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to her, first.

ā€œGrandma Kate!ā€ Mary got to her feet in time to hug the elderly woman. She closed her eyes as that hug made her feel safe and secure in a way that only a grandmotherā€™s hug could.

Then, of course, Grandma Kate moved around the table, greeting and hugging each one, and since everyone had immediately gotten to their feet, the labor of love was done in only a few minutes. Mary noticed that while both Christopher and Cam seemed startled with their inclusion, they nonetheless soaked up that granny-love.

ā€œIā€™m so delighted that the three of you found each other!ā€ Anthony had moved down a seat so that Grandma Kate could sit next to Mary. ā€œEspecially now, when the future out there seems so uncertain.ā€

ā€œAnd when none of us were necessarily expecting anything likeā€¦well, this,ā€ Mary said.

ā€œItā€™s a lovely reminder, donā€™t you think, that even when everything looks dark and bleak, some thingsā€”love and family especiallyā€”are eternal. And that good can come at anytime, to anyone.

ā€œNone of us knows exactly what the future will hold for us. So we cherish those things we do know. Each other and the heart of what has been built hereā€”more than a hundred years of family, destiny, and love.ā€

ā€œYou seem a bit melancholy, Grandma Kate,ā€ Ginny said.

ā€œI am, a little. A body canā€™t be cheery one hundred percent of the time. I am optimistic for the future. But sad, because steps will have to be taken that are necessary as much as they are loathed.ā€

ā€œIs it time, Grandma Kate?ā€ Adam asked.

ā€œYes. Yes, Adam, I think it is.ā€ Grandma Kate looked around the table. ā€œThe Town Trust can and will do whatever it takes to keep this familyā€”all yā€™allā€”safe.ā€

ā€œWhatā€™s happened?ā€ Mary asked.

Kate Benedict lifted her hands, palms up. ā€œTheyā€™re not taking it seriously. Out there. Thereā€™s too much arguing and infighting between the so-called ā€˜tribes.ā€™ Too many people, regardless of their ideologies, are too focused on what separates them instead of what binds them together. The scientistsā€™ projections arenā€™t good, and we can no longer sit by and leave this town and this family vulnerable.ā€

Mary didnā€™t know if Grandma Kate realized it, but the room had gone quiet. People began to move, first the older members of the family and then the rest, drawing closer, enclosing this table where she sat with her fiancĆ©s and her family, including Grandma Kate, in a cocoon of sorts. Mary could have sworn in that moment that love, in all its precious forms, filled that dining room and the hearts that beat within it. Love formed a barrier more invincible than any wall or fortress ever could be.

Kate picked up Maryā€™s hand. ā€œSo I am overjoyed to be here with you three right now. Tonight, we celebrateā€”not just your love but the love that built this family, as well as the resilience of the human spirit. And make no mistake, our spirit is pure resilience.ā€

Then she looked over at Adam. ā€œAs soon as Sergeant Parrish collects that odious Mr. Thorncliffe from our jail tomorrow morning, close the gates, please, Adam. Close them and man them. You know what to do.ā€

ā€œItā€™ll be done, Grandma Kate. This family will remain secure, come hell or high water.ā€

Kate Benedict nodded. ā€œIt wonā€™t be forever, and weā€™ll do all we can to help our neighbors, here in Texas and throughout this great country.ā€ Then she straightened in her seat, and it seemed to Mary that somehow, in that moment she became taller, strongerā€¦. invincible. ā€œBut here? In Lusty? This family, each one of us, will be secureā€”or there will be hell to pay.ā€

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LOVE UNDER TWO DETECTIVES

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

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