Her Grave Secrets (Rogue River #3)(28)

Stevie hoped so too. She wanted her quiet town back. She wanted dull work days of chasing cows and helping senior citizens with broken windows.

Not drug deaths.

Shock waves had shot through her core as she saw Zane on the ground with his head bleeding and a killer about to strike. She’d almost lost him.

If he asked her to move in again, she knew what her answer would be. She wanted a home and family with Zane.

“I made a phone call this morning,” Zane said.

She met his gaze in the dim light.

“I called my father.”

Stevie smiled, her heart warming. “Good for you.”

“I asked him to come out for a few days. Told him I need some help on a remodeling project. He’s pretty handy at that sort of thing.”

“And?”

“He sounded surprised but said he’d come next month.” Zane smiled. “You were right as usual.”

“Did you tell him about last night?”

“I might have mentioned it.”

“Did you say you were nearly killed by a level to your brain? That story has now made you notorious in Solitude.”

“No, I mainly talked about the woman I wanted him to meet. I told him I had my fingers crossed that she’d move in with me soon because she was pretty special.”

“Pretty special?”

Fireworks lit up the sky, and cheers rose from the groups of spectators. Zane’s face became visible. Her chest clenched at the love in his eyes. He turned to look at the colors in the sky.

“Spectacularly special.”