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But for now, I’ll take the illusion he’s offering. I’ll savor it like there’s no tomorrow.
“What the hell are you talking about?” I hear him saying as he comes out of the bathroom, picking up his boxers from the floor.
When did he get fully naked? I swear I lose all thought process when he’s pressed against me.
I head into the bathroom, giving him privacy since he’s sitting down—still naked—on the edge of my bed. But even as I shut the door and start cleaning up, I can hear him.
“Hadley has been with the team and has been sleeping in the office. They can check the security footage if they need it.”
Oh shit.
“Then get clearance for them to see the time stamps of the window he was killed. She’s been with us. There’s no way she drove all the way out there and killed her stepfather.”
That fat bastard has already been found? Damn him. I should have stabbed him even more for ruining this moment.
“No. No. No. They can’t haul one of ours in for questioning. If they want to talk to her, they can do it on our turf with our rules. They don’t get to fuck with her reputation for any reason. Understood?”
A harsh breath escapes him, and I lean against the door, listening.
“What kind of pictures?” I hear him ask quietly, but there’s a dark edge to his tone.
“I’ll be right in.”
Definitely should have stabbed that motherfucker more. And weighed him down with stones. And chummed the water for sharks or something. Are there sharks here?
There would have needed to be a lot of sharks for that douchebag.
But sheesh. I’m only so strong. Not even I’m able to break the laws of science, and it was all I could do to push him out to the water.
“No,” I hear him saying. “We won’t help them find whoever did this. They want to question her—fine. But fuck him and fuck them for trying to get our help on it after trying to haul Hadley in. Keep an eye on her. Don’t let them near her until I get there. Understood?”
I open the door, seeing him stab his legs into his pants, keeping the phone wedged between his shoulder and his ear. The sun has been high in the sky for a while now, though I’ve barely noticed it through my dark curtains.
Logan never asked where I was all night. Or maybe he didn’t know I was gone.
No. No. The cops at my driveway saw me come in. Yet Logan never questioned where I’ve been.
“Yeah, I’m at her house now. And I’m going to kick someone’s ass for interrupting it. Then I’m coming back and getting a solid five hours of sleep. None of us are going to catch him if we’re all running on empty. As for this Kenneth guy, I’m glad he’s fucking dead.”
A small grin spreads on my lips. I don’t know why it sounds like he’s condoning what I just did. Or why I feel a sense of pride.
I banish the smile, removing the crazy thoughts before I say something stupid aloud. Normal people aren’t proud of removing a life from the earth and sending them to hell and all that.
“You’re not kidding. I may bring her in with me, if she’ll come.”
His eyes dart up, meeting mine as I stand in the doorway.
“Yeah,” he says, still talking into the phone. “I won’t be staying long. I just want to make sure they aren’t trying to pin this on Hadley. Then I’m coming back.”
He stands, coming to me, fully dressed now. He’s probably a pro at talking on the phone and getting dressed.
“I’m still working on that part, but hopefully,” he goes on, smirking at me. “Be there as soon as I can.”
He looks down the length of my naked body, leisurely raking his eyes over me as I lean against the wall. “As much as I want to keep you naked, I need to go in. I want you to come with me, because we’ll be coming right back. I’m not ready to leave you alone just yet.”
I roll my eyes. “The cops can sit outside again. Duke can have his room back.”
It’s a horribly stupid concession.
