The Billionaire Cowboy's Christmas: the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys, Book 1 by Kris Bock

Author:Kris Bock
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781957748863
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2022-08-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Carly parked behind her apartment building. Josh stopped his truck in the alley. She turned to wait for him, but he rolled down his window and called out, “I can wait here.”

“You might as well come inside.” Carly huddled in Cody’s jacket, which might be warmer if it weren’t so big on her, leaving gaps for the chilly air to get in. “I was lying when I said it wasn’t that cold out, and we didn’t drive long enough for your truck to warm up. I’ll put the kettle on while I change and make some tea for the drive out to the ranch.”

She’d been lying as well when she said she wasn’t afraid of kidnappers in Last Stand. Or not lying, exactly, because at the time the idea had seemed ridiculous. It still seemed ridiculous. She knew that kind of thing happened on rare occasion, but surely not around here, and word wouldn’t have gotten out beyond the community yet, and even if it had, why would they target her? She wasn’t rich.

On the other hand, she’d told everyone that she knew all about the money and how it could be accessed. If someone did have the crazy idea to kidnap a person close to the family, hoping to get a big ransom, she would seem like an easier victim than one of the brothers. But Ava would appear even more vulnerable, and she’d actually won the money.

Regardless, it was silly to worry about that kind of violence in Last Stand. This wasn’t a world where people needed bodyguards. Neighbors looked out for each other. Any strangers would be noticed, catalogued, and questioned if they did anything suspicious, as proven by how quickly the gossip chain had put together a few clues from Michael and Debs, along with Josh’s visit to Carly’s office, and news that the lottery had been won by somebody in the area. She was perfectly safe in Last Stand.

Still, now that the idea was in her head, she cast a wary glance toward her dark apartment. It was foolish, like worrying about monsters under the bed. It was theoretically possible that a wild animal could get inside, hide under your bed, and take a swipe at your ankle, but the chance wasn’t even one in a million. One in a billion, maybe.

On the other hand, the chance of someone she knew winning an enormous lottery couldn’t be much higher, and that had happened.

She relaxed when Josh joined her. She could face down a bitter matron demanding money. She could show a roomful of people who still saw her as a kid that she was grown up and in charge now. Hey, she’d passed the bar exam! She was smart and tough and capable. But in a situation like this, she was grateful for the tall, work-hardened figure beside her as she led the way up the stairs and unlocked her door.

Maybe she’d also dig out the pepper spray she had carried in Austin. She didn’t have to completely believe in the danger to take precautions.

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