Free Landry's Law by Kelsey Roberts Page A

we did that to her for a year. I think it’s best to leave her here in Jasper, at least while we check into the murders. They may not even be connected to the Rossi investigation.”
    “I think you’re deluding yourself, Marshal,” Peter groused. “So what do you suggest we do?” Peter demanded of Seth. “Deputize her so she can go to work with you? She needs to be watched constantly.”
    “Don’t worry, Mr. White,” Seth drawled. “I’m sure my deputies can handle my little hick town while I devote myself to keeping your witness alive.”
    “You’d better,” Peter warned. “If I lose her, I lose my whole case.”
    “We can’t have that,” Seth said. Turning to Cody he said, “Stop by my office for the evidence. I’ll call Mable now and make sure she has it ready.”
    The two men shook hands, then gave one armed hugs and slaps on the back before parting ways. Peter simply stuffed his ungloved hands in his pockets and stomped out into the snow.
    This was it. She was alone with Seth. This was how it was going to be. Oddly, as she looked into his eyes, she wondered just how long it would be before she fell in love with him. Painfully, she knew that even if that happened, there was nothing she could do about it. As soon as she did her civic duty, she was going back home to her family. One look atSeth told her that his roots were firmly planted in the rugged beauty of Jasper. She would never put him in the position of asking him to leave his hometown. Not when she knew all too well the pain of abandoning everything and everyone familiar.
    Seth grabbed the phone and called his office as promised. J.D. still hadn’t returned from his crawl through the inn’s ventilation system, but Mable would make sure all the nonemergency calls were handled by J.D. or Greg, the other deputy. Then, surprising her, Seth told her to call in the state police on anything big, just to keep him apprized by radio or phone. It sounded as if Mable was trying to get more than that out of him, but Seth was tight-lipped.
    He hung up the phone and looked over at Savannah, who was busy taking everything out of the carton and putting everything back in place. “Tell me about the no-contact rule,” Seth said.
    She met his eyes. “I’m not allowed to contact my family in case the Rossi family has tapped the lines.”
    He held her gaze. “So you were technically honest when you told White you hadn’t called from here.”
    Savannah was wringing her hands, but he thought she had one hell of a poker face. “Of course I was telling the truth.”
    “About this cabin,” Seth sighed, then raked his hair back. “You didn’t tell him about the pay phone outside the post office.”
    She seemed genuinely shocked.
    “I’m not a stupid man, Savannah,” he warned. “Remember that in the future.”
    “How did you know?” she asked without apology.
    “I watched you stuff coins in the phone. Then I got the LUDs from the phone company.”
    “LUDs?”
    “Local usage details. You called a business listing in Norwalk, Connecticut.”
    Savannah hung her head. “My mother’s office.” Savannah lifted her face to his. “But I never spoke to her. I just listened to her voice and hung up.”
    “Let me call Cody and square this with him. I’m sure they can check to see if there’s any tap on your mother’s office phone.”
    Savannah ran over and grasped his powerful biceps through his shirt. Frantically, she asked, “I didn’t put my mother in danger, did I?”
    Seth patted her hand, relishing in the feel of her touch, even if it was brief and in a moment of panic. Lord but she smelled good. Standing next to her, Seth could feel the heat from her small frame. It would have taken very little effort to move his hand to her waist, turn her a whisper to the left and place a kiss on her slightly parted lips.
    Great, now I’m thinking with my slightly parted brain! Seth made sure Cody knew about Savannah’s transgression. Then he suggested they