CHAPTER ELEVEN
––––––––
ADAM CHECKED THE PERIMETER and, despite his exhaustion, laid out warning alarms all over the yard and at each possible entrance in the house. He knew motion sensors would be useless out there, with all the wild animals on the loose.
His eyes swept over the yellow tape the sheriff had put around the area where the barn had stood, and he shook his head. It was just dust in the eyes.
Confident enough that they would enjoy a good night of sleep, which they both needed, he came back to the kitchen. The aroma of homemade food watered his mouth.
Diane was busy at the stove and looked adorable barefoot. She was stirring something in a pan, and her hips moved gently. She noticed Adam's arrival in the kitchen and welcomed him with a smile.
His eyes swept over her heated
