Texas Sizzle: Cowboy Country, #3 by Lori Wilde

Author:Lori Wilde
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sexy romance, cowboy romance, romantic suspense, Texas Rangers
Publisher: Lori Wilde
Published: 2021-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Poppy was about to curl a beautiful wave when a Jet Ski zoomed up, sending her tumbling. She came up sputtering and glaring, prepared to tongue-lash the jerk for getting too close. She grabbed her board and swiped her hair from her eyes and looked up to see a man staring down at her.

An unpleasant jolt of recognition went through her. Keith.

“Thanks a lot for the dowsing.”

He didn’t look the least bit contrite. “Sorry.”

“What in the hell were you thinking?”

“I was out jumping the waves, saw you, and came over to say hi.”

She gripped her board tightly. “Hi, now goodbye.”

The waves tossed him closer to her. She did not want to be near this man. Just looking at him made her ache for a hot shower. Yes, he was good-looking, but he was also a criminal and she’d stupidly dated him.

“I’ve been trying to call you,” Keith said. “Left a message. You didn’t call me back.”

“Are you shocked about that? Considering you left me holding the bag with the Texas Rangers. They took me in for questioning.”

“What’d you tell them?”

“I had nothing to tell them other than obviously I didn’t know you at all if you’d steal from your own state. What did you steal?”

“Innocent until proven guilty,” Keith said. “But that’s what I wanted to talk to you about. To apologize.”

“Apology accepted. Now go away.” She made a shooing motion.

“Who’s the guy you’ve been hanging out with?” Keith jerked his chin in the direction of the beach.

“Don’t tell me you’re jealous.” She snorted. “You get no say in who I date.”

“He doesn’t look like your type.”

“Wait a minute, how do you know I’ve been hanging out with anyone?”

“I’ve been waiting for a chance to talk to you.”

A prick of fear pierced her. “Have you been following me?”

“I needed to see you.”

“That’s stalking, Keith. There are laws against it. And might I remind you that you’re the one who broke up with me. Not that it really bothered me. I deserve so much better than you.”

“Listen—”

“So, you’ve been following me and the best place you could find to talk to me is the middle of the ocean? What’s wrong with coming to my apartment?”

“They can’t bug the ocean.”

“Who?”

“The government.”

Alarmed, she asked, “Keith, just what did you do?”

The wind buffeted his Jet Ski even closer to her. She pushed away, disgusted with herself for having struck up a romance with him. God, what had she been thinking?

That was it. She hadn’t been thinking. She’d just been out for a good time and look where it had gotten her. She just wanted to get back to Abel—

Abel. She’d been so creeped out by Keith that she’d forgotten about Abel. Where was he?

Ignoring Keith, she turned in the water, scanning toward the shore, and finally spied him several yards away giving the distress signal.

Crap! He was in trouble.

She turned back to Keith to ask him to take the Jet Ski over to Abel and help, but Keith was already speeding away.

Fine. Right. Worthless asshat.

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