Mountain Heiress by Cassie Miles

Author:Cassie Miles
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Suspense, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373697212
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-09-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

As he walked beside her down the hill, Zach felt almost light-headed. Talking about his addictions wasn’t something he did, but he’d told Gabby. And she hadn’t jumped all over his story, pushing for more details and offering sympathy. Instead, she’d quietly absorbed his words and offered no judgment. It amazed him that a woman who talked a mile a minute was capable of such perfect stillness.

When they reached the path that circled the original house, she looked at the window that was still broken. “I should get that fixed. Michelle would want the place to be kept up.”

“There’s a handyman she used to call,” he said. “Charlotte probably has his phone number.”

“Not Ed Striker, I hope. He’s scary. Do you remember what he said? That he wanted to get rid of us?”

He hadn’t forgotten Striker but had concentrated so much on Fox that he hadn’t paid as much attention to Osborne as a suspect. “I’m glad you reminded me.”

They came around to the front of the new house just as a shiny black SUV parked beside Zach’s truck. Kevin Fox hopped out of the driver’s seat and waved. What the hell did he want?

The passenger door swung open, and another man stepped out. He was as tall as Zach with dark brown hair and eyes. His gaze lit on Gabby. As soon as he smiled, Zach saw the family resemblance.

“Daniel,” Gabby shouted, “is it really you?”

“In the flesh.”

She dashed toward him, flung herself into his arms and hung on tight. In spite of her complaints about her big brother, she obviously adored him. When she ended the hug, she patted his arms and shoulders as if to reassure herself that he was standing there in front of her. “I didn’t expect you so soon. How did you get here?”

“I talked to the lawyer, and he bought me a plane ticket to Aspen. It seemed like I needed to be here and figure out all this stuff with Great-Aunt Michelle’s will.”

“But you said that I should handle it.”

“Changed my mind,” he said as he walked toward the porch. “This is the place, huh? How much land comes with it?”

“Daniel, I want you to meet Zach Sheffield. He’s our neighbor to the south.”

When they shook hands, Zach noticed the unhealthy pallor in his skin tone and a scar near his left eye. Whatever Daniel had been doing in the years he’d been out of touch with his sister, it didn’t involve being outdoors. Zach’s first guess was that Daniel had spent some time in prison. For Gabby’s sake, he hoped he was wrong.

She grabbed her brother’s arm and dragged him up the stairs to the porch. “I’ve missed you so much. What’s going on in your life? Do you have a girlfriend? Well, of course, you do. You always had the girls lining up.”

The front door was locked, per Zach’s instructions for minimal security, and Gabby dug into her pocket to find her key. “We’ll need to get more keys made so you can come and go whenever you want.

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