The Heart of the Mountain by Brenda Adcock

Author:Brenda Adcock [Adcock, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Regal Crest Enterprises
Published: 2017-04-26T22:00:00+00:00

TWO HOURS LATER, Lu arrived at Brushy #3 on her Harley and hurried across the parking lot toward the cage. She paused long enough to ask the outside man to send a message to Gardner that she was on her way down. She stood in the cage and rubbed a hand over her chest. A county deputy had given her a ride home after she made arrangements to have the truck towed to the cabin.

She cleaned the blood from her face and checked the bruises on her chest and abdomen. She was sure every part of her body would be stiff and sore by the next day. She was equally sure someone had tried to kill her. There were a few suspects, but no evidence pointing to anyone specifically. If she hadn’t leaned over while making that turn, she could have died.

She knew she’d made a few enemies, but none bad enough to attempt murder. She decided to lay low until she could complete her investigation. By then she would be more than ready to return to Colorado and resume her normal, uncomplicated life, leaving Landon County, Kentucky far behind.

She rode a golf cart to the level her team was working and got her assignment. She briefly explained that she’d lost control of her truck when she swerved to avoid an animal on the road and endured the laughter of a few miners. A couple offered to help her get the old truck running again, but she turned them down, claiming it would give her something to do in her spare time. Gardner assigned her to a team of roof bolters since she’d proven herself to be one of the quickest and most reliable bolters on first shift.

She was leaning against a pillar, trying to catch her breath while she scarfed down a sandwich and tried to think of any logical explanation for her accident early that morning. She closed her eyes in an attempt to re-envision what happened.

“You awake, Calder?” Gardner’s gruff voice asked.

“Yep,” she answered without opening her eyes. “Just thinkin’.”

“Don’t come in tomorrow mornin’.”

She opened her eyes. “You firin’ me?”

“Nope, but I’m movin’ you to third shift startin’ tomorrow. Their roof bolters need to work together faster like you and Harpo. Once they learn that, I can move you back to this shift. So sleep in tomorrow.”

“It’ll give me a little extra time to work on my truck, so thanks, boss,” Lu said.

By the time the horn announcing the end of her shift sounded, Lu was dripping with sweat from working faster than usual to keep her muscles loose. She couldn’t wait to get home and stand under a hot shower. Then she should still have enough time to look over the damage to her truck. She loved her Harley, but it wouldn’t provide much protection once colder weather set in. She didn’t stick around when her shift ended, but hopped on the Harley and gunned it as soon as she left the parking lot. However, she noticed that Reggie’s van wasn’t in its usual spot in the parking area.

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