The Alaskan Catch by Beth Carpenter

Author:Beth Carpenter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Heartwarming
Published: 2017-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

ANOTHER EARLY MORNING. Sam looked through the front window to check the driveway. As expected, the spot where Chris’s truck had been parked was empty. He hoped Chris had a chance to set things right with his sister before he left.

Kimmik came to greet him, and Sam rubbed his ears and let him outside before returning to the kitchen. He pulled the package from the cabinet and set it on the counter, but instead of starting the coffee, he stared blindly at the countertop. Chris lied to him. A few weeks ago, Sam would have laughed at the very suggestion. Chris, his best friend for so many years, had lied about who he was from the very beginning.

Oh, Sam understood. It started off innocently enough, just curiosity to see how the boy left after the tragedy had faired. In the same circumstances, Sam might have even done the same thing, and he could see how, as more time passed, it became more and more difficult for Chris to confess. But somehow, it shook Sam’s foundation to know that this enormous lie stood between them all these years and he’d never suspected.

Dana could never have gotten away with it. Those big brown eyes of hers would have given her away in an instant if she tried to lie about something so important. But was it important? Maybe who Chris used to be before he met Sam didn’t really matter. He’d been nothing but a loyal friend ever since. Really, wasn’t that what counted?

Chris and Dana seemed so different, but they were alike in one important way. They did the right thing. In spite of his shady history, their father must have instilled a moral compass that pointed them in the right direction.

The trouble was, to Chris the right thing was to reject his father and all wealth associated with him. To Dana, the right thing was to defend her father’s reputation. Sam wasn’t sure which side he was rooting for.

He needed some time to think about all this, to let it settle in his mind, and he always thought better outdoors. Preferably far from civilization.

“Hey, are you going to make coffee or just look at it?” Dana smiled as she reached into the cupboard for a filter.

“You mean I can’t just absorb the caffeine telepathically?”

“Afraid not. Believe me, I’ve tried. So, Chris is gone?”

“Yeah. Did you get a chance to talk to him about the will?”

She nodded. “He’s still on the fence. He’ll let me know within a couple of weeks. Are you sure you don’t want to make a claim?”

“I’m sure. I don’t need Wayne Raynott’s money.” Sam spooned coffee into the filter she had placed in the basket and started the drip. When he turned, she was watching him, her face pensive. “Isn’t that what you want?”

“I don’t want you to regret your decision down the road.”

She wouldn’t say it, but Sam knew what she wanted. She wanted him to believe in her version of her father, the man who could do no wrong.

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