Snowed In by Cassie Miles

Author:Cassie Miles [Miles, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ROMANCE - - SUSPENSE
ISBN: 9780373697489
Google: RO1eAgAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0373697481
Barnesnoble: 0373697481
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-02-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

If there had been a way to keep score, Blake would have said that his team was winning. Kovak and the mountain rescue team had evacuated Norman Franks, aka the kidnapper, aka the intruder, to the hospital in Aspen. His injuries had been treated. He was under guard and still unresponsive. There was no indication that he had been working with an active partner. The arrest status of his dupes, Farley and his friends, hadn’t changed. And there hadn’t been any other threats.

On the minus side, a search team from the sheriff’s department failed to find the bomb. Their theory was that when Blake threw it, the pack had gotten hung up in high tree branches. When the weather cleared, they’d come back with a chopper to search from overhead.

At two o’clock in the afternoon, a light snow was beginning to dribble down from cloudy skies. The forecast for tomorrow was eight to twelve inches. The morning after that was the wedding ceremony, and then he’d be leaving on Sunday. Not sure how he felt about that.

Blake stood on the landing at the top of the staircase in the B and B and rested his elbows on the rail as he looked down at the front entrance. Senator Hank Layton and his wife, Rebecca, were expected to arrive at any minute.

He quietly watched as Sarah steamed across the entryway and caught up to Alvardo, who was on his way out of the front room. She waved her mobile phone, connected with the landline, at him. Her angry voice carried.

“I’ve got a bone to pick, Alvardo.”

He slowly turned to face her. His jaw was tight. His earlier appreciation of her charms was no longer evident. “What’s your problem?”

“You called the florist and told them they weren’t allowed to enter. Really? Do you really think that somebody who works for a shop named Roses and Ribbons is dangerous?”

“I ran a background check,” Alvardo said. “Two employees have criminal records. They were arrested for causing a public disturbance four years ago.”

“So what?” Sarah planted one fist on her hip and gestured with the phone. Though Blake couldn’t see her face, he knew she’d be glaring, shooting lightning bolts from her dark eyes. “Emily has a worse criminal record than that, and she’s the most innocent person I’ve ever known.”

“I’m doing as I was ordered. Nobody with a record gets access to the house.”

“Then, you’re going to meet the florist’s truck at the kitchen door and unload all the flowers yourself. I’ll inform you when they arrive.”

She turned on her heel and stalked down the hall toward the kitchen. Alvardo cursed under his breath at her retreating form.

Blake almost laughed out loud. As far as he was concerned, Alvardo had gotten the dressing-down that he deserved because he hadn’t followed orders precisely. Blake had said to inform him before taking action, and he would have given a pass to the Roses and Ribbons crew. Alvardo’s obsessive-compulsive behavior was annoying. Still, it was better for him to be too careful instead of too lax.

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