“Good.”
For a moment, neither of them moved, he just watched those blue eyes like his gaze was fucking stuck.
Suddenly, the click of a door opening sounded.
Shit.
Addie swung around and grabbed her top, while Noah quickly went into the reception area and pulled the door closed behind him.
A family bustled inside.
He smiled at them. “Hi. Welcome to Wilderness Adventure Park. Addie will be out in a moment.”
He waited for Addie to step out of the office. When she did, her eyes briefly met his, an emotion he couldn’t place flaring within them, before she turned to the people on the other side of the desk. “Hi. Sorry to keep you waiting. I’m Addie.”
Noah waited until he was outside to let the full weight of the anger bear down on him.
Someone had messaged her. Threatened her. And that same someone was probably following her around.
His hands fisted, the need to know who this asshole was raging inside him. Why did they want her out of Amber Ridge? And what would they do if she didn’t heed their warning?
He stopped at the base of the bouldering and climbing wall, confused at the sight of Rhett rummaging through the equipment box.
What the hell was he doing? He wasn’t even scheduled to work for another hour.
“What are you doing?”
Rhett jumped and swung around. “Noah.”
“I’m going to ask you again, Rhett.” He stepped closer. “What are you doing in the equipment box? You’re not scheduled to work at this wall today, and your shift hasn’t started.”
“I lost my watch yesterday. I thought it might have fallen in.”
Noah studied his bare wrist. “What kind of watch was it?”
“Garmin.” Rhett shook his head. “I’m sure it will show up. Keep an eye out for me, would you?”
He started walking away, but Noah called out to him.
Rhett stopped and a couple of seconds passed before he turned.
“You weren’t working on this wall yesterday. Why would it be here?”
The muscles in Rhett’s shoulders visibly tensed. “I lost it a couple of days ago. Only realized this morning.”
Noah didn’t respond straight away. Instead, he let the silence stretch. It was usually the best way to make a liar break. Rhett didn’t break, and eventually Noah nodded.
Once Rhett was gone, Noah studied the equipment box. Maybe he should do a little digging into the guy. He wasn’t assuming Rhett was the person harassing Addie, but it didn’t hurt to double-check his background.
But first, he needed to make the call he’d been dreading.
He pulled his cell from his pocket. If Addie needed help, then there was even more reason forhimto get help. He needed to be okay, and that wasn’t going to happen unless he actively did something.
He hit Toby’s number.
CHAPTER 9
Noah leaned back on the deck chair at the back of his house and watched the sun set over the mountains.
