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.

find the mysterious woman who had done him

Keith just about fifteen minutes

two young tycoons were both helping

was even

for lunch, which had nearly made him jump out of the car and dance

lunch, Becca had kept piling his plate with food, building

home cooking, to him it

eaten nearly to the

stopped him that he

Cecilia got him.

about him, worried he'd hurt his stomach if he

was

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

"Lucy."

his sister, "Get me

hurried to

brought him a

a seat at the table nearest to the

came over

Owen asked Keith. Without waiting for a reply, he teased, "That's the single life for you. No one

shot him a look. "You talk

two glasses of water before asking with concern, "Did something happen?" Lucinda also chimed in,

around

the patrons finishing their meals and leaving. Now, there were only a couple of customers

with the pastries, not

said in a low voice, "I ran into some

bro?" Lucinda had a feeling her

her calls without a reason. Then, he answered but didn't explain, probably not wanting to

here chowing down on pastries and

long tongue for a man, all chatter and no substance. You'd better think it over,

cousin Hayes Brooks, for

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