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“My brothers spoke with Mateo,” Hedra said. “Against my wishes, they went to his house and had a conversation with him.”
“Good,” Boone said.
She frowned at him. “I was pissed at them for a long time over that, Boone. I didn’t need them fighting my battles, and again, Mateo was grieving. Threatening him was a dick thing to do.”
“He’s threatening you,” Boone said.
She shook her head. “He isn’t.”
“Yes, baby, he is,” Boone said firmly. “You can’t just ignore this.”
“Yes, I can,” she said. “And don’t you even dare think of telling my family about this. Unless you want all four of my siblings on your doorstep and me putting laxatives in your coffee, you will not breathe a word to them, Boone Jameson.”
“I don’t have their contact information,” Boone said.
“Like that would stop you,” she said.
He rubbed her back again. “You need to file a report with the police.”
“Absolutely not.” She pulled away from Boone’s warmth, ignoring Alfie’s warning growl when her legs touched him. “I am not calling the police, Boone.”
“Little lamb -”
“Don’t,” she warned. “You cannot change my mind about this, and if you keep trying, I’ll quit.”
He gave her a frustrated look that she ignored. “Mateo is feeling triggered. He’ll work through it.”
“What if his way of working through it is getting revenge on you for his bonkers idea that you’re responsible for Dianne?”
“He’s not that type of person, okay? Can he be hot-tempered and a dick? Sure. But that doesn’t mean he’ll go beyond sending a hurtful text.”
“It wasn’t just hurtful,” Boone said. “It was a direct threat, baby.”
“I’m ignoring it,” she said, “and that’s the end of it, Boone.”
“Maybe your brothers could speak with him again,” he said.
She sighed. “Mateo left Rosehaven. No one in my family knows where he is.”
Boone tensed. “So, he could be here, is what you’re saying.”
“He’s not,” she said.
“Did he know you moved here?”
She shrugged. “Maybe. I don’t really know. Probably… it’s not like my family would have kept it a secret from people in town.”
She could sense his frustration with her. “Baby, if he’s here and he’s stalking you, then -”
“He’s not,” she said. “Boone, please just trust me on this, okay? That text he sent will be the extent of it. I promise.”
“What’s his last name?” Boone asked. “I can have Lusa look into him, and we can find out if he’s living here or not.”
“No,” she said. “I’m not giving you Mateo’s last name.”
He cupped her face. “Little lamb, do as I say.”
She laughed. “You are not my mate, Boone. And even if you were, I won’t say how high when you say jump.”
