Stone Cold Christmas Ranger by Nicole Helm

Author:Nicole Helm
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
Published: 2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Bennet dealt with the police, half his mind elsewhere. He wanted the squad car gone before either of his parents returned home, and he wanted to get back to Alyssa ASAP.

Everything had gotten completely out of hand, and he was half-tempted to send the whole of the Texas Rangers after CJ Jimenez.

But it wouldn’t solve his case, and it wouldn’t help Alyssa.

Luckily, being a Ranger himself helped speed up the Austin police investigation, and by the time Bennet was allowed to go, they even had a suspected partner in crime and vehicle for the getaway car.

He didn’t know who’d sent the men, though, and that was a problem. All of this was an increasingly complicated problem. Bennet grabbed his laptop, his extra sidearm, all the clothes he’d gotten for Alyssa and shoved everything into a bag.

He didn’t like the idea of staying at the main house whether his parents were involved in this mess or not, but he couldn’t think of a safer place for them right now. Security was tight, and if one of his parents turned out to be his enemy, he’d keep them close and smoke them out.

That was something he couldn’t allow himself to think too deeply on. Whatever happened, whatever justice was, he’d deal with the emotional fallout when it was over.

He entered through the garage again. When he got to the kitchen, Kinsey was still there, though she was no longer sipping tea with Mrs. Downy, who was in charge of the kitchen. Kinsey was sitting at the table, alone, a computer in front of her.

She’d run this house like a military institution since Bennet could remember, so when she gestured for him to approach, Bennet could only obey.

“Shall I tell your mother you and a guest will be staying with us?”

“You haven’t yet?”

Kinsey’s mouth curved just a fraction, but Bennet had known the severe woman most of his life. Which meant he knew that smile was a feat indeed, just like when he was a teenager and she’d finally allowed him to call her Kinsey instead of Ms. Kinsey.

“The girl was bleeding. Police cars. I don’t want to be the one to break all that to your mother.”

“Then don’t.”

“Someone will.”

“I will.” At least that way he could control the information, gauge his mother’s reaction. Did she know? Was she part of this? He hated having doubts about his own parents. No matter how little he got along with them, they were still his family. He loved them.

And it was looking more and more likely one of them had cartel ties.

Kinsey pushed a small box toward him. “Clean her up first.”

Damn. He’d been so worked up about getting the attacker and police taken care of, he’d forgotten all about Alyssa’s head wound.

“She’s pretty,” Kinsey commented as Bennet took the box.

“She’s work,” he replied firmly.

Kinsey made a noncommittal sound that Bennet didn’t have time to argue with. He strode through the house and to his room. He knocked, offering his name.

The door unlocked and opened a crack, the barrel of the gun the only thing appearing in the crack.

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