Waking the Dead by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham [Graham, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781460328590
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-03-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

THE SECOND HARDEST thing for Danni was making a decision about the shop.

She hated closing it. But she decided she had to. She wanted the shop—and her home—locked and the alarm on for the entire time they were gone, however long that turned out to be. She ran over to see Niles Villiers and Mason Bradley at the gallery, but didn’t tell them where she was going. They both assumed that she and Quinn were taking off for a romantic tryst, and she blushed and let them think that was the case. She also said she’d given her staff a brief vacation and merely wanted to inform Niles and Mason that she’d be away for a few days. She asked if they’d walk down the block to check on the shop now and then.

“Of course!” Niles promised her. “This is the French Quarter—Royal Street! We look after one another.”

“I’ll walk by the shop every day,” Mason had vowed.

Closing the shop was the second hardest thing she had to do.

The hardest was leaving Wolf. But Natasha helped her solve that dilemma. Her assistant, Jez, loved the dog and would happily take care of him.

Danni knew that, for Quinn, the most difficult task had been explaining to Jake Larue that going to Geneva wasn’t irresponsible, but the most important move he could make. He’d also asked Larue to keep an eye on the store.

As Quinn expected, Ron Hubert had balked at going, claiming he was “needed here, for God’s sake!”

But, in the end, he was convinced.

Bo Ray was thrilled—until he discovered they were staying at a real medieval castle with dungeons and darkness. A place no one had lived in for over a century.

Not a castle-turned-bed-and-breakfast.

When Hattie and Ron met, they made a strange and interesting pair. Ron Hubert was somewhat fascinated by the stern but attractive society matron, while Hattie seemed to appreciate Ron Hubert’s intelligence and perspective on life. She’d arranged for a cleaning crew, a large one—twenty people would be sent out!—to ensure that the castle was livable when they arrived. Hattie might’ve had any number of servants for years, but she was extremely capable herself. She made a number of calls to Switzerland, dealing not just with cleaning crews, but with food delivery and other necessities.

Hattie’s wealth was useful, Danni thought. She’d also arranged for generators so they’d have light and other electrical conveniences. As she told Danni, “I’m far too old to enjoy burned marshmallows over a fire!”

So, by the time they boarded their plane to France a week later, everything for their stay had been set in motion.

Danni had decided that despite their destination and their purpose, she was going to enjoy the “getting there” part of it.

Hattie hadn’t just booked them flights. She’d booked the eight of them first class all the way. And she’d worked with the passport office to expedite passports for those who needed them, namely Bo Ray and Natasha.

Danni had gotten upgraded with her dad a few times in their

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