Silencing Memories by Desiree Holt

Author:Desiree Holt [Holt, Desiree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc.
Published: 2017-08-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Nick was on the porch at seven the next morning sipping his coffee when the white panel van with no markings drove down the road from the highway and parked next to his truck. He walked over to greet the four men in jeans and T-shirts who piled out and began hauling out equipment cases.

Beside the barn, Ruben was coiling rope and eyeing everyone, so Nick walked the crew over and introduced them. He couldn’t ignore the traces of reservation lingering in the man’s eyes.

“I know you don’t have much faith in all this electronic gear,” he half-joked. “I just want you to know I really appreciate you going along with the program.

“Whatever protects the niña,” he said. “Want me to show your men around?”

“Please.” He leaned closer to Ruben. “But I just want you to know my Sig Sauer is tucked away at the small of my back.”

Ruben’s lips twitched as he suppressed a grin. As he walked away, he flipped up the tail of his shirt and Nick saw the Kimber resting in a similar place.

Good. One way or another, we’ll be ready for trouble.

Lindsey came out of the house while two of the men were carrying equipment into the barn. Nick looked up from his conversation with the head of the crew and smiled at her.

She smiled back, and as she came down the steps, she punched him lightly on the arm, as if she knew what he was thinking. She had tied her thick, dark, silky fall of hair back in a ponytail, and instead of her regular glasses, she wore wide sunglasses. Memories of last night flashed in his mind.

“I’m going riding,” she told him. “My horse needs some exercise. Don’t suppose you’d care to join me.” She arched an eyebrow in amusement.

“Uh, not at this moment.” He chuckled. “Thanks anyway.”

“Chicken. I’ll get you yet. You can’t be on a ranch and not ride.”

“We’ll table that for the moment. Okay, if I can’t talk you out of this ride, someone will be going with you.” He motioned to Ruben, who nodded.

“What’s going on?” She planted her hands on her hips and glared at them. “I’m safer here than any place else.”

Nick waved a hand at the landscape. “Lindsey, this place is surrounded by hills covered with juniper and oak trees that make good hiding places. I’m not taking any chances with your safety.”

While she was still fuming, Ruben came out of the barn leading Jingo. Beside him, already in the saddle, was one of the hands Nick had met that morning, a no-nonsense man named Sanchez.

Lindsey’s eyes widened at the gun that rode low on Sanchez’s hip, and the shotgun strapped to the saddle. A pair of binoculars hung around his neck.

“Wait a minute,” she began.

Nick held up his hand. “Ruben says Sanchez is the best shot on the ranch besides him. We knew you’d want to go riding first thing. You insist on going; we insist he goes with you. Take it or leave it.

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