Coming Home to Crimson by Michelle Major

Author:Michelle Major
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-03-09T14:25:44+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Cole took off his hat as he strode through the automatic doors of Crimson Community Hospital an hour later.

He’d been out near the county line when Marlene had radioed him to report that Declan Crenshaw was being rushed to the ER.

Marlene told him Jase was already on his way to the hospital, so Cole tried calling Sienna’s cell but hadn’t been able to reach her. He’d called Paige next, and his gut twisted when she’d explained in a frantic voice that Sienna hadn’t returned after the visit with her father that morning.

He couldn’t imagine a scenario where Sienna might have anything to do with Declan’s condition, but the idea still scared the hell out of him. The last thing she needed was to deal with a health crisis surrounding her dad.

He scanned the waiting room and saw Emily and Noah next to each other on a small leather sofa.

“What happened?” he asked, moving toward them. “Is Declan okay?”

Emily shook her head. “We don’t know. The doctor is with him now. They let Jase go back, but they’re running more tests.” She put a hand on her belly. “It was definitely his heart, but we don’t know how serious it is yet.”

Noah placed a hand on his sister’s shoulder. “The old man is tough.”

“Not like he used to be,” Emily countered. “He puts on a good front, but all those years of drinking have taken their toll.”

Cole ran a hand through his hair and glanced around the waiting room as if he could produce answers to take away some of Emily’s anxiety. She and Jase had been through enough in the past year. They should be getting ready to come to the hospital for the happiest of reasons, not something like this.

“Has anyone talked to Sienna?”

Noah’s lips pressed into a thin line, and Emily let out a muttered curse. “She was with him at the time,” she said, meeting Cole’s gaze. Her pale blue eyes were icy. “She rode here with him in the ambulance—called Jase on the way. But we haven’t seen her.”

Noah snorted. “At this point, all we know is she took off.”

“You can’t blame her,” Cole said immediately.

“Where is she then?” Noah asked. “As usual, Jase is left to take care of his dad on his own.”

“I’ll find her.” Cole stepped away and punched in Sienna’s cell number again. The call went straight to voice mail so he sent a text. When a response didn’t come immediately, he approached the reception desk.

“Hey, Dixie,” he said with a small smile for the fiftysomething woman behind the computer.

“Howdy, Sheriff.” The woman fluffed her hair as she spoke. “Are you here checking on Declan? I hope it’s not too serious, especially for Jase’s sake. That boy has been through hell and back for his dad.”

“Yeah,” Cole agreed automatically. “I’m hoping you can help me with something. There was a woman who rode in the ambula—”

“The daughter,” Dixie said in a scandalized whisper. “I’d heard she was back in town. Looks exactly like her mother did years ago.

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