Belinda Blake and the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Heather Day Gilbert

Author:Heather Day Gilbert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Published: 2019-07-29T14:20:38+00:00

16

I was nearly back to the visitors’ center when Veronica approached in the golf cart, driving far too fast. I jumped out of the way as she ground to a halt.

“I’m sorry, Belinda! I’ve only driven this once before, and as you can see, I don’t have the hang of it yet.”

She was so apologetic, I shook my head. “Don’t worry about it.” I glanced at the dashboard, which was extremely basic. “You want me to give you a few pointers?”

She shot me a grateful look and slid into the passenger’s seat. “Would you? Have you driven this before?”

I climbed into the driver’s seat. “No, but I drive four-wheelers and snowmobiles back at home. This thing’s electric, and it looks a lot easier.”

“Where’s your home?” she asked.

I didn’t know where this newfound spirit of rapport was coming from, but I was slowly warming to it. “I’m from upstate New York—a little town called Larches Corner.”

“Cute,” she said. “So, why do you drive four-wheelers and stuff—do you live on a farm?”

“Well, my parents sort of have a hobby farm, and I like to drive around on their property.” I thought back over all the animals my mom had raised over the years, including the turkey we butchered this past Thanksgiving. “Hobby farm” didn’t quite capture the scope of Mom’s endeavors, but we also didn’t have a working farm like Jonas.

“How quaint,” Veronica said, and I bristled at her tone, which made it sound like I was some kind of hillbilly. “I grew up in the city, but I’ve learned so much from working at White Pine,” she continued. “I really hope I don’t get sacked. I’ve hit the jackpot with this job, as far as finding examples for my thesis.”

I brushed my hurt feelings aside and turned off the cart so I didn’t waste electricity. “Why would you think you’d get sacked? Dahlia seems to like you.”

“She does, but Sergeant Hardy would rather I didn’t stick around, since I’m basically unnecessary personnel.”

“He told you that?” I asked.

Veronica grinned. “He did. I haven’t shared this with anyone yet, but Jacob—Sergeant Hardy—and I are dating.” She bumped my shoulder with her own. “To tell you the truth, we were actually dating before all these wolf attacks started up.”

That explained so much about Veronica’s come-hither glances and the sergeant’s subdued responses to her open flirtation.

“You don’t say,” I said. “Does Carson know this?”

“Carson Schmarson,” she said spitefully. “Carson is a boy. Jacob is a man.” She gave me a long look. “Do you want Carson? You can certainly have him.”

I laughed. “Uh, no. Nothing could be further from the truth. Anyway, how did you and, uh…Jacob…meet?”

“At a restaurant where I work part-time. He was sincerely interested when I told him about my life, and he left me a huge tip…and his phone number. We’ve been seeing each other ever since.”

“Doesn’t that compromise his investigation now that it’s a homicide, though?”

Veronica’s eyes widened. “Homicide? This is a murder investigation? But why? The wolves killed Rich

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