But the sheriff gives her a small shake of his head, then turns to my dad. “Mason? I need you for a minute. Oliver, you might want to take a step back.”
That makes an icy tendril go down my spine.
“That’s not happening.” Ollie’s voice drops.
Dad hands Lori her phone, then turns to Wade. “What’s going on? We’re in the middle of a baby shower.”
“I know, and I’m sorry to interrupt.” Wade adjusts his hat with the badge on it, then holds up his palm to Elena when she starts to walk to him. “Just wait, baby girl.”
Wade pulls himself to his full, imposing height, looking every bit the reason he’s the lead law enforcement officer of the county. “Let’s not have any trouble, huh?”
Dad cocks his hip. “What the fuck is going on Wade?”
Sawyer slips Ben into the playpen with Jack and the twins, then slides in behind my husband.
He may not be as wide as Oliver, but I know Sawyer is scrappy as hell.
“There’s been a…revelation in the case. So I need you to remain calm.” Wade’s hands stay out and open, but his gaze narrows as it flicks between my dad, my husband, and my brother.
“Wade,” Dad growls.
Fuck.
With the exception of Elena, most of us start to slowly move further from the door.
Movement behind the hulking form of the sheriff catches my attention.
A tall, lanky man steps up onto the porch, the broad brim of his hat blocking his face as he looks down.
But when he takes it off, revealing his features, my blood turns to ice.
“Mason,” Cade says in a low tone. “We need to talk.”
