St. Helena Vineyard Series: Harmony's Mistake (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Jen Talty

Author:Jen Talty [Talty, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2018-05-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

THE REST OF THE BARBEQUE had been filled with an uncomfortable tension between Harmony and Mason. Even Coop had picked up on it, but it seemed the dog picked her side.

Not that there was a side to pick because she didn’t have time to deal with Mason or how he made her feel.

She had to decide if this was threat enough to call the panic number and relocate.

Only that made no sense. Lucas was in jail. She should be safe. It wasn’t like he was part of the mafia or anything. He didn’t kill people.

He just hit women.

And stole people’s money.

And ran drugs.

Who the fuck was she kidding? Lucas could have easily sent someone looking for her.

“Are you cold?” Mason asked as they turned off Main Street, heading for home.

“A little,” she said, rubbing her arms with her hands, though the goosebumps weren’t caused by the chill in the air. “What do you think happened tonight?”

“I really don’t know. It’s not my case, so I haven’t been involved with all the details.”

“That’s vague,” she said, wondering if he knew she’d lied about the computer. She should tell him the truth. Why she’d opted to pretend she hadn’t seen the last timestamp didn’t make sense for a woman who had nothing to hide.

Only she had everything to hide.

He was an officer of the law. She could trust him.

Trust no one but me and whoever I assign as your handler. Sterling’s words echoed in her mind, rattling her nerves.

“I’ll talk with Jonah in the morning and see what I can find out. For now, the locks have been changed and make sure you secure your doors tonight.”

If ever she needed a dog, now would be the time. A big dog. Like Coop.

“You have to have an opinion or theory about who broke into both stores. I mean, who steals a puppy?”

“Teenagers. Or one could have just gotten out during the robbery. But right now, without looking at all the evidence gathered, I’m grasping at straws.”

The night sky filled with bright stars as they turned up the pathway to the cottage. Coop started barking, pulling hard on his leash.

“Knock it off, Coop,” Mason said.

“Why’d you give him your last name?” she asked, making clucking noises, trying to get the dog’s attention, who tried to drag Mason toward her house.

“My mom named him. She said at this point, it was the only way to keep the family name going.”

Harmony covered her mouth, laughing. “That’s kind of mean.”

“My mom is all about the grandbabies.”

“I guess most mothers are,” she mumbled.

“Coop. Heel,” Mason said, yanking on the leash.

The dog whined, but relented.

“How did your parents die?” Mason asked.

She shivered. She had no idea if her birth father was alive or dead, nor did she care. “They were killed in a car crash. I’d rather not talk about it.” She found it difficult to pull all the pieces of her fake life together and didn’t want to make a mistake and have to backpedal later. She’d already lied to him once tonight.

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