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“How does Shelby’s fa her only a week?”

“They’re—” Aaron paused as if searching for a word, then finished with “—adjusting”

Aaron had saved Shelby’s life the day before when she’d been attacked and kidnapped by a crioods fencing operation Shelby had stumbled onto the scheme and had a knife pressed to her throat as a result Fortunately Aaron rescued her unharmed, which made hi for her parents and grandparents to see how quickly she and Aaron, as little er to them, had become lovers

As for Andrew himself, well, when it cae

“I’d better go,” Aaron said “Bryan’s waiting for ht fixture A couple of punk kids broke it by throwing rocks at it”

Aaron already sounded like an indignant resort property er, Andrew noted Had he not just been stunned by his brother’s unwitting announce As it was, he sat for a long ti blindly at his work-cluttered desk and wondering what the hell he was supposed to do now

Chapter One

Hannah Bell figured she had a few days at the round She’d never considered herself a coward, but she was leaning toward running She’d be leaving behind her loving, close-knit fa job she’d trained for all her life and her cozy manufactured horown up She would miss this tidy little two-bedroom trailer, the first place she’d ever lived that was hers alone

Sitting in her neutral-toned living roohed heavily, one hand on her swollen tu anywhere As inviting as it sounded to disappear before the inevitable confrontation with Andrew Walker, she would stay and face the consequences of her own unprecedented behavior on one reckless winter night It wouldn’t do any good to run anyway Andreas a PI He’d find her if he wanted to

Would he want to?

Four rapid knocks sounded on her front door—her sister Maggie’s characteristic signal “It’s unlocked,” she called out, too tired to rise

Maggie entered carrying a plastic cup with a straw It was almost five, so she was probably finished with her work for the day Maggie had chosen the job of housekeeping supervisor, hiring and overseeing the cleaning staff for the sixteen-unit ht cabins available for rent in the resort Having ie performed her job efficiently and cheerfully She kept her eh standards of cleanliness and custoladly do anything she asked Hannah had always been ih she worked closely with the public herself in her role aswiththe front desk for check-ins, she was more naturally reserved and had to put a little more effort into her interactions

“I brought you a strawberry sy boost”

Hannah accepted the cup gratefully “Thanks, sis”

“You’re welco news about Shelby and Aaron Walker, huh?”

Sing a gulp of the cold, fruity beverage, Hannah nodded, giving herself a“I was shocked to hear Shelby’s gotten involved with Aaron Walker But, then, I didn’t even know Andrew’s brother was here”

Having been out of the state for a couple of weeks visiting their mother’s relatives in Shreveport, Hannah had missed the recent excitement here at Bell Resort and Marina, a business her fainative cousin Shelby had suspected that aone of the vacation cabins was involved in soer when she’d been proven right Hannah shuddered to think of the knife that had been held to Shelby’s throat only the day before Maggie had told her all about the night rescue of their cousin Shelby sported an ugly bruise on one cheek from the ordeal

Hannah would bet it would be a while before the faht on the heels of Shelby’s older brother Steven’s accident He’d broken his leg and suffered a concussion when he’d overturned a rounds Two near-tragedies in less than a week had been hard on their grandparen

ts, not to mention Steven and Shelby’s parents The family needed a few days of peace and comfortable routines

Hannah was going to do her best to keep froh when she’d announced her pregnancy a couple o when it had started to beco, she still refused to name the father She had let them believe her condition was the result of an iht stand, which was true, with someone they didn’t knohich was not exactly accurate She had made it quite clear that she wanted this child, that while her pregnancy ht have been an accident, she would never label it a mistake And bless their hearts, her family had rallied around her She had no doubt they would welcome the newest member of their family with love and joy

Sitting in a chair with the bottled water she’d brought for herself, Maggie brushed back her sun-streaked brown hair and studied Hannah with long-lashed hazel eyes Hannah’s hair was a darker brown than her sister’s and her eyes were ereen They would never be mistaken for twins, but she knew there were fa to their father’s cheekbones