Under a Texas Star by Alison Bruce

Author:Alison Bruce [Alison Bruce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781926997117
Amazon: B00501H6YM
Barnesnoble: B00501H6YM
Goodreads: 11843031
Publisher: Imajin Books
Published: 2011-05-07T14:00:00+00:00

"You know," Marly told Jase that evening after giving him an account of her day, "I don't think it was Egan that put Locke up to killing Strothers."

"You just wanna get your future brother-in-law off the hook." He grinned, unable to resist goading her. "But I agree. For one thing, murderers don't tend to want the law to marry into their families."

She shook her head. "The reason I don't think Egan is involved is because he isn't the type."

"Uh-huh."

"I'm not saying he wouldn't kill. I just got the impression that it's a family trait to handle things personally. If he wanted Strothers dead, he'd do it himself. He'd provoke a fight or something straightforward like that. I know Strothers was a fast draw, but Egan is a dead shot."

"So I've heard. Take it he told you that."

"Of course not. I asked Mick Riley. Seems Baker is a marksman too. Or was. He's more the gentleman rancher now. Not the type to get his hands dirty."

Jase frowned. "Still, it seems you're spendin' a lot of time with the girl. If I didn't know better, I'd say you were playin' fast and loose."

"Well, you do know better," she snapped. "And I'm not. I've got my reasons for hanging around Miss Amabelle."

"I can just guess."

"I hope you can 'cause part of the reason is for her protection. I might be wrong about Baker being the one who ordered Strothers' death, but I know he used his position to put pressure on Amabelle and I don't think that's right."

"You seem to be speakin' from experience," he said. "Did Meese put pressure on you?"

"Not so crudely, but yes. He was sweet to me, but he made it clear to my aunt and others that I should marry him―that I had to marry him. Funny thing was, I probably would have if he hadn't tried to force the issue."

"Didn't you tell your aunt you weren't interested in him?"

"Aunt Adele impressed upon me that I would have to marry someone someday. Might as well be Charlie. But I didn't like the game he was playing."

Jase gripped his cup a little tighter, but otherwise kept his feelings on this matter to himself.

"There was no one else?" he asked.

Marly smiled enigmatically. "Well, I was awful sweet on Sheriff Langtree, but I was just a kid to him. No, there was no one else. And according to Aunt Adele, there never would be in Cherryville once Charlie had ruined me, which she was sure he had, thanks to him."

Jase made a conscious effort to unclench his hands. "He hadn't?"

"No!"

He breathed again. "Good. I don't like walkin' into a situation knowin' I'm gonna have to kill a man."

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