Free Unlikely Love: A Hot, Romantic Suspense Series: Book 1 (The Carlisle Sisters) by Kay Brody Page A

With love affairs between those in charge and a maniac on the loose.  Not to mention the tension that was still palpable between Beth and Jennifer.
    The sisters left the infirmary and returned to the offices where they spoke with Maggie and her team about the issue with the pool. Maggie confirmed what they had suspected: someone had infected the water in the Blue Lagoon with pathogenic bacteria. They were still testing the River Water pool, as well as every other potentially contaminated location at the resort but, so far, the rest had been found free of corruption.
    After Maggie left the office there had been a meeting with the department heads to tighten protocols in each resort area. That meeting had been long and involved but quite necessary. And, when it was over, Beth had finally been able to go to the hotel and pack her belongings.
    Tracy was teary-eyed when Beth was leaving but Jen had been blasé about it. Not that Beth had expected anything more from Jen. Nor did she deceive herself by thinking that Jen cared one way or the other about where Beth lived or what she did.  She was far too self-absorbed for that.
    Beth was overly excited at the prospect of eating the BLT sandwich she’d brought for her first dinner in the cabin; along with a chilled glass of the Asti Spumanti that Grey had left buried in ice on the side table.  She wondered when he’d had time to drop it off with everything else that was going on.
    She got up and retrieved her sandwich from one of the brown bags on the table. Then she uncorked the wine and poured a bubbly glass. Stepping out onto the porch, she sat in the rocker and gazed out onto the water while eating her dinner.
    Beth adored the peaceful tranquility of her surroundings. She felt like she could breathe here at the cabin. She knew she had a million and one things that she should be thinking about; but for right now she needed to just relax and breathe. She finished her sandwich and laid her head back against the chair.
    With her eyes closed, she tried to forget the terrible things that were happening at the resort; if only for a few minutes. She didn’t know how long she been sitting there quietly when she heard footsteps crunching their way toward her from the clearing. And when she quickly opened her eyes. she saw Grey approaching the porch. His stride was slow and he appeared tired. She stood and waited at the top of the stars for him.
    “Grey,” she said softly as he stepped onto the porch. “You look tired.”
    “I am. May I stay for a while?” he asked in a husky voice.
    “Of course. Come sit with me,” she suggested.
    She led him to the swing glider and they cuddled together. Grey breathed deeply as he relaxed. With his arm wrapped around her, she placed her head on his chest. He rested his chin on the top of her head. And, together, they felt as though that was how it was supposed to be.
    Comfortable. Safe. Secure. They gazed out at the water; each caught up in their own thoughts.
    “Grey?”
    “Hmm,” he answered.
    “Why is this happening? I mean, the sabotage. Why now ? If someone wanted to get back at Jonas, you would think they’d have done so when he was still alive,” she said quietly. “Why do it now that he’s gone?”
    “It makes no sense, I know. And I haven’t got a clue what their logic could be,” he responded. “But my gut tells me that the perpetrator is someone who wants to even a score with Jonas; and they                                                                                                                                                                                                                       don’t care that he’s dead. They want to destroy his legacy, thereby destroying his name.”
    “Well, his