Sweet Surrender: A MacKenzie Family Novella by Liliana Hart

Author:Liliana Hart [Hart, Liliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: MacKenzie Family, contemporary romance, Surrender, 1001 Dark Nights, Liliana Hart, Montana
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Published: 2016-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

They made it downstairs to the sheriff’s office and took the keys from the hook behind the receptionist’s desk. There was enough light for them to find their way, and like Grant said, it was essential to get out of town and draw Caine’s attention away from innocent bystanders. She’d been worried that Deputy Greyson might come back to the sheriff’s office and start flipping lights on. He’d be a prime target. But Grant had assured her that he’d told the deputy to steer clear of downtown.

Liza’s skin tingled with adrenaline. She’d always been a thrill seeker, but this was a little more than she’d bargained for. In less than twenty-four hours she’d been shot at and had the best sex of her life. Now she was on the run. There was no guarantee if she stayed behind with the MacKenzies that this Caine woman wouldn’t come after her. Just the fact that she’d been with Grant might be enough to put her on the assassin’s radar.

“Seriously?” she said, looking at the keys to the vehicle he’d selected. “Do you want us to get caught?”

“It’s exactly what we need,” he said, holding onto the old Bronco keys. “It doesn’t have a remote start and that thing is built to be durable and go over some rough terrain. Plus, it’s still a police vehicle, so we can haul ass if we need to.”

“I’m just saying, someone needs to do something about the police budget around here and update the vehicles,” she said.

“That’s pretty much what all police budgets look like, rich girl,” he said, rolling his eyes. “But maybe that’s something you can advocate for if you decide to stick around. You seem like you’d be one of those people who likes making waves in the community.”

“I’m not rich,” she said. “My ex-fiancé was rich. There’s a big difference. When I left to come to Surrender, all I had was my clothes, the car, and what was in my savings account. Every month I’d withdraw cash from the allowance account he’d set up for me, and I’d deposit it into the savings account. Just in case.”

“Trusting soul, aren’t you?”

“In hindsight, no. I never trusted Richard. It was just a niggling feeling in my gut. I had a successful online business when I was in Canada. I sold novelty cakes and pastries. It was a booming business, and it still pisses me off I sold my house and that amazing kitchen because Richard wanted me to move to New York and become a politician’s wife. He told me it would look better if I established myself and eventually opened a respectable bakery, but not until the kids were in school.”

“Novelty cakes?” he asked. ”What’s a novelty cake?”

“You know those cupcakes that are shaped like boobs? Those were very popular. I shipped them all over the world.”

“Boob cupcakes,” he said.

Liza felt her back stiffen. She’d always been very proud of her work, but there were some people too prudish to realize there was an art behind it.

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