Chapter Two
Closing time at the Last Chance Pub always made Serena Riggs antsy. Inside the bar, busy slinging drinks and wisecracks, she felt safe. It was the moment when she left, stepping into the crisp air and empty streets of Rocky Peak, that put her nerves on edge.
Sometimes Jake walked her home, but she didn’t want to lean on him too much. She was a big girl and could take care of herself—or at least she had up to this point in her life. So she’d armed herself with a can of bear spray, figuring it must work on people too, and lived on constant alert.
“Serena, I’m glad you’re still here. I have a problem.”
“Solutions are my superpower.” She smiled at her boss, who was truly a doll in man’s clothing. To her certain knowledge, a good twenty-five percent of the female customers at th
