Texas Guardian by Lara Lacombe

Author:Lara Lacombe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-02-24T18:45:20+00:00

Chapter 10

“You do know it’s not her, right?” Sam said.

Ridge nodded, forgetting Sam was on the other end of the phone and couldn’t see him.

“It’s not possible,” his brother continued, impatience creeping into his voice at what he thought was Ridge’s denial. “I know you miss Josie—we all do. But there is no way she’s running around in the woods on her own.”

“I know.” Ridge was beginning to regret having brought it up.

“Maybe you’re just sleep deprived from taking care of the baby. It’s got you seeing things.”

“That’s not it,” Ridge said, unable to keep the annoyance out of his tone. Bad enough he’d been second-guessing himself ever since they made it back to the cabin. The last thing he needed was for his brother to think he was going crazy, too.

“Well, whoever she was, she’s probably long gone by now.”

“Sure, but don’t you think it’s suspicious she was there in the first place?”

“How so?” Sam fired back. “People go hiking in the woods all the time. You know that better than anyone.”

“Fair enough. But I don’t run away when I encounter someone on the trail. That’s just strange.”

Sam snorted. “Have you seen yourself? You’re bigger and stronger than most people. You don’t know what it’s like to be on the receiving end of physical intimidation.”

Ridge was forced to admit his brother was right. He was usually the biggest guy in a room, a fact he normally took for granted. It had never occurred to him to consider how his size made people feel when they first met him. Perhaps he was a little scary, especially to people who didn’t know him.

“Maybe,” he said grudgingly. “But I can’t shake the feeling I know her somehow.”

Sam sighed. “Look, I appreciate what you’re saying. But the department is stretched pretty thin as it is. I can’t very well ask my captain to divert manpower from the Alphabet Killer case in order to track down a young woman in the woods who gives my brother the willies.”

“I know,” Ridge said. “I just thought it was strange, in light of everything that’s been going on around here lately.”

“Tell you what,” Sam said. “I’ll type up a description and pass it around. If I hear anything, I’ll let you know.”

“Thanks,” Ridge said, appreciating the gesture. “That’s good of you.”

“I’m a saint,” Sam quipped.

“Any news on your end?”

“No. The post office was a bust. We’ve still got people sitting there watching, but she hasn’t shown yet and isn’t going to.”

“You sound pretty confident about that,” Ridge observed.

“Call it a solid hunch. In the meantime, Annabel and I are checking out local restaurants, looking for any waitresses or staff matching our suspect description.”

“Good luck,” Ridge said. “Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.”

“Will do. Talk to you later.”

Ridge hung up and paced in front of the couch, feeling useless. He should be out there with his siblings, lending a hand in the investigation. Even though he wasn’t in law enforcement, there were still things he could do to help them search for the killer.

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