The Rule-Breaker by Rhonda Nelson

Author:Rhonda Nelson [Nelson, Rhonda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9780373797479
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

9

FEELING A BIT LIKE A ransom victim who’d narrowly escaped his captor, Eli waved a final goodbye at Katrina and slid behind the wheel of his truck.

He exhaled a mighty breath, then quickly backed out of the driveway, wincing as his tires squealed against the pavement. With any luck she’d decide he was a badass and wouldn’t come to the correct conclusion that he was that damned desperate to get away from her.

Good Lord...

She’d been stuck to him like flypaper from the instant he’d walked through her door, had been forced to move from the couch to the chair when she’d crowded him. He’d lost count of how many times he’d disentangled his hand from hers, and had successfully dodged her lips on three separate occasions.

Of course, when she’d come to the door in a threadbare t-shirt—without a bra—and in a pair of shorts that left the bulk of her ass hanging out, he should have turned around right then and left.

He didn’t, because he’d wanted to sort this out once and for all and, while he wasn’t completely certain he’d been able to do that, he was confident that she’d merely heard a rumor, that her source hadn’t been anyone officially associated with the investigation.

Shelby had been right—Katrina was fishing...and she definitely hated her. Like Shelby, he believed that the woman was simply trying to stir up shit and had decided that the best way to do that was through him. She’d kill two birds with one stone—take something she suspected Shelby wanted, which was him based on her behavior tonight, and ruin her reputation with the Hollands.

“I just think that it’s odd that Shelby broke the engagement off and six months later Micah’s gun ‘misfires,’” she’d said, her voice rife with skepticism.

“What you think is odd, I think is simply unfortunate timing,” he told her. “Micah’s death had absolutely nothing to do with Shelby. I was there. I know what happened.”

She considered him. “I know you do,” she said. “And I wish I believed you.”

If she’d hoped to intimidate him, she’d been sadly mistaken. He’d been questioned by men much more frightening than her.

Eli had merely shrugged, as if he didn’t give a damn, and truly—ultimately—he didn’t care what she thought. She could think whatever the hell she wanted to, but the instant she started sharing her suspicions and it affected the Hollands, she was going to wish that she’d kept her vicious mouth shut.

“You don’t have to believe me,” he said. “But before you drag Micah’s memory and service through the mud and upset his family with your suspicions and no proof, I’d think very carefully. Slander’s not nearly as difficult to prove nowadays.”

“I don’t intend to slander anyone.”

Eli dropped the amiable good-old-boy routine. “You’ve just indicated that you think I’m a liar. If you print a contradictory opinion to my eye-witness testimony, then you’ll be making it official.” He’d shrugged, pinned her with a level gaze. “And if that happens, you’d better hope that paper you’re working for has good insurance because I can assure you you’ll need it.

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