Unlocking Shadows (Keys to Love, Book Four) by Kennedy Layne

Author:Kennedy Layne [Layne, Kennedy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, military
ISBN: 9781943420452
Publisher: Kennedy Layne Publishing
Published: 2018-09-17T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“Do you ever sleep?”

Gwen startled at the deep voice that came out of the dark behind her.

“Damn it, Lance.” She spun around and would have shoved her baby brother had he been closer. A quick glance at one of the upstairs windows told her that their father was still awake. “You should know better than to sneak up on someone. The last time you almost lost an eye.”

“I have a spare,” Lance said with a shrug and an infectious smile. Usually, she returned one in kind. Not tonight. “Let me guess. You were spending time with Chad Schaeffer.”

“We’re just friends. Nothing more.” Gwen closed the door to her Jeep as quietly as possible. “What are you doing here on a Friday night, anyway? Shouldn’t you be helping Brynn at The Cavern?”

Almost two weeks had passed since Gwen had returned to town, and nothing out of the ordinary had happened besides the barn incident. Unfortunately, it had taken this long to schedule the moving company to finally deliver all of her belongings to the house.

Tomorrow was the official moving day, but there had been a lot of debate on whether or not she should leave the family homestead in light of that one event. It wouldn’t surprise her if Lance wasn’t here to give her a list of pros and cons—heavier on the cons—to dissuade her decision.

“You have to ruin everything, don’t you?” Lance shoved both of his hands in the front pocket of his sweatshirt before he rocked back on the heels of his work boots. “Your housewarming present needed a few finishing touches. Since you’re being stubborn about leaving Dad’s place, I figured I better have it ready to be delivered tomorrow.”

Gwen had already seen the beautifully crafted dining room table her dad and Lance had been working on long before she’d returned to town. It had been hard not to notice the large tarp being draped over a piece of furniture every time she’d get anywhere near their woodshop.

She might have wanted to see what kind of wood they’d used in order to choose the butcher block for the kitchen. She might have looked under said tarp, but no one had been the wiser.

Unfortunately, she’d taught all of her tricks in finding their Christmas presents to her brothers when they were younger. Lance was well aware that she was impatient when it came to surprises.

“Well, seeing as you brought up the subject of moving…” Lance let his voice trail off, and she just knew that she was in for another lecture. He shrugged his indifference to her annoyance and fell into step by her side as she crossed the gravel drive to the wraparound porch. “Would it really be so bad to stay with Dad a bit longer than you’d planned? I know it goes against those lists of yours, but it’s not like your place doesn’t need a little bit more work before you need to move in. Why not wait another week?”

Gwen didn’t want their

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