“Oh, there will be dirt,” Cole said. “He wasn’t a clean man. I couldn’t believe it when I heard he jumped off a bridge. Hank Bridges was the last person I expected to do something like that.He was too full of his own self-importance. He always thought he’d come out on top. I still have no idea how he managed to become the Governor of Texas. He was close to broke, then suddenly, he’s running on a ticket with Richard Lyle. Then Lyle dies and Hank becomes governor?”
“It sounds like something out of a soap opera,” Julian said. “How did he know Lyle?”
“I don’t know,” Eli said. “But I think I need to find all of this out.”
“I want to talk to her,” Cole said. “Make sure she wasn’t forced into an engagement with me.”
“You’ll have to wait. She needs rest. If she’s willing to talk to you, I’ll let you know.”
Cole frowned. “Arabella shouldn’t be on her own.”
“Maybe we should go get her and bring her here to stay,” Keira said worriedly.
Cole shot her a warm look. “You’re so sweet.”
She blushed.
“Actually, we will be staying with Arabella,” Eli said. Like hell she was coming here.
“And why are you looking after her?” Cole asked smoothly. “You don’t even know her. She would be better here.”
“Not happening. My brother and I will be taking care of her. And you will stay away until she wants to talk to you. Thanks for taking care of Horse.”
Grabbing the dog’s lead, he stormed out of the house.
As he headed back toward his car, his phone rang. He frowned when he saw it was Kellan. “Yeah?”
“You need to come back here,” Kellan said. “Arabella’s house was broken into and they’ve trashed the place.”
What the fuck?
23
Arabella stood in the middle of her living room gazing around in dismay.
It seemed like these assholes had been very thorough. Everything had been ransacked and ripped or broken.
What was she going to do?
Her laptop was smashed into pieces which was odd, she’d have thought they would just take it and sell it.
“Jesus,” Jake said, looking around.
Walking over, he stared down at her. “Hey, are you all right? I heard that you had to go to the hospital. I was about to come see you. Do you need someone to stay with you? Might be a good idea if you come and stay with me and Molly.”
“She’ll stay with us,” Kellan said firmly.
“Will she?” Jake murmured. “Is that what you want, Arabella?”
“It is,” Kellan said.
“I need to speak to Arabella alone,” Jake said firmly. “Let’s go outside so you can sit down. Duncan is on his way over to help process the scene.”
Scene?
Like a crime scene?
Well, she guessed it was a crime scene, wasn’t it?
