She nodded slowly. “That sounds like a headache.”
Headachewould be an understatement, but he didn’t tell her that. “Travis can be ill-tempered. He likes to remind people that he still thinks this land belongs to his family. The sheriff has warned him to back off before.”
Relief seemed to loosen her shoulders just a fraction. “The good news is that it wasn’t Garrick.”
“No, it wasn’t.”
Caleb was grateful—very grateful—that Garrick hadn’t found her.
However, any unwanted attention could threaten what they were doing, and there were already enough people who wanted them shut down.
They needed for this to be a place of peace, not dispute and conflict.
But how could he ensure that?
He couldn’t, Caleb realized.
He could only try to keep those things at bay.
Those problems weren’t things his guests needed to worry about or be exposed to. These women were already dealing with enough.
Including Millie.
Millie washed her hands at the utility sink in the back of the kennel, then shut off the faucet.
Max came back into the building to talk about some kind of maintenance issue.
As he and Caleb discussed the problem, her thoughts raced.
No one was inside the house right now. That meant, if she needed to use the computer without being seen, this would be the perfect time.
Sweat popped out across her forehead. Did she really want to do this?
She wasn’t sure. But she felt compelled to find answers, and this felt like the only way.
If she was going to act, she needed to do it now while Naomi and Sissy were gone.
Drawing in a deep breath, she tapped Caleb’s shoulder. “I’m going to head back inside.”
“Sure thing,” Caleb called. “Thanks for your help.”
“Any time.”
He walked her to the door and watched her cross the driveway back to the house.
The noise of the dogs faded behind her as she walked, keenly aware of Caleb’s gaze on her.
She reached the house, punched in a code at the door, and then paused.
She glanced behind her. Caleb waved and, assured she was safely at the house, he slipped back into the kennel.
But something made the hair on her neck rise.
She froze and glanced around.
Why did she feel like someone was watching her?
Not Caleb. He was gone. Max was in the kennel with him.
