Fiona had no idea what Wyatt was so concerned about. What could he possibly show her that would be a problem? Things had been going well.
“You wait on the porch, but you can approach me when I’m done. I won’t hurt you. It’s still me.”
Okay. That was weird. She didn’t know what to expect. She wanted to lean, pretend a casual posture, but she couldn’t. Not with the uncertainty in his eyes. Wyatt had never done anything to scare her.
Until now.
“You ready?”
She nodded. “Go ahead.”
She only had less than an hour before the kidnappers would call again. Impatience warred with curiosity. He turned to her while standing in the yard. At first she blinked her eyes as if she wasn’t sure what she was seeing.
A few minutes later, where Wyatt had stood, a bear now stood. She looked around the yard. Wyatt hadn’t moved. She’d been watching the whole time.
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