Page 121 of Hard to Handle
“Is there a problem?”Lynx asked, sitting up.Obviously, he’d picked up on it, too.
Wolfe shrugged.“Not sure.Travis asked us to meet him over here.Thought he’d be here by now.”
That got everyone’s attention and all eyes narrowed on Wolfe.
“Seriously.He didn’t say what he wanted to talk about; he just wanted us to be here.He asked me to keep Rhys away, though.”
I frowned.“What?Why?”
Wolfe shot me a look, but I couldn’t quite decipher it.
“Because he’s the sheriff,” Lynx added softly.
My eyes widened.
If they didn’t want my brother here because he was the sheriff…
The bells over the door jingled and all eyes swung over to the door.
Looked as though I wasn’t going to have to speculate anymore.
The man of the hour had just arrived.
Lynx
“Trav,” I greeted as my cousin pulled a chair over to our table.
I was surprised to see that he was solo this morning.At the very least, his husband was usually by his side.And the lack of his significant others had me on edge before the guy even got his ass in the chair.
As everyone waited for Travis to sit, the tension in the small space ratcheted up a few notches.The conversations around us continued, but they seemed to be a million miles away as the four of us focused solely on the big man joining us.
“Is there somethin’ wrong?”Amy asked, her voice low, brittle.
“Actually…” Travis said, glancing around as though he was making sure no one was close enough to hear.When he turned back, his expression was somewhat somber.“I got some news this mornin’.”
“News?”I wasn’t sure I liked the sound of that.
Travis placed his arms on the table and regarded each of us.He took a deep breath, exhaled slowly.“I’m only gonna say this one time, and then no one is to ever talk about the subject again.Understood?”
I nodded along with Wolfe.I noticed Amy and Reagan were just staring at the man.
Travis’s eyes cut to Amy.“There is no longer a situation that you have to worry about.”
Her eyes widened.
Travis continued.“From this moment on, you are free to live your life, to never have to look over your shoulder.”
“What happened?”Amy inquired, her eyes wide, her face pale.
Travis shook his head.“I don’t know and I don’t wanna know.Neither do you.But the source I received it from is legitimate.”Travis reached out and touched Amy’s hand.“No matter what you hear or read, I want you to understand one thing.If you hear nothin’ else I’ve said, I want you to understand this.”
Amy nodded, her eyes wide as she waited for him to continue.
“You’re safe,” Travis said firmly.“Completely and totally safe.”
I watched, my heart breaking when Amy dissolved into tears.Wolfe instantly wrapped his arms around her, holding her close, brushing his hand down her hair.
Reagan reached over and took her hand, as though she needed to touch her.I linked my fingers with hers and squeezed gently.
