“There are no maternal feelings that Darla harbors for me, or any of us, for that matter. Someone cold-hearted enough to walk away from her three children probably wouldn’t hold any compunction for getting rid of the one who stood in the way of her receiving what she has probably envisioned as hers for twenty years. But what I don’t get is why? She hates Wyoming. Hates the lodge. Would she try to kill me for spite?”
“It’s a lot to risk just to get even. What else could she do with the property?” he asked aloud.
She tipped her head to the side. “Money. Everyone wants it. People have killed for less, as they say. If I can’t take possession of the property and business, it’s sold—” she stopped, then laughed, though there was no humor. “Why didn’t I remember? Darla Tanner obtained a real est
