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She ta that she hadn’t stopped any of it But once she learned what had happened to Larissa and put theto locate her brother and their uncle—da the family behind

The barkeep clinked so her in like a crafty old wolf’s He probably was on the younger side of e but due to the beard, he see to figure her out? Or did he realize what a phony she was? Hunting in the as nothing new, but hunting like this…

She twisted the top off her bottled water and glanced down at her watch again Only four twenty-five

“Waiting for someone?” Sam asked, one dark brow cocked

She shook her head Her hat jiggled, her glasses slipped, and the annoying earrings danced

Two y tavern s and then the door jerked open Her heart skittered

“Hey, Sa us a pitcher of beer,” one of them called

About six-foot—as tall as her brother—ept shoulder-length dark hair and a newly started beard, his a in his words Both men wore leather jackets, plaid shirts, denims, cowboy hats, and boots, and they appeared to be twins Multiple births abounded aarous, so no surprise there They looked like they were mid- to late-twenties and walked into the place like they owned the joint “Jake, To theer

She stiffened her back and gripped her glass tighter

To around his broad shoulders, his face saze on her and raised his brows, tipped back his Stetson, and grinned

Self-conscious, her whole body heated and alar Keep a low profile!

Tom took a deep breath as if he were love-struck “The place looks a ”

The bearded one furrowed his dark brows “Didn’t you tell her it’s a private club and no matter what, that table is reserved?”

“Bending the rules today First corinned and winked at Lelandi

Daht he’d sit in the center, so everyone could see their leader That’s the way Bruin did it back home

Nohat? Move? To where? If she moved to the table across from Darien’s, she feared she’d draw too much attention Not that she expected anyone to hurt her here, but she had thought she’d be able to keep a low profile The tables situated on the other side of the bar sat in front of the restrooms Anywhere else was too near the front door or in the middle of the floor, and no matter what, she wanted to have her back to the wall She wasn’t leaving until she’d had a chance to observe the leader and as ht have murdered Larissa

Tolass “Coood for the soul” He stalked over to the table opposite her and sat where he could see both the front door and, most of all, her

Ioldfish bowl, she wondered what had made her think she could enter the wolves’ lair without arousing suspicion

Jake sat with his back to the wall to have a better view of the door If he wanted to look her over, he’d have to turn his head and be pretty obvious about it He did The expression on his face was dark and foreboding Gone was the humor his features had held when he first walked into the place

Laughing and boisterous, three lanced to where Jake and Tom sat, then shifted their attention to Lelandi Which meant what? That Jake and Tom nor?

Terrific!

“Howdy, boys,” the older beardedThe other tere nearly as old, gray streaking their brown beards, their gazes pinned on her “Bring us the usual, Sam” He turned to Jake and pointed his head at her “He know about this?”

“Still giving orders at the factory, Mason,” Tom said

The beardedfor a second time this year”

Figuring she’d be better off sitting next to the restroorabbed her purse