Summer Raine by Laurann Dohner

Author:Laurann Dohner [Dohner, Laurann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laurann Dohner
Published: 2023-12-18T18:30:00+00:00

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Ryder woke up, showered, and went outside to relieve Trip of guard duty. The porch was empty and his brother’s truck was gone. A bad feeling hit his gut, and he spun, rushing down the hallway to the closed door of Summer’s borrowed bedroom. He gripped the know and it turned easily in his hand.

Her bed had been made and her things were gone.

“Son of a bitch! I’m going to kill him.”

He whipped out his cell phone, calling Trip. His brother answered on the second ring. “Where’s Summer?”

“In town. She wanted to see her lawyer.”

“You left her alone?”

“No. I’m sitting in my truck about twenty feet from the office door. I haven’t seen any sign of trouble yet. It’s dead at this time of morning. Everyone is probably still doing chores at home before running errands.”

“I’m on my way.”

“I’d rethink that.”

“Why?” Ryder grabbed his keys off the table and locked Trip’s front door, storming down the porch steps to his own truck.

“I wanted you to take her into town, but Summer was adamant about not waking you. What did you expect me to do?”

“Get my ass up to let me deal with her.”

Trip sighed. “I think you need to let it go. You had your talk with her last night, and you should feel lucky she didn’t try to take your head off. Summer’s made it clear she’s leaving today. I’m running her to Jessie’s garage next to find out about her SUV. I got the impression she’s leaving immediately after, whether or not her vehicle’s fixed.”

“Don’t let that happen.” Ryder used his shoulder to keep the phone against his ear as he climbed into his truck and started the engine. “Stall her. She isn’t leaving yet. Got it?”

“You can’t force her to stay.”

“Bet me. Don’t let her leave, Trip. I’ll be there in fifteen minutes.” He hung up before he lost his temper with his brother.

Summer planned to run out on him—again. He wasn’t going to let that happen.

Ryder threw his truck in reverse and twisted his head to back down the driveway.

Summer might think everything had been said between them, but Ryder didn’t agree. He’d spent years looking for her, then resenting her. An hour or two of talking to Summer wasn’t going to heal all the bad feelings he’d suffered over the past eleven years. He had a host of unanswered questions, and she wasn’t leaving until he found closure.

Her comment about band groupies the evening before disturbed him. Yes, he’d slept with women on tour. He was single, after all. But there was a huge difference between his past habits and his present.

“Son of a bitch,” he grumbled. Summer probably assumed he was still some kind of man slut. His brothers had teased him about it often enough. It wasn’t all that funny at that moment.

As he raced toward town, he kept his speed under seventy, which was still well over the limit. If the deputies couldn’t be bothered to arrest actual bad guys, they sure as fuck better not give him a speeding ticket.

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