The Rancher Bodyguard by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2009-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

Charlie could tell the hour had passed too quickly for the two sisters, but at least Grace was leaving with the knowledge Hope was physically all right, although she was frightened and depressed.

It twisted his heart seeing the two of them together, how they’d clung to each other. Grace had remained calm and confident in front of Hope, assuring her that everything was going to be all right. It was only as they left the place that she seemed to wilt beneath the pressure and remained unusually silent.

They stopped on the way home for dinner at a little café that advertised itself as having the best barbecue in the state. The boast was vastly exaggerated. It was a quiet ride back, and Charlie could tell Grace’s thoughts were on the sister she’d left behind. The sun was sinking low in the sky as they reached the edge of Cotter Creek.

He’d been stunned by what she’d told him about her mother. Charlie knew about grieving for a mother. He’d been devastated by the loss of his mother, and he’d had four years of preparing himself for her death. The death of a woman with cancer was understandable. The disappearance of a mother was not.

Hope was all she had left, and if he didn’t manage to somehow come up with a defense for the young girl, then Grace would be truly alone and would probably hate him all over again.

He couldn’t let that happen. As they drove down Main Street, he finally broke the silence that had grown to mammoth proportions. “We’ll go back to the house tomorrow. I’m not sure we’ll find anything helpful, but we’ll search those rooms and see if anything turns up. I’ll call Zack tomorrow and see if he’s come up with anything new. We’ll talk to Justin’s roommate again and try to find a crack in the alibi.”

He pulled up in her driveway and turned to look at her, wanting to take away the unusual slump of her shoulders and the dark look of defeat radiating from her eyes. He would prefer them filled with icy disdain.

“I swear to God, I’ll make this right,” he exclaimed. “I’ll do everything in my power to make it right.”

She broke eye contact with him and unfastened her seat belt. When she looked back at him, her eyes were filled with warmth, and she leaned across the seat and placed her lips on his.

Swift hunger came alive in him as he tasted those lips he’d dreamed about for so long. When she opened her mouth to him, he wanted to get her out of the car, take her into his arms and feel the press of her body against his, tangle his hands in her lush, silky hair.

The scent of her filled his head, dizzying him as the kiss continued. Charlie had always loved to kiss Grace. Her soft, full lips were made for kissing.

She broke the kiss long before he wanted her to and then opened her car door.

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