Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 411

"My helmet."

The woman retrieved her helmet, secured it back onto her head, and swung her leg over her motorcycle. With a wave and a grin at Keith, she called out, "Catch you later." "Hey!"

Keith wanted to ask for her name. She was skilled and mysterious, and curiosity aside, she had helped him out. It was only polite to ask for a name.

But he had barely let out a 'hey' when she had already sped away on her motorcycle.

She loved the thrill of the ride, her bike roaring away in an instant.

"What's your name?" Keith shouted after her.

Her laughter was the only response, drifting back to him on the wind.

He never did get her name.

The six thugs sprawled on the ground.

Pinehurst really wasn't the place for an ambush.

They into a woman, and she turned out to be a master.

The police arrived, and the six thugs had the misfortune of following in their seniors' footsteps, getting hauled off by the cops.

Lately, they all seemed to have the worst luck. No matter where they tried to strike at Keith, they ended up in police custody.

Keith must have been the darling of the gods lately, such good fortune!

He followed the police to give his statement.

By the time he was done, it was well past three in the afternoon.

His stomach was protesting fiercely, reminding him that he hadn't eaten, and his sister had called him a dozen times.

During his statement, he had picked up Lucinda's call, but hadn't dared to tell her about the trouble. He just said he was out for a ride and wouldn't be back for lunch. Now, Keith headed straight for his sister's coffee shop, the Serendipity Cafe.

His brother-in-law was there.

to ask him to help find the mysterious woman who

about fifteen minutes to reach

young tycoons were both helping

was even humming

driven him to the Yates' for lunch, which had nearly made him jump out of the car and

kept piling his

home cooking, to him it tasted like the most

nearly to the point of

Cecilia stopped him that he didn't

Cecilia got him.

him, worried he'd hurt

short, Owen was over the

afternoon, his smile was brighter than the sun. The customers who came in for a coffee ended up ordering much more under

"Lucy."

sister, "Get me a couple of pastries, will you? I'm

hurried to

brought him a

seat at the

Owen came over to

a reply, he teased, "That's the single

him a look. "You

waiting until Keith had devoured the pastries and downed two glasses of water before asking with concern, "Did something happen?" Lucinda also chimed in, "Bro, you

glanced around the

patrons finishing their meals and leaving. Now, there were

good with the pastries, not hungry

his sister, Keith said in a low

Lucinda had a feeling

a reason. Then, he answered but didn't

be sitting here chowing down on

"Cecilia, this guy's got a long tongue for a man, all chatter and no substance. You'd better think it over, or he'll nag you to death. If

their cousin Hayes Brooks, for

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