The Colton Sheriff by Addison Fox

Author:Addison Fox
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-05-06T18:36:48+00:00

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Trey watched the emotions play across Aisha’s beautiful face, each thought she battled taking shape and form. In her eyes, pressed upon her lips, setting firm in her chin. He watched each one—fear, determination, even a subtle thread of resignation—before her gaze returned to his.

“You will catch him.” Conviction lay beneath her words and once again, that determination returned to her gaze.

“We will.”

Trey wanted to stay like that a bit longer, but the quiet buzz of activity that had hummed through his station since they’d all returned from the parking lot had shifted. Trey stood, turning to find Agent Stefan Roberts at the door.

“Colton.” Agent Roberts nodded.

“Roberts.”

Trey was more than willing to give the man his due, but he wasn’t a pushover. And he was still the sheriff of Bradford County. He deserved to be spoken to as such.

“Guy’s got some brass balls.” Roberts’s gaze softened. “Deputy Bloom said you and your team handled it like champs.”

Trey’s gaze shifted to Daria, who sat quietly at the edge of the table, her bearing proud and tall. He’d deliberately put her as the liaison with the Feds, hoping her stoic nature and apparent by-the-book approach would win them over.

Or at least make the way between them smooth and even.

For all her seeming agreement, Trey had the additional knowledge of how good Daria was. The woman was indefatigable, digging until she found answers. And she had a way of doing it that was complementary to the situation instead of intrusive. Hell, Trey acknowledged to himself, Daria would solve the crime and still make the FBI think they’d won the round.

“As soon as Deputy Bloom knew who we were dealing with, she had the team moving. We got a full recording.”

Agent Roberts gestured to the room at large. “Why don’t you walk me through it after you make introductions.”

Although Aisha spent a fair amount of time around the station, she’d been absent each time he’d interfaced with the Feds. Clearly, that time was at an end.

“Agent Stefan Roberts. Let me introduce you to Aisha Allen, civilian consultant.”

“Consultant?” Roberts’s eyebrows rose.

“Ms. Allen is a clinical psychologist. Her insights have been invaluable to us.” Trey nearly held his tongue but decided it would seem more conspicuous should Roberts find out later. “She’s also my fiancée.”

Those eyebrows rose a few more notches, but other than that the agent conveyed little else. “When did you get engaged?”

“This past weekend.”

Aisha moved in, extending her hand. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Agent Roberts.”

Although she stopped short of flirting, Trey didn’t miss the subtle thread of deference she showed. A very un-Aisha-like trait, but one that served her well when Roberts’s features relaxed a fraction.

Trey also didn’t miss the agent’s appreciative gaze as he considered Aisha. He remained a perfect gentleman, but Trey didn’t miss the warming in the other man’s dark brown eyes.

Which pissed him the hell off.

But it was Daria’s hard cough as she stepped up to the table that distracted Trey. “Agent Roberts. Perhaps you’d like to look over the evidence.

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