When Passion Flares (The Dark Horse Trilogy Book 2) by Dane Cynthia

Author:Dane, Cynthia [Dane, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Barachou Press
Published: 2014-12-03T16:00:00+00:00

Kerri did not often accompany her father on his outings if she could help it. I don’t appreciate being used as a prop. She knew her parents didn’t mean it that way, but since she was a little girl Kerri had understood her role in her family – out in public, anyway.

That particular day was different, if only because her father was attending a meet and greet at the local animal shelter. For one day Raymond Mitchell volunteered, feeding and walking dogs, grooming cats, and most of all interacting with the public at the front desk. Photo ops abounded whenever he handed a dog leash off to children too happy for words.

Since Kerri often made a point of volunteering at animal shelters when she was in high school and college – because she wanted to, not to pander – she definitely had to go that day. It was public knowledge that the governor’s daughter “loved animals” and “always wanted a Corgi like Queen Elizabeth’s, but everyone knows her mother is allergic to pets.” The only ways Kerri could get out of going that day were by being deadly ill or off on that trip to Italy her mother kept hounding her about.

Speaking of hounds, this one is cute. She stood behind the front desk, out of sight of most cameras. The media lined up along the back wall of the reception hall, interviewing adopters and having them sign release statements. Not to be confused with relief statements, which were made by more than one dog as they squatted in excitement by the door. At first Raymond was going to ignore it, but then his campaign manager whispered into his ear that this was a “great chance to strike one with the public.” The picture of the governor mopping up dog urine was going to be on front pages across the state.

Brenda was notably absent due to her allergies, so Kerri had to act as her mother’s stand-in. Reporter after reporter asked her about her work in shelters, and then more than one also asked her about her father’s policies.

“If you could have any pet in the world, which would it be and why?” asked one female reporter. It was the first one Kerri heard all day that had nothing to do with politics.

“I love lots of animals,” that was the standard answer she was coached to give. Even such questions needed those damned standard answers. After all, she wouldn’t want to offend a voter who really hated cats.

However, the most noteworthy thing for Kerri that afternoon was not anything her father did. It was who came wandering in an hour before closing, and thus took the media’s attention off Raymond Mitchell.

“Good evening, Miss Mitchell,” a man in a suit said. His dark hair was recently trimmed, and his face freshly shaved. Flashes from the camera continued to spark behind him as he talked to Kerri. Raymond’s campaigners rushed to the scene, and the manager stayed behind to talk to the governor.

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