Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense May 2020--Box Set 2 of 2 by Maggie K. Black

Author:Maggie K. Black
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Despite the weight of so many events the day before, or maybe because of them, Cassie slept better than she had in ages. If there had been any more suspicious noises throughout the rest of the night, she hadn’t heard them. She stretched, blinking her eyes to try to get some moisture back into them. Then she glanced at the clock.

Past nine o’clock. The library was open by now and they needed to see those books. Cassie fumbled her way out of the covers she’d heaped on top of herself and carried a pile of clean clothes to the bathroom where she took the fastest shower she could and then braided her hair. She never did her hair this way in Florida, but it seemed natural here just to braid it wet and have it out of the way, hanging over her shoulder and down in front on one side just like it had when she was in high school and too busy adventuring to worry too much about her looks.

Of course, Jake had always thought she was beautiful. She’d never doubted that. He’d been good to her, good for her.

And he still loved her. What was she supposed to do with that information? It didn’t change the fact that she’d left and didn’t deserve him. And it certainly didn’t erase all the obstacles.

What Cassie couldn’t decide was if it made it harder or easier.

“Wake up, sweetie.” She shook Will gently until he finally blinked his own eyes open.

“It’s morning already? I barely slept.”

Cassie laughed, thinking of the way they’d carried him into the closet, and then how she’d moved him out after she’d come back upstairs for the last time, sure that danger had passed, at least for the moment, and not wanting Will to wake up in the closet and ask questions. By moving him, she’d effectively kept him from knowing that anything strange had happened last night, and after the trauma he’d endured with the gunshots the day before, she was happy with that.

“It’s morning and you get to go back to the house with the swords.” She kept her voice light, and sure enough, that was all it took to launch Will from bed and send him into a flurry of tooth brushing and clothes changing.

By the time they got downstairs, Jake was dressed too, sitting in a chair, drinking his coffee.

“You guys all ready?” He smiled and Cassie thought she read in his look a hint of teasing at how late she’d slept. Well, let him tease her. She felt amazing and after the last few days she didn’t even feel bad. She’d needed that extra rest.

“Ready.” Cassie nodded to confirm.

“Breakfast?”

She patted the small backpack she’d slung over her shoulder. “I packed granola bars.”

“Those are not breakfast.” He made a face and walked to the kitchen, pulled two plates out of the oven and handed one to each of them. “I made waffles and kept them warm for when you woke up.”

“You made these?” Cassie confirmed as she set her backpack down to take the plate.

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