Charles turned to them. "Elanor, good to see you. I didn't expect to be seeing you when I made the call." She smiled. "It was of special interest, much like the other case. Is he here? Still concious?" Charles nodded toward the door. "I think he's trying to give his final goodbyes now." George
Grace "Eas'?" My heart leaped at the sight of him, and a mixture of relief and scolding words was on my lips. "I-- What are you doing here? I thought you were supposed to be on bed rest at the hospital!" He had some sort of brace on his arm, a crutch under his arm, and a cooler with a briefcase
I scoffed. "Oh, the woes of having two attractive men worrying about you." "I know, right?" He grinned, scoffing. "Next thing you know, they'll be clamoring to lick syrup off me." "What?" He shrugged. "I'm brainstorming my rewards, Grace. But enough about that, let's talk about how to keep Alp
Grace I had never realized what it would be like to work with Eason so closely. He was direct, quick-witted, insightful, and utterly ruthless. He called me on my shit, but he wasn't mean about teaching me the things I didn't know. By the time he was out of ice cream and George was calling to pick
"Eason." "I've been told that the jiggle is the best part of hitting it from the back." He tucked a bookmark into the book and closed it before looking at me, "What's on your mind?" I looked away. "What are you reading?" "How to Teach My Sister Better Evasions Tactics." I scowled at him. "
Grace George had hustled Eason off to bed just as Eason started slurring his words and had finished eating again. It hadn't even been an hour after our lap-pillow heart-to-heart, but since Eason had given in without a fuss, I wasn't too worried. When I got up this morning, Eason was still asleep,
Charles winced. "Nothing I can do about that, I'm afraid. Not directly, anyway." "This is bullshit," I hissed. My frustration boiled over as I clenched my fists, thinking of that young woman who could have been me in another life and her father and all the sleepless nights we'd had. "You know as w
Charles Charles let the relief settle over me as she met my gaze, steady, and a bit of that fear faded a little. She was listening, thinking, and planning, not just reacting. "Annex their packs," I said. She frowned. "What?" "You need to increase your land stake, and Mooncrest doesn't necess