Read Online Love Inspired Suspense October 2015 #1 by Lenora Worth, Hope White, Diane Burke - Free Book Online

his coffee. “From the reports, he’s very upset and wants to come here, but the locals have suggested he stay away for now. He seems to be unavailable at the moment, however.”
    â€œHarry Boston.” Rikki’s frown said it all. “I’m surprised he hasn’t come looking for me. He’d want answers.”
    â€œYou don’t like him?”
    â€œHe hangs out with Chad a lot and reports back with whatever he can drag out of Tessa about me. Or he did.” She shrugged and played with the zipper on her jacket, a deep sadness moving through her eyes. “He always seemed a tad shady to me. But I couldn’t tell Tessa that. She loved him.”
    â€œWould he murder for Chad?”
    She shook her head. “He wouldn’t kill Tessa. He truly loved her. I’m sure he’s devastated but since you won’t let me talk to him, I have no way of knowing what he’s thinking.”
    â€œYou don’t need to call anyone connected to this case. For your own safety.”
    â€œHarry didn’t approve of Tessa and I being so close.”
    â€œBut you two were close before he came into the picture, right?”
    â€œYes, before Chad or Harry either one came into the picture. Why is it that men are so needy? Always wanting us to themselves?”
    Blain did a mock frown and glanced behind him as if she were talking to someone else. “Is that a rhetorical question?”
    â€œOf course it is,” she said. “Besides, you don’t strike me as the needy type. Dark and brooding and dangerous, yes. But then that sounds so cliché, doesn’t it?”
    She was making him forget why he came here. “Hey, I’m the one asking the questions, okay?”
    â€œAnd another typical male tactic. A nonanswer.”
    â€œLet’s go back to Chad and Harry,” he said with a slight grin to hide his discomfort. “Do you think they could be off somewhere together, like on a fishing trip or maybe a business deal?”
    â€œChad and Harry liked to hang out all the time without us, so yes, that is a possibility. Long weekend or something. Chad might have taken Harry off to help him through this. They hated it when Tessa and I would go shopping or if we planned a girls’ weekend.”
    â€œA weekend kind of like this weekend?”
    â€œYes. But Tessa assured me that Harry didn’t mind her coming to meet me here. And again, he wouldn’t have done this. Not to Tessa.”
    â€œMaybe he thought she was you?”
    â€œHe’d know Tessa.” She shook her head. “I just can’t see him doing this. He might not be on my top-ten list but I know he loved her. They were planning to get married next year.” She stared at the fireplace. “He might show up here yet.”
    â€œWhat kind of things would the boys say to you about your girls’ night and other such stuff?”
    â€œStay home. Let’s go out. Why do you need more shoes?” She shook her head. “None of that matter now, does it?”
    â€œIt does if they’re the jealous type. Domestic violence isn’t pretty.”
    â€œIt’s never gone that far,” she said. “Well, Chad’s come close, which is why I got away from him.”
    Blain cataloged that comment for the future. “What does Chad do for a living?”
    She frowned and tossed ribbons of hair off her shoulders. “He owns several restaurants in Miami and a couple in Tallahassee.”
    â€œSo he’s successful in his own right?”
    â€œYes. No, he does not hope to get his hands on any Alvanetti money if that’s what you’re asking.”
    Blain let that one slide. “And Harry?”
    â€œHarry works in finance. He likes to take other people’s money and make even more for them and himself.”
    Blain made a note of that. He tried to stay focused but all that hair falling around her shoulders kept distracting him. And that