Chapter 13
MYLES FELT HIS BLOOD sing. He hadn't had cause to pull out his investigative reporter skills since he moved back to Mississippi—uncovering Piper's matchmaking scheme during the play notwithstanding. He'd just sussed out everything he could possibly need to know about Vanessa Clark's current circumstances. The combination of her new daughter and noted discontent with her role at The Baltimore Sun, along with those small-town roots, meant he had a shot at wooing her to Wishful. He'd used the same methods on Simone, though that process had been easier because they'd still kept in touch.
As he drove home late that night, he knew his mind would be far too wired to sleep. He'd look in on Piper and hole up in his home office, start working out the specifics to his plan. This wasn't a
