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all the Blackmoore sisters.
“First a dead guy shows up on the cliff. Then we start hearing stories about pirates and next thing you know we’re getting broken into.” She spread her arms to indicate the mess around them and Luke noticed she was bleeding.
“You’re bleeding!” Fiona rushed over to the girl’s side and took her arm, looking at the wound below the elbow.
Jolene looked down at her arm. “Ahh, that’s not so bad.”
“I’ll get a bandage and some stuff to clean it off.” Fiona rushed out of the room.
“Anyway, what exactly do you have to do with any of this?” Morgan stared him down.
“My company tracks down people that steal treasure and stops them.”
“You’re company? What kind of company is that? And just how do you find out where to track these people down?” The man that had been with Fiona narrowed his eyes at Luke and Luke figured he’d better make friends fast.
He put his hand out toward the guy. “I’m sorry, we haven’t been introduced. I’m Luke Hunter.”
The man reluctantly took his hand. “Jake Cooper.”
Luke nodded. “Nice to meet you.”
Jake’s handshake was firm and the guy definitely had some muscles. He looked like he could take care of himself which was good. Luke might need his help protecting the Blackmoore girls if the shit hit the fan like he thought it was going to.
Fiona came back with some cotton swabs, alcohol, bandages and a big orange rock. Luke raised an eyebrow at the rock, but kept silent.
“Jake works on the Noquitt police force,” Fiona said over her shoulder as she cleaned Jolene’s arm and applied the bandage.
Luke raised his brows. “Oh? How do you like that?”
“It’s okay.”
Luke could tell by the look on Jake’s face that he didn’t like it much at all. Which was good, because Luke had a feeling Sheriff Overton wasn’t to be trusted. And if Jake didn’t get along with Overton that probably meant Jake could be trusted.
Everyone was silent for a moment, watching Fiona wrap Jolene’s arm. It was a deep, nasty gash.
Fiona put the rock on the wound and wrapped gauze around it.
“Keep the stone wrapped close to it until we can get some herbs and medicines from the pharmacy. It should help you heal,” Fiona said then, noticing everyone was looking at her with raised brows, she shrugged and added, “it’s carnelian which is good for healing wounds. At least it can’t hurt.”
Everyone’s attention was drawn toward the window where the men in black outfits were now nailing a large sheet of plywood in place.
“We’ll get that glass replaced for you tomorrow … and clean up this mess,” Luke said. “You guys might want to think about getting an alarm system.”
“Can we move into the kitchen?” Fiona asked, “I could use some coffee. And, since Luke still hasn’t fully explained himself, I think we’re going to be up for a while.”
The group moved into the kitchen. Luke noticed that Morgan kept her distance from him. He leaned against the counter while the others took positions standing and sitting around the island.
Fiona grabbed some mugs from the cabinet and popped a K-cup in the coffee maker.
“So Luke, you were saying …” Celeste gestured for him to continue the explanation he’d started in the other room.
“Yes, tell us more about your company,” Jake said. By the way Jake was studying him Luke knew it wasn’t going to be easy to earn the other man’s trust.
“The men that broke in here aren’t nice people. They belong to a group of treasure hunters that scour the world for long lost treasure, and take it by any means they can. They’re kind of like modern day pirates,” Luke said. “The people that invest in my company pay me to get rid of them.”
“We read up about them online. But why are they here?”
“They figure out where to go by digging into old documents and archives. As far as we can tell, they got a lead that there is treasure
“First a dead guy shows up on the cliff. Then we start hearing stories about pirates and next thing you know we’re getting broken into.” She spread her arms to indicate the mess around them and Luke noticed she was bleeding.
“You’re bleeding!” Fiona rushed over to the girl’s side and took her arm, looking at the wound below the elbow.
Jolene looked down at her arm. “Ahh, that’s not so bad.”
“I’ll get a bandage and some stuff to clean it off.” Fiona rushed out of the room.
“Anyway, what exactly do you have to do with any of this?” Morgan stared him down.
“My company tracks down people that steal treasure and stops them.”
“You’re company? What kind of company is that? And just how do you find out where to track these people down?” The man that had been with Fiona narrowed his eyes at Luke and Luke figured he’d better make friends fast.
He put his hand out toward the guy. “I’m sorry, we haven’t been introduced. I’m Luke Hunter.”
The man reluctantly took his hand. “Jake Cooper.”
Luke nodded. “Nice to meet you.”
Jake’s handshake was firm and the guy definitely had some muscles. He looked like he could take care of himself which was good. Luke might need his help protecting the Blackmoore girls if the shit hit the fan like he thought it was going to.
Fiona came back with some cotton swabs, alcohol, bandages and a big orange rock. Luke raised an eyebrow at the rock, but kept silent.
“Jake works on the Noquitt police force,” Fiona said over her shoulder as she cleaned Jolene’s arm and applied the bandage.
Luke raised his brows. “Oh? How do you like that?”
“It’s okay.”
Luke could tell by the look on Jake’s face that he didn’t like it much at all. Which was good, because Luke had a feeling Sheriff Overton wasn’t to be trusted. And if Jake didn’t get along with Overton that probably meant Jake could be trusted.
Everyone was silent for a moment, watching Fiona wrap Jolene’s arm. It was a deep, nasty gash.
Fiona put the rock on the wound and wrapped gauze around it.
“Keep the stone wrapped close to it until we can get some herbs and medicines from the pharmacy. It should help you heal,” Fiona said then, noticing everyone was looking at her with raised brows, she shrugged and added, “it’s carnelian which is good for healing wounds. At least it can’t hurt.”
Everyone’s attention was drawn toward the window where the men in black outfits were now nailing a large sheet of plywood in place.
“We’ll get that glass replaced for you tomorrow … and clean up this mess,” Luke said. “You guys might want to think about getting an alarm system.”
“Can we move into the kitchen?” Fiona asked, “I could use some coffee. And, since Luke still hasn’t fully explained himself, I think we’re going to be up for a while.”
The group moved into the kitchen. Luke noticed that Morgan kept her distance from him. He leaned against the counter while the others took positions standing and sitting around the island.
Fiona grabbed some mugs from the cabinet and popped a K-cup in the coffee maker.
“So Luke, you were saying …” Celeste gestured for him to continue the explanation he’d started in the other room.
“Yes, tell us more about your company,” Jake said. By the way Jake was studying him Luke knew it wasn’t going to be easy to earn the other man’s trust.
“The men that broke in here aren’t nice people. They belong to a group of treasure hunters that scour the world for long lost treasure, and take it by any means they can. They’re kind of like modern day pirates,” Luke said. “The people that invest in my company pay me to get rid of them.”
“We read up about them online. But why are they here?”
“They figure out where to go by digging into old documents and archives. As far as we can tell, they got a lead that there is treasure
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