Elusive Echoes by Kay Springsteen

Author:Kay Springsteen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: suspense, adoption, sweet romance, soul mates, wyoming, horse whisperer, racehorses, kat martin, clean fiction, grifter, linda lael miller, contemporary western, childhood sweethearts, horse rehab, heartsight, kay springsteen, lifeline echoes, black market babies, nicholas evans
Publisher: Kay Springsteen

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Mel absorbed the tension radiating off Sean and knew much of it was related to her. She looked up at him and smiled. "I'm a lot of trouble, huh?"

He touched her mouth with his fingertips and shook his head. "No."

She stared into his green eyes. He probably had no clue just how easy he was for her to read. Most times anyway. Not so much now.

"I'm not really sure I believe you but okay. For now." She slid her hands over his chest. "Promise if it ever gets too much we'll talk before you kick me to the curb?"

Irritation flickered in Sean's eyes, but Mel slid her hands further up to tease his ears with soft caresses.

Desire replaced the irritation in his eyes. Mel smiled. She'd only just discovered his whole ear thing and thought it was cute how sensitive he was there.

He snaked his hands up to grab hers and still their tormenting. "I said you had to be good. No distractions."

"I'll stop distracting if you'll tell me what's on your mind." She wiggled in his arms one more time but then stepped back and waited.

Sean lifted one shoulder. "Okay. It's a gut thing with me, too. Only it's not about you. Sorry." He smiled and kissed her nose, then gestured toward Dev with his head. "It's about this horse. It's unreal that they sent along an attendant to stay on the premises, let alone an attendant who doesn't actually do anything with the horse. He spends most of his time watching me. When he's not off the ranch. That's just one thing that's bothering me about this whole deal."

Mel laughed. "Maybe they should have sent along a girl instead. You never seem to mind me looking at you."

Sean made a sour face at her and flipped the ends of her hair with his fingers. "I like you watching me."

"You said Dev hates the man, too. Why would they send him with someone he doesn't like?"

Sean shook his head. "I don't know. But I'm not convinced he's here to look after the interests of the horse."

"How does Dev act around you?"

Sean returned his attention to the horse, who was working his way back in their direction. "He tolerates me. At least he doesn't hate my guts like he does Northrop. And he likes Ricky nearly as much as he likes you. Then there's this thing I noticed the other day." Sean rubbed his jaw. "His conformation's off. Chest isn't as deep as a runner's chest ought to be, and he's severely bench-kneed."

"That last one you'll have to explain." Mel peered around Sean to look at Dev.

"The bones in his front legs aren't lined up properly." Sean steered her back toward the fence. Dev was standing still, eyeing them with interest. "See his front legs? You should be able to imagine a line from his shoulder to his hoof and the leg would look symmetrical. I saw it almost immediately. When you look for that line on him. . ."

He gestured with his hand.

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