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The detective’s eyes are kind. “Halley, it could have been nothing more than a coincidence.”
When I open my mouth to protest, he adds, “I did reach out to a Detective Felix who is working on the hit-and-run and he said he’d send over what he has in exchange for me providing information on your mother’s cold case.”
That’s something at least.
Jace grasps my right hand and I’m grateful for the support.
“By the way.” Detective Egerton studies me with a strange look in his eyes, “Did you ever recover your memory?”
I clench my jaw. “No.”
He sighs. “I’m not surprised.”
“What do you mean?” Jace’s voice is sharp, making the detective shake his head. “Never mind.”
“Do you think I could see the case files?” I ask him, hopefully.
Maybe I’ll see something, which helps.
I receive a rueful smile. “Afraid not, kid. Not allowed.”
Jace bristles next to me and the way he is always so quick to leap to my defense is something that endears me to him, but I tighten my grip on his hand in warning and nod to the detective. “I understand.”
Seeing the disappointment on my face, Detective Egerton looks apologetic. “Rules are rules, Halley. Believe me, if it were up to me, I’d reopen the case just to try and provide you with an answer. If it helps, I spent months afterwards, working on this case in my free time. I knew your mother and I know how much she loved you. Even if everyone believes she ran away, I still believe it wasn’t as simple as that.”
My heart warms towards the older man and my tone is soft as I say, “Thank you for that.” I glance at Jace, before saying, “I think we’ll be going now. I have to show Jace around town before we leave tomorrow.”
Jace shoots me a confused look.
I pretend not to see it.
As we walk out, he says, “I thought we were leaving in the afternoon.”
I smile. “Change of plans.” I don’t tell him why I’ve decided to extend our visit. I have a feeling that Jace might not be
very keen on hacking into police records. He doesn’t seem the type to be on board with committing a federal offense.
So, I keep my mouth sealed and glance at his car. “Let’s swing by my house. There was something in my mom’s letter I want to check.”
To my relief, he doesn’t ask many questions and simply opens the car door for me.
Unused to such gestures, I stare at the door and then him.
He smirks at me. “You’re supposed to get in.”
I throw myself into the seat, embarrassed, and frown as I watch him cross and come to his side. He’s become awfully arrogant.
Well, he was always arrogant but now, it’s like he’s grown more self-assured.
I don’t deny that I always thought he was attractive but slowly and steadily, he’s crept under my skin and now he refuses to leave. If it wasn’t bad enough that I keep thinking about him all the time, now he’s decided to charm my socks off and he’s annoyingly good at it.
When he kisses me, my toes curl and my body heats up like it’s on fire. Then I want nothing more than to rip off my clothes and put his hands on my body to cool the flames. Of course, I know all about sex and the mechanics of it; I’ve read romance novels, even a few eroticas. But nothing prepared me for the way my body tingles when he touches me and my nipples harden, painfully so.
I always thought Jace found me annoying and loud, so I delighted in tormenting him as payback. But who knew he would go and decide to pursue me instead? It’s flattering in a way and also frightening. It’s like I’m wading into unknown territory and I don’t know how to swim there.
I never thought that I would end up in a relationship with my supervisor and yet, here I am. The thought gnaws at me till I look up.
Jace is staring at me, a brow raised. “Well? I don’t know the direction to your house.”
