The Cradle Conspiracy by Christy Barritt

Author:Christy Barritt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-05-13T13:53:54+00:00

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Devin rose to his feet, quick to put himself between this man and Sienna. “Can I help you?”

“I heard about you two,” the man growled, his gaze stony and accusatory.

Devin bristled, wondering where the man was going with this. “Heard about us?”

The man jutted his finger out toward Devin and Sienna. “You two are with that development company. You want to turn our mountain into a neighborhood.”

Devin exchanged a glance with Sienna. She looked equally confused. Where in the world had the man gotten that idea?

“Why would you think that?” Devin asked.

The man threw his thumb behind him, his posture still looking wound up and ready for a fight. “The man in the parking lot stopped and warned me about you two. He told me who you are.”

Devin’s spine stiffened at his words. “Wait—the man in the parking lot? When did he tell you this?”

“A few minutes ago, before I walked in. Why? What’s that matter? You trying to deflect from the issue here? Because you two aren’t welcome in this town. Do I need to escort you out?”

“Hold that thought.”

Without asking anymore questions, Devin darted toward the door. He knew it was a long shot, but he had to see if the man was still there. Because that man had to be the one following them. He had to be.

As soon as Devin stepped outside, he paused. Bright sunlight hit him, and two rows of cars stared back. No one was in sight—only a lone road in the distance that carried travelers to and from their destinations.

Devin examined each of the windows of the vehicles. He stopped at a truck that had signs and stickers plastered all over it, proclaiming Stop Development.

Go Away Hayman Corp.

Leave Our Mountain Alone.

That had to belong to the man inside. It would have been easy for the man pursuing Devin and Sienna to find the right motivation to enlist this guy into helping.

He scanned the rest of the vehicles. No one was inside the cars.

Whoever that man had been, he was now gone.

But the bad feeling in Devin’s gut remained.

He rushed back inside and saw Sienna still sitting at the table. She talked to the mountain man, who had seemed to calm down. Knowing Sienna, she could make the gruffest of persons warm up to her. She just had that way about her.

“Did you find him?” Sienna asked, her voice nearly breathless with hope as she looked up at Devin.

Devin shook his head, wishing he had better news. “No, he was gone.”

“Your girlfriend here explained to me that you’re not with the developers,” the man said, his demeanor notably calmer. “I apologize for the misunderstanding. It’s a sensitive topic around here.”

Devin didn’t bother to correct his assumption about Sienna being his girlfriend. It wasn’t the most important issue right now. “No, we’re definitely not developers or anything close. That man was just trying to lead you astray.”

The man narrowed his eyes with doubt.

Devin pulled out his badge and flashed it. “I’m FBI. Now, could you tell us what this man looked like and exactly what he said?”

“Sure.

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