Dragon Intrigues (SPAR: Rescue & Romance Book 1) by Isadora Montrose

Author:Isadora Montrose [Montrose, Isadora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 33

Molly~

The moon was doing its damnedest to shine through the glass panes of Colin’s conservatory. The clouds weren’t cooperating. The evening was warm, but the usual cloud cover had formed at dusk, and mist was curling steadily up from the Pacific beating loudly against the rocks a hundred yards below.

You couldn’t see the jagged boulders where the surf was breaking, not from up here at the top of the cliff. But on a clear day the panorama from the greenhouse/sitting area was magnificent. Right now the view was nonexistent and despite a cluster of comfortable white wicker furniture with faded floral cushions, the space felt kind of bleak.

“Why aren’t there any plants?” she whispered to Felix. There were tiers of white benches on either side of the wicker furniture, but not so much as an empty pot graced them. Just forlorn expanses of what must have been a showplace. A few dried leaves curled on the slate floor.

“I don’t know,” Felix whispered back. “My guess is that once the boss’ parents moved to the desert, the boss decided he didn’t need a private greenhouse. Practical is his middle name.”

“I think you’re wrong. He assures me it’s Romantic.” A giggle escaped her.

“Huh.” Felix sounded put out. “Do you find him romantic?”

“Not in the least. Nor subtle. Did you notice the way he hustled us out here after dinner?” They were both standing as far away from the seating area as possible without actually going out the French doors into the gardens.

“Must have been pretty when it was full of Mrs. Justice’s plants,” Felix became defensive. “She’s a famous horticulturist in her own right. Be nice out here if the moon was out.” He took her elbow and she felt the jolt to her fingertips. “Maybe we should sit down?”

She sat primly beside him, hands folded in her lap like a well-behaved little girl. Why was she so nervous? “Colin insists the gardens are dangerous at night.”

“He’s probably right. For all I know, the boss thinks that it adds an extra layer of defense to the island and the lab.”

“Defense?” she gasped.

“You didn’t notice that this house sits on a cliff overlooked by the lighthouse? And that there are only two docks, one below us and one in town. Both under observation twenty-four/seven. And that the labs are only accessible through controlled entry points. I think the Justices, junior and senior, are obsessed with security.”

She sighed. “I guess that’s why I’m here on Jutway.”

“Bad guys can’t get you here,” he assured her. “You’re safe as Fort Knox. Mind you, there’s not much nightlife unless you include skunks and flying squirrels. Lot of both on the island.”

“I’m from Mystic Bay,” Molly reminded him. “Our sidewalks roll up around suppertime. It’s not the lack of nightlife that bothers me. It’s this entire situation.”

“I thought you lived in Seattle?”

“I do. But not from preference. Mystic Bay already has a professional photographer. There wasn’t room for a second or third one.”

“Bummer.”

“My partner and I do

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