Renegade: Rodeo Knights, A Western Romance Novel (SEAL Team: Disavowed Book 5) by Laura Marie Altom

Author:Laura Marie Altom [Altom, Laura Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SEAL Team: Disavowed Book 5
Publisher: Fulton Court Press
Published: 2017-06-19T18:30:00+00:00

8

DELILAH’S SKIN BURNED. Full-on panic raised a rash on her forearms that all at once stung and itched. She didn’t want more bad news. Couldn’t process it.

Regardless, Mark rambled on. “I’m so sorry, Del, but another barrel racer was found dead.”

“Who?” She was already storming toward the grounds’ main entry. She didn’t care that Sawyer and Mark scrambled to keep up. Now that Mark had involved her, there was no way out. “Who?” she demanded again when Mark didn’t speak fast enough.

“Your friend, Brandy. Turns out she won best time of the night.”

No. Not kindhearted Brandy who made cookies for all the girls when it rained and styled the best French braids.

“Sugar,” Mark prodded. “She beat you. What if people think you’re killing off your compet—”

“Who cares if she beat me? How did she die?”

“Police initially believed it was an accidental choking death on a piece of polish sausage. But that detective? Adam? He’s not convinced there wasn’t foul play and has already shipped her off for an autopsy.”

Delilah’s throat felt crushed from the effort of choking back a wall of tears. But she couldn’t afford the luxury of a collapse. She had Brandy’s grieving family to console. Rodeo employees to counsel. “Is my dad here?”

“Yes. He said he came specifically to see you ride.”

“I need to talk to him.”

Mark said, “Walter’s in a meeting with police and local officials. In light of the violence surrounding the circuit, they’re asking that he cancel the season.”

“I don’t care where he is or what he’s doing.” She charged deeper into the fray. Police lights were chaotic. Five news vans from nearby stations had set up live remotes. Many detained attendees were crying or openly angered. “I agree with police. This nightmare has to end.”

“You have no right holding us here!” A man Delilah recognized as one of the night’s bull riders waved his fist at the police line stretched across the arena’s main gate. Was he the killer? Or any of the other hundreds of men present? Her mouth dried with the realization that the killer could literally be anywhere—anyone.

Adam passed through the barrier, zeroing in on Sawyer. “I had one of my men radio me as soon as Mark found you. I assume you heard there’s been another victim?”

Expression grim, Sawyer nodded.

“Let’s continue this over there.” Mark nodded toward a gazebo that was last used to crown yesterday afternoon’s rodeo queen. It was poorly lit, but well away from the police and media circus.

Once they were all seated on wooden benches, Adam said, “Locals are calling Brandy’s death accidental. I got a good look at her and I’m telling you straight up—there’s no way a woman would voluntarily cram that amount of meat into her mouth. Local uniforms made plenty of off-color jokes at her expense and I intend to see every last one of them lose their badge. Until then, Miss Bowing, I believe this rodeo circuit has a real problem on its hands—possibly two killers.”

“What?” Delilah leaned closer to Sawyer, needing his quiet strength.

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