Whatever It Takes (Code Of Honor Book 5) by Reese Knightley

Author:Reese Knightley [Knightley, Reese]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Code of Honor book Five
Publisher: Reese Knightley
Published: 2021-01-23T18:30:00+00:00

Luke

“How big is it?” He gazed down at the main house surrounded by thick trees.

Dillon held out the flyer to him, but he shook his head and shouted to the pilot. “Take us around again.”

“Why?” Dillon frowned, puzzled.

“You tell me,” he said. “Tell me what you see, what you want. How do you feel?”

Dillon cleared his throat. “Well, that’s Weatherford. The ranch sits on sixty-two acres, the main house is a five bedroom with four and a half baths.” Dillon went quiet as the helicopter circled the ranch below.

“What’s it known for?” he asked.

“Horses, I think.”

Green grass stretched in a wide arc around the yellow and white house with perfectly lined borders of trees. Next to the trees surrounding the house was a white picket fence. It all seemed to lack character.

“I don’t like it,” Dillon said abruptly.

“Why?” He reached over and linked their fingers.

“It’s not what I want. It looks too…clean.”

Luke chuckled. “Let’s just land and look at it. Not every ranch is as rugged looking as mine.”

Dillon gave him a sheepish shrug. “Okay. Let’s look inside.”

The chopper landed and they jumped out and ran through the humidity and out of the rotary wash. Once clear, Luke took off his windbreaker and walked with Dillon around the side of the house to the front.

“Mr. Thorne?” the realtor asked.

“I’m Dillon Thorne.” Dillon stepped forward and shook the woman’s hand.

“Is this your dad?”

“What? No. He’s not old enough to be my dad.” Dillon scowled.

Rather than let the situation escalate, Luke jumped in. “Well, I could be old enough to be his dad, but I’m not.”

“Stupid,” Dillon muttered.

“I’m so sorry.” The realtor looked aghast at her mistake.

“Don’t worry about it,” Luke said with a smile. He wasn’t worried about the woman’s mistake.

Dillon, on the other hand, looked furious. His face had turned to stone, his fists were clenched, and a muscle ticked in his jaw.

She gave him a worried smile and hurried toward the house.

“Let’s look inside,” he whispered.

“I’m fucking furious,” Dillon hissed.

“I can tell. Don’t let someone’s random comment ruin our time together.”

Dillon stopped and took a deep breath.

“You are not old enough to be my dad. Why’d you say that to her?”

“To mitigate her embarrassment.”

“You’re way too nice,” Dillon grumbled.

Luke waited patiently while Dillon seemed to be deciding something internally. Then the man picked up his hand and brought it to his lips. Luke glanced toward the house and saw the woman had turned and caught the exchange.

“Is this for her benefit or mine?” He quirked one eyebrow.

“Yours, I don’t give a shit about hers.”

“You sounded like you did.”

“A momentary lapse,” Dillon said. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have reacted like that.”

“You’re entitled to react, Dillon.”

Dillon smirked and turned toward the realtor on the front steps.

“Ready?” she asked with a tentative smile.

“Yes,” Dillon replied.

The inside of the house was just as bland as the outside, but Luke kept his face neutral and his smile in place. He had trouble not laughing at Dillon’s look of horror at the tiled floors, expensive furnishings, and the massive white fireplace.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.