Raising the Stakes

“Yes,” he agreed, his voice low and level. “It is. So will you save me from doing something I don’t want to do and let me help you pass this test?”

She blinked at him in surprise. She hadn’t thought of it from his point of view. That he’d want her to succeed as much as she did. They might have different opinions on how best to raise Button, but they both wanted the bear alive. She could get behind that. She eyed Liam. If she wasn’t careful, there was a lot about this man she could support.

Vivie handed him the laptop and Scooter threw himself across Liam’s boots as if settling in for the evening.

“I was on question two hundred and sixteen.”

His scrutinized her over the screen. “How many of those did you get right?”

“A hundred?”

He glanced at her wall clock and settled deeper into the chair. “Guess I will have that tea. This is going to be a long night.”

CHAPTER FIVE

“STOP CHEWING YOUR NAILS. It’s not hygienic and besides, what will Officer Walsh think about those cuticles?”

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