To Protect the Heart of a Brazen Woman [Brazen Sisters 6] (Siren Publishing Classic) by Rita Sawyer

Author:Rita Sawyer
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2012-09-16T22:00:00+00:00

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Jake shouldn’t have left her. Damn it, she was his responsibility and this didn’t change that. He was tempted to turn around and go back even though he was close enough that could see the smoke from his place drifting out of the trees. The closer he got, the stronger the acrid scent grew.

When he reached the ATV trail that could take him into town or to his place he headed for home. The way the red lights from the trucks reflected off the leaves made it look like they were flashing. By the time he pulled into his yard, the fire seemed to be almost out. Firemen, most of them volunteers, and even the chief were rushing around.

Jake climbed off the four-wheeler and walked over to where the chief, Gerry, stood talking to Jake’s deputies, Clint and Fred. “What do you know?”

“Shit, Sheriff.” Fred spun around, almost slamming into Clint and Gerry.

“Jake.” Gerry nodded. “There were two ignition points. One was set behind the garage and the other was on the backseat of your truck.”

Jake glanced around, taking in the damage. He was damn lucky that they had managed to keep the blaze contained to his garage and truck, which were both destroyed. Whether it had been chance or the skill of the guys—he wasn’t sure and he didn’t care—his house had escaped any major damage, though one side was a bit scorched. It would take some work, but it could be repaired.

“Sir.” Clint’s tone had Jake following his gaze to where Victor’s truck was pulling to a stop at the end of the driveway just beyond the fire trucks.

“Son of a…Watch her like your job depends on it, because it does.” Fred took off running at Jake’s command.

Jake turned his attention to Gerry. “Show me what you’ve found.”

Gerry led him and Clint to the side of the garage. Jake glanced back once to see Victor, Jessie, and Bobbie talking with Fred. He should have known the little witch wouldn’t have stayed at the cabin. The rest of Bobbie’s family had arrived and were currently getting out of their cars. Gerry explained his suppositions and told him nothing was conclusive yet, but after some tests, he was pretty sure his guesses would be proven right. Gerry had been doing his job for years, and Jake trusted his opinions.

“I’ll give you a preliminary report for your insurance company, but they probably won’t be able to do anything until we file a final summation.” Jake knew they’d get it done as soon as possible.

There were still some glowing embers, but basically, the blaze was out. Jake could only think of one person who hated him enough to do this. The question he was asking himself was if this was the extent of Patrice’s plan? Somehow, he didn’t think so. He knew she wasn’t the most creative criminal, but still, he thought there would be more malicious and personal intent to her revenge than this.

Jake stood there unable to say a word as the guys knocked his garage down board by board.

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