Page 24 of The Chase
The door of the apartment next to her old one opened. A young woman stood there. She blinked at him, then a slow smile crossed her face. “Hello, Mr. Chase. Can I help you find someone?”
“You know where Greer Hiller went?” He had no idea who she was—but apparently she recognized him.
“Her? Got all freaked when someone broke into her place. Had her friends help her pack, and she took off.”
“Wait a minute, someone broke in? She wasn’t home when it happened?”
“Nope. But her cat got out. Apartment manager found him. She sent one of her brothers to get him, I think. Why? You can come in and we can talk.”
Yeah, her, him, and whatever alcohol that was on her breath. No thanks.
He hadhiswoman to find after all. “No, but thanks. I’m already Greer’s.”
“You sure about that? I’ve not seen you around here before, and…shouldn’t you know where she went if you werehers?”
“I did something stupid. I’ll make it up to her.”
“I just bet you will.”
He was already heading to his truck.
He knew where she had most likely gone. It might be enemy territory, but…his woman and his baby—maybe—were there. Nothing would stop him from winning this battle. He was going to go find his woman, and just flat-out ask her about the baby.
Then they’d go from there.
He wanted her in his home, his bed, long before the baby made it into the world. He was going to figure out a way to make that happen. He’d deal with Gene Hiller when he had everything figured out, when he knew exactly what had happened fifteen years ago. If Gene was truly responsible for Kevin’s death, Kurt would see to it that Gene paid.
But for now…the baby had to take priority over vengeance for Kevin. Much as he felt like he was abandoning his brother in that regard…the baby’s needs had to comefirst.
And if there was no baby, well, he was going to capture Greer long before they made one. He’d chase her to the ends of the earth if he had to, to get her.
And just hope she didn’t despise him forever if he had her brother arrested for murdering his.
He still didn’t know how to make that work, though. There was that.
Just lifting her off her feet and carrying her off was probably out.
Unless none of her brothers were around. They could probably stop him if he tried that. Besides, he didn’t want to go to jail right now for abducting the woman of his dreams. There were laws against that, after all.
Kurt was going to find the bastard who had broken in and scared her. And then he’d teach him exactly what Kurt thought about that.
No one would ever hurt her. Ever.
He pulled into the Hiller Ranch’s drive. It was long and winding and his breath caught. As he remembered the photos he’d seen. Of an old green car crumpled and overturned. Right there, around that first bend in the drive.
Where his older brother haddied.Because of Gene Hiller and whatever that reckless bastard had done that day. Kurt would never forget the photos of his brother’s body on that road. He just wouldn’t.
Those photos were about all Lassiter had found him that felt authentic. Kurt was still trying to find out why. What secrets had been kept.
He would find his answers someday. Kurt had no doubt about that. But…finding his woman was more immediate. She got too ensconced behind that wall of Hillers, and he might not be able to get her out and to his place, where she belonged.
He parked his truck next to a big flashy red one.
Greer’s little blue SUV was right there.
He made a mental note. He’d have to buy her something a little bigger, with more room. They’d have three carseats to squeeze into the back, and he wanted something safer than that little thing she drove everywhere.
He liked the idea of taking care of her for the rest of their lives, providing for her.
