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hungry.”
Rayne smiled at Asher and Becket’s twin grins and followed Garrett outside. She felt a sense of relief to get out of the stuffiness of the house and outside into the fragrant moist air. Sitting in the living room with Asher and Garrett looking stone faced and grim had been exhausting.
Garrett walked toward her side yard and pointed to the large fir tree that towered over everything, including the house.
“That’s the first thing to go. We’ll have a crew here tomorrow to work on it. You and your sister and your uh, friend might want to stay clear of this area tomorrow.”
Rayne nodded her head and stayed silent as she listened to him talk and explain everything he’d already told her. But it felt good to be outside with him. His strong presence beside her pushed the ickiness from Graham’s visit away.
“So what’s the deal with Cleo? Why is she here with you and your sister?” Garrett asked, still staring at a group of firethorn bushes.
Rayne frowned and stuck her hands in her pockets. “That’s kind of a personal question,” she said stiffly.
Garrett turned and looked at her silently. Waiting . Rayne sighed loudly and threw her hands in the air. “She’s a bodyguard, okay? She’s here to make sure Ivy and I don’t get killed off the same way . . .” She stopped and bit her lip, refusing to say more.
Garrett stepped closer and touched her arm. “Your parents died recently. You think someone killed them?”
Rayne nodded and stared at his hand still on her arm. Garrett’s other hand grasped her other arm making her look up at him.
“Your cousin. Sorry, your half -cousin Graham. You suspect him?” Garrett asked in a low voice.
Rayne swallowed hard and stared at Garrett’s neck. “Yes,” she whispered and felt cold again.
Garrett pulled her into his chest and wrapped his arms around her, hugging her gently. Rayne stiffened in surprise but then softened, bringing her arms up around his waist.
“I’m so sorry,” he said against her hair.
Rayne nodded her head and wondered why his quiet sympathy should leave her so completely undone. “We’ll be okay. Cleo’s actually an amazing bodyguard and she’s nice to Ivy.”
Garrett pulled back and looked down into her eyes, his concern obvious. “Maybe it’s a good thing that we’ll be doing work on your property then. We’ll look out for you too.”
Rayne smiled and stepped back away from the warmth of Garrett’s chest, missing it immediately. “That’s very sweet of you Garrett, but that’s unnecessary.”
Garrett frowned, flinching when his ringtone on his phone went off. He grabbed his phone and switched it to silent, ignoring the call completely. “Cleo seemed pretty upset that Graham was here and knows where you’re living now. Do you have a security system?”
Rayne nodded her head. “And I’m thinking about getting a guard dog too. Ivy loves dogs and it just makes sense to have that added protection.”
Garrett nodded his head and sighed. “You’re so sweet Rayne, I’d hate to see anything bad happen to you,” he admitted, running a hand through his short brown hair.
Rayne smiled and straightened her shoulders. “There’s really nothing to worry about. I promise I’m on top of things. I have a team of investigators working on my parents’ crash. And in the meantime, Ivy and I will hang out here, away from all the hustle and bustle of things until we figure out what’s
Rayne smiled at Asher and Becket’s twin grins and followed Garrett outside. She felt a sense of relief to get out of the stuffiness of the house and outside into the fragrant moist air. Sitting in the living room with Asher and Garrett looking stone faced and grim had been exhausting.
Garrett walked toward her side yard and pointed to the large fir tree that towered over everything, including the house.
“That’s the first thing to go. We’ll have a crew here tomorrow to work on it. You and your sister and your uh, friend might want to stay clear of this area tomorrow.”
Rayne nodded her head and stayed silent as she listened to him talk and explain everything he’d already told her. But it felt good to be outside with him. His strong presence beside her pushed the ickiness from Graham’s visit away.
“So what’s the deal with Cleo? Why is she here with you and your sister?” Garrett asked, still staring at a group of firethorn bushes.
Rayne frowned and stuck her hands in her pockets. “That’s kind of a personal question,” she said stiffly.
Garrett turned and looked at her silently. Waiting . Rayne sighed loudly and threw her hands in the air. “She’s a bodyguard, okay? She’s here to make sure Ivy and I don’t get killed off the same way . . .” She stopped and bit her lip, refusing to say more.
Garrett stepped closer and touched her arm. “Your parents died recently. You think someone killed them?”
Rayne nodded and stared at his hand still on her arm. Garrett’s other hand grasped her other arm making her look up at him.
“Your cousin. Sorry, your half -cousin Graham. You suspect him?” Garrett asked in a low voice.
Rayne swallowed hard and stared at Garrett’s neck. “Yes,” she whispered and felt cold again.
Garrett pulled her into his chest and wrapped his arms around her, hugging her gently. Rayne stiffened in surprise but then softened, bringing her arms up around his waist.
“I’m so sorry,” he said against her hair.
Rayne nodded her head and wondered why his quiet sympathy should leave her so completely undone. “We’ll be okay. Cleo’s actually an amazing bodyguard and she’s nice to Ivy.”
Garrett pulled back and looked down into her eyes, his concern obvious. “Maybe it’s a good thing that we’ll be doing work on your property then. We’ll look out for you too.”
Rayne smiled and stepped back away from the warmth of Garrett’s chest, missing it immediately. “That’s very sweet of you Garrett, but that’s unnecessary.”
Garrett frowned, flinching when his ringtone on his phone went off. He grabbed his phone and switched it to silent, ignoring the call completely. “Cleo seemed pretty upset that Graham was here and knows where you’re living now. Do you have a security system?”
Rayne nodded her head. “And I’m thinking about getting a guard dog too. Ivy loves dogs and it just makes sense to have that added protection.”
Garrett nodded his head and sighed. “You’re so sweet Rayne, I’d hate to see anything bad happen to you,” he admitted, running a hand through his short brown hair.
Rayne smiled and straightened her shoulders. “There’s really nothing to worry about. I promise I’m on top of things. I have a team of investigators working on my parents’ crash. And in the meantime, Ivy and I will hang out here, away from all the hustle and bustle of things until we figure out what’s
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