldn’t have been as unnerving as the fact that Livvy wanted Reed to make love to her. Something long, slow and very, very hot. And not a one-time shot, either. She was thinking of starting an affair with a lawman who could put some serious dents not just in her heart but in her professional reputation.

Cursing herself, Livvy brushed her teeth and reached for the door.

She heard it then.

A soft bump.

The sound had come from the bedroom.

Livvy turned to reach for her gun, only to realize she’d left it holstered on the nightstand. She hadn’t wanted the gun in the steamy bathroom with all the moisture and humidity. Thankfully, she remembered she did have her cell phone with her though, because she had been concerned that she might not be able to hear it ring while the bathwater was running.

Of course, she’d locked the door to the room, and it was entirely possible that Betty Alice had come up to bring her some towels or something. Still, with everything that’d happened, Livvy wished she had her gun.

She walked closer to the bathroom door, listening. And it didn’t take long before she heard a second thump. Then, footsteps.

Someone was definitely in her room.

“Betty Alice?” she called out.

Nothing. The heavy footsteps stopped just outside the bathroom door.

Livvy grabbed her phone from the vanity, flipped it open but then hesitated. Calling Reed wasn’t at the top of her list of things she wanted to do, but she might not have a choice.

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