Hanging Falls by Margaret Mizushima

Author:Margaret Mizushima
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CROOKED LANE BOOKS

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Wanting to make sure Mattie was okay after that intense conversation, Cole walked her to her car. “I hope that wasn’t too hard on you,” he said, putting his arm around her waist.

“She needs to know some of what happened, enough for it to make sense for her. Not everything.”

He knew she was referring to the type of abuse she’d suffered from Harold Cobb, different from the kind he’d dealt her brother and much more personal. Mattie liked to keep that part of her life private, and as far as he was concerned, it would always be her story to tell. “It’s up to you to decide when and how much of your past you want to share.”

Mattie went around back and loaded Robo into his compartment while Bruno watched dolefully from the ground. Cole opened the door of the Explorer and handed her up into the driver’s seat. “I hope it goes well for you tomorrow when your family arrives. I’ll be thinking about you.”

Mattie reached to place her hand on his cheek, a gesture that always made his heart expand with love. He covered her hand with his and leaned forward to give her a good-night kiss.

They ended the kiss, and she turned the key to start her car’s engine. “See you for dinner about six,” she murmured.

He watched her drive away, wishing she could stay the night. He worried about her when she had this much going on in her life. Would she be able to sleep, or would her insomnia kick in? Would she withdraw from him like she had in the past?

As he walked up the sidewalk to his house, his mind filled with the ghastly images of the two most recent homicides. He wondered again if it was wise to fall in love with a cop—but then, it was too late to worry about that now. There seemed to be little he could do to control his heart’s willful choices.

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