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  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Half Title Page
  4. Books by Elizabeth Goddard
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Dedication
  8. ONE
  9. TWO
  10. THREE
  11. FOUR
  12. FIVE
  13. SIX
  14. SEVEN
  15. EIGHT
  16. NINE
  17. TEN
  18. ELEVEN
  19. TWELVE
  20. THIRTEEN
  21. FOURTEEN
  22. FIFTEEN
  23. SIXTEEN
  24. SEVENTEEN
  25. EIGHTEEN
  26. NINETEEN
  27. TWENTY
  28. TWENTY-ONE
  29. TWENTY-TWO
  30. TWENTY-THREE
  31. TWENTY-FOUR
  32. TWENTY-FIVE
  33. TWENTY-SIX
  34. TWENTY-SEVEN
  35. TWENTY-EIGHT
  36. TWENTY-NINE
  37. THIRTY
  38. THIRTY-ONE
  39. THIRTY-TWO
  40. THIRTY-THREE
  41. THIRTY-FOUR
  42. THIRTY-FIVE
  43. THIRTY-SIX
  44. THIRTY-SEVEN
  45. THIRTY-EIGHT
  46. THIRTY-NINE
  47. Author’s Note
  48. Acknowledgments
  49. Another Thrilling Story from the Author
  50. ONE
  51. About the Author
  52. Back Ads
  53. Back Cover

She opened the door to the cabin while Alex shook off the moment, then turned to see Terra hopping out of her vehicle. She quickly closed the distance, her left brow arched. High.

Mackenzie had already stepped inside or, rather, fled—embarrassed that someone had seen them kiss?—but she’d left the door open.

Terra paused at the porch. “Looks like I got here just in time.”

“I guess that depends on your perspective.” But he couldn’t agree more.

She grinned wryly and handed over his gun. “Nathan left this for you.” Then she waltzed by him into the cabin.

“Welcome, Mackenzie.” Terra’s voice echoed back to him. “I just stopped by to show you around and make sure you know where everything is.”

Good that Terra was here to reassure Mackenzie. In the meantime, Alex hiked around the cabin to look at the surrounding area. Stone Wolf Ranch was safe—even though Owen had shot down that drone. He’d sent images to Keenan, but it looked like the drone that had followed her in the woods the day of the shooting. Even so, there was no better place for Mackenzie to stay at the moment.

He and his friends would keep her safe.

Keenan was sending him a radio-frequency analyzer, anti-drone technology that he could use while here if necessary. Ignoring the now-misting rain, he hiked into the woods so he could peer at the cabin. A drone would have to fly pretty low to see into any of those windows, but he would be sure to tell her to keep the blinds drawn. Even a long-distance camera couldn’t see through the thick trees surrounding the cabin, and in that case, the drone would need to move in closer—that is, if someone planned to watch Mackenzie.

Fury crawled over him at the thought of someone watching. Stalking. Of course, with all the new UAV technology coming out, someone could go so far as to attach heat-sensing technology to see right through the walls.

Bring it. He almost wanted the chance to detect the drone and drop it. He hiked all the way around, then entered the cabin. Mackenzie glanced from Terra to him, her face flushed.

And the memory of that kiss warmed him again.

Kissing her couldn’t happen again. He was here to protect her. Not blow past her defenses and break her heart.

Or his.

TWENTY-TWO

Mackenzie shifted on the sofa, nursing her aches and pains from a day of activity to which she wasn’t accustomed. More than that, her heart was bruised and her mind traumatized from watching her new acquaintance, Chad, fall to his death.