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Harper finished the call to Samuel as they continued their drive south. Harper’s mind was jumbled and inside he was locked in a conflict.
Robin had come clean to him, but he couldn’t do the same. He had to continue playing his part, pretending he wasn’t after the same thing as her.
Samuel was thrilled to know they had another angle to work on Daar.
This was fucked up.
Both Harper and Robin had set out to use each other. She’d framed her intent softer to his face, but he’d heard her talking to Jessica. He knew that she’d intentionally crashed that first dinner. Her use of him might not be as egregious as his, but it had still happened.
Did that matter though?
It wasn’t like she’d learned anything. He hadn’t been accepted into the inner circle. At best, she’d been included because of him. And that was just plain fucked up. He couldn’t find it in him to be upset at her. It was worse that he’d spent this much time around them without learning anything useful. Even being made aware of the laptop didn’t matter if they couldn’t locate it.
She had such a big heart. Despite her words, he knew she cared about her uncle and father. They’d wronged her and treated her as less than. Despite all of that, she loved them.
Robin was a better human being than Harper would ever be.
“What did your friend say?” Robin asked.
“Hm?” Harper glanced at her. He’d let the silence go on for too long. “He wants you to have Jessica send him a copy and her contact info. Also? Wherever she’s staying, she needs to move. Now. Go home if possible. She can come to us if you’d, rather.”
Robin’s brow furrowed. “You think she’s at risk?”
“Yeah,” he said without hesitation. Shit. But why would he think that? “If you think your uncle managed to have your mother killed, do you think he’d hesitate to kill Jessica? Or you?”
Robin hunched her shoulders and bit her lip, but didn’t answer.
She didn’t need to.
“We’re almost to my place.” He reached over and took her hand. “It’s going to be okay.”
Robin didn’t look convinced.
He couldn’t blame her.
She thought he was just some guy who installed security systems and told people to not click unknown links because that’s how he’d presented himself. She had no way of knowing he had the weight of the entire Task Force at his back and people literally waiting in the wings to help.
Harper was going to have to call Zora because they needed to bring Robin in. No more of this secrets bullshit.
It still rankled that Samuel had insisted to keep playing their roles for now.
Damn it.
The longer this went on the less Robin would trust them in the end, and he didn’t like that. He didn’t want her to stop believing in him. But what choice did he have?
He reached over and took Robin’s hand. The warmth of her skin and the physical tether to her calmed his turbulent thoughts.
When Zora had pitched this, it had all been so easy. What Harper hadn’t counted on was finding someone who made him feel as though he belonged. Because now that he was falling for her, he cared about her. Turning that off wasn’t as easy, and the uncertainty had his insides jumbled.
Logan texted about ten minutes out that the condo was clear and ready for them.
Even stopping at the Turtle Hospital had been a calculated move.
Fuck, Harper hated himself right now.
They pulled past the condo gates and he wound toward his unit.
This wasn’t the rich part of the Keys, and he was okay with that. For a pretty sum, he had a two-bedroom condo with his own yard. He didn’t share walls with anyone, and his privacy was ensured.
