And Justice for All by Linda Style

Author:Linda Style
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

FOR JORDAN, MORNING CAME too soon. And too often. Once at 2:00 a.m., again at 3:00 a.m. and now at 6:00 a.m. And each time he woke up, all he could think about was Laura. She was an admirable person, someone who cared more about others than herself. He liked her sense of humor, her forthright personality. No wondering where you stood with her. Then there were her eyes, and her soft lips, and how perfectly she fit into his arms. He probably shouldn’t have kissed her, but he was glad he had. He liked her; she obviously liked him. What could be the harm?

Yeah, right. No harm at all. If he wasn’t deceiving her. If he wasn’t trying to get information from her about Kolnikov and DeMatta.

He hadn’t actually lied to her, but he hadn’t been fully truthful, either. His motives for solving a murder and taking down a mob boss were one thing. His reasons for helping her, another. He cared about her. Cared about her and Cait. Knowing they were in danger—and not knowing why—made him feel helpless. A feeling that burned like acid in his gut.

Finally he got up, went to the kitchen, made some coffee and flipped on the small TV on the counter.

“Unrelenting rains in the Valley are causing major backups on Highway 10, at the El Toro Y at 5 and 405. Mud slides have occurred in the Malibu Hills and farther north. It may become necessary for residents to evacuate their homes. There are reports of heavy snow in the mountains above six thousand feet. Roads are closed on Highway 330 at Redlands and on 18 through Lucerne Valley. Don’t travel if you don’t have to.”

Damn. He walked to the window and peered out. Snow blanketed everything, the white so bright it hurt his eyes. The pines were so heavy with snow, he couldn’t see the green. He couldn’t even see the snowman they’d made.

Grabbing a jacket, he headed for the garage, then opened the side door. Snowdrifts. Five feet tall. One stab at the button to open the garage door told him either the mechanism was frozen, or there was too much snow against the door. He picked up a shovel, intending to cut a path from the side door, but after a couple of swipes, he realized it was futile.

Great. His only option was to call for a snowplow, but if he couldn’t get one, he wasn’t going anywhere for a while. He pulled out his cell phone and surprisingly got a signal. After contacting headquarters to let them know he was tied up, he left a message for Mary Beth to call him if she’d had any luck getting a name for the head of the Belzar Corporation. He went back inside to look up the number for someone to plow him out.

“Good morning,” Laura greeted him as he walked into the kitchen.

“Good morning. How did you sleep?”

“Like a baby. Caitlin is still asleep.”

“Understandable. It’s early.” He indicated the coffeepot.

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