Stay with Me [Brook Hollow 2] (Siren Publishing Classic) by Lee Rose

Author:Lee Rose
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

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It was cowardly, but Mia let Gwen do all the talking. She was stronger than Mia. At least he agreed to talk in his office with the door closed so no one else would hear. His brother, who was assistant head of police, was there. Gwen gave Abel her best lawyer look she learned from her dad. Gwen was a nurse like her mother, but she used to accompany her father to may court trials. “So you understand why my client can’t participate as a witness on this case?”

Mia almost corrected Gwen and reminded her she wasn’t a lawyer just because her father was, but Gwen was in full attorney mode so Mia let it go. Abel sat behind the desk, looking hard and angry. Mia felt his brown eyes glaring at her but she refused to stare back at him. Just being in the same office with him was breaking her heart. Why she cared so much she didn’t know. Her throat felt swollen with so many emotions. He used her and then dumped her quickly in a cold way. His opinion of her shouldn’t matter.

“I see.” She heard Abel say in a cold and hard voice that made her shiver. She could feel the thick tension in the room as if it was a real being. She wanted to burst into tears and weep all over him. “And Becky was a willing part of this lie?”

“We were trying to save Mia’s life, Sheriff Ramirez,” Gwen answered just as coldly. “You may not care if she lives or dies, but rest assured there are people who do, including Becky and myself. Her life depends on Frank DeMarco never discovering where she is. He will do her harm and maybe even kill her. Put your petty feelings aside and hear what I am saying to you.”

Mia hated being reminded about Frank. Why was she so foolish when it came to men? She had allowed herself to fall for Frank so easily. Because of him, her life was disrupted and she was hiding out in this small town. If that wasn’t enough, she fell for the town sheriff and allowed herself to fall in love thinking he was different. He might not have hurt her physically like Frank, but he hurt her emotionally.

“I see,” he said again, sounding like he was in court, too.

Was that all he could say? Mia glanced to the side where Lincoln Ramirez stood. Instead of finding hatred in his eyes she saw sympathy in them. Well, at least one of the Ramirez brothers didn’t hate her. He was the nicer brother she decided in that moment.

“Are we good to go?” Gwen asked, standing up indicating the meeting was over in her opinion. “If you have any legal questions call Bill Henderson in New York. He helped Mia escape and come here. I assure you this has nothing to do with Mia being in trouble with the law back home. We only did this for her safety.

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