Harlequin Desire February 2019 Box Set, 2 of 2 by Sarah M. Anderson

Author:Sarah M. Anderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Ward had been to forty-two states over the course of his career, but this was his first trip to North Dakota. And normally he would have been all about the job, about the new insights on the pipeline. Not today. He just wanted to finish the meeting and get Brea alone, to see if he could persuade her to reclaim the explosive chemistry they’d shared too briefly.

He forced his attention back on work for the moment, since the faster he finished here, the sooner he could return with her to their hotel suite. At least maybe he could get more hints about what made her tick. He stomped his boots to get the circulation flowing again in his feet as they stood in the frigid weather. Snow whipped all around this section of the pipeline. He was used to cold, having lived in Alaska, but the wind sweeping across the Dakota plains had a bite that stole his breath.

But despite the bone-cold scrape of the wind, Shana and Chuck Mikkelson seemed to love their new home state.

Ward stayed back a step, listening as Chuck gave them all a tour of the modifications on the pipeline. He covered everything from innovations made, thanks to Royce’s work on efficiency, to the safety upgrades.

Lord, this was a stark wasteland. They’d traveled for two hours in a luxury RV. Chuck said he’d bought the vehicle because of how often they traveled out to remote sites. If they were caught in a storm, he and Shana could park the RV and ride out the weather in their own little home away from home. There was even a storage compartment underneath for a car if they needed to park at a work site and wanted the freedom of a smaller vehicle.

Wind whistling past his ears, Ward wondered what Brea was making of all of this. Was she glad she’d come? Or was she feeling stressed? She had stayed glued to his side, and he wasn’t sure if that was to play along with their fake relationship or because she genuinely needed him. She’d made a point of wanting to be here, but had stayed unusually quiet since they’d arrived, especially once Marshall had headed off to catch a rodeo on his own.

It seemed to him she was avoiding Naomi. Which was hard to do in these luxurious, yet close, quarters. But he couldn’t determine why.

Snow came down faster, the wind blowing it sideways. Hard. Pellets stung his cheeks.

Chuck angled a look at Ward while tugging his overcoat collar up more securely over his ears. “Should we put this tour on hold due to weather?”

Ward cocked an eyebrow. “I doubt it’s going to get much better for a couple of months. So I’d just as soon we finish today. Royce? Your thoughts?”

“Press on,” the man of few words replied.

Her blond hair peeking free from her hood, Shana Mikkelson waved a gloved hand toward Naomi and Brea. “Let’s get some coffee in the RV.”

Indecision chased across Brea’s wind-reddened features.

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