Justice at Dawn by Valerie Massey Goree

Author:Valerie Massey Goree [Goree, Valerie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Fiction, inspirational fiction, Clean and Wholesome Novels, Religion and Spirituality
ISBN: 9781522303480
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2021-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

26

All eyes focused on the bedroom door.

Cooper reached for his handgun at the same time KC raised the rifle.

Barbara backed up toward the bedroom, Zach balanced on her hip. “Put those things away. I’ll see what made the noise.”

Out of the corner of his eye, Cooper noticed Hannah crawl to Sadie and cling to her legs.

“Who else is in the cabin?” he asked, inching his way forward.

“I’ll take a peek.” Barbara opened the door. “But I know we’re the only people here.”

No way would he allow her to enter the room alone. Cooper strode in behind her. The beds appeared as he’d seen them earlier, except for Hannah’s jacket crumpled on the lower bunk.

However, the small window in the bathroom was open and the car seat now lay on the floor beneath it.

“What was Hannah doing in here?” Barbara tsked and picked up the car seat. “That child is a minx. I told her not to open any windows. You’d think with her dislike of bugs that she’d at least follow that instruction.”

Cooper scanned the room, noted there was no screen on the window and then looked out. About a four-foot drop. Did Hannah open the window in an effort to escape or was she merely disobeying Barbara?

“Do you want me to close the window?” He tucked his pistol into his waistband.

Heading toward the bedroom, Barbara nodded. “Yes, please. Let’s return to the others.”

He had no reason to object. Cooper met KC’s gaze as he shut the bedroom door. “The wind must have knocked the car seat off the hamper.”

KC lowered the rifle, shoulders visibly sagging. Other than ask a few questions, she’d been unusually quiet. Was she still smarting over his unkind words? Cooper ran a finger down his scar. He’d better remedy the situation as soon as they left the cabin.

Hannah sat at the table next to Sadie. They looked at each other and then at Cooper. He studied their faces. No signs of concern or angst. Except the child’s downcast mouth. Pouting or what?

“Last chance to give Bowen a special message.” He retrieved his pack and slung it over his shoulder.

In a blink, Barbara was at his side, holding Zach in both arms.

Still stroking Hannah’s hair, Sadie stood. “Tell him we love him, and I’ll call as soon as I can. That’s all.”

Barbara pushed open the front door. “Thanks for visiting. Safe trip home.”

The door shut with a bang behind them.

Cooper walked deliberately down the middle of the road, past their picnic spot, and only when he was sure they couldn’t be seen from the cabin, he stopped.

“Well, rookie, we have a lot to discuss, but first, I want to apologize again for my response to your question on forgiveness, and for the insensitive way I told you about your mother. I was a cad, and you have every right to throw a ton of books at me. Or punch me out. Your choice.”

A glimmer of a smile played on her lips for a second. “I won’t do either, although…” This time the smile lingered.

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