Page 52 of Top Secret Cowboy


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McCoy and Jaren turned and vanished through the doorway in a wall of broad backs and denim.

Leaving Jace and Bronte alone.

He narrowed his eyes on her. “How can I do my job if you don’t trust me, Bronte?”

“I-I do trust you. I just didn’t realize that you needed to understand what the software does. I hired you to look into the security leak! That’s it!”

He took two steps and planted his hands on the table she sat at, leaning over her, eyes crackling. “You signed a contract stating that you would disclose everything to assist us in giving you our best.”

“How am I supposed to know what’s crucial information and what isn’t? Do you need to know what I ate for breakfast yesterday? The color of my underwear?”

“I already know both of those things,” he grumbled.

The front door closed with a little more effort than was necessary, as if the WEST guys wanted them to know they were making an exit.

Some of her anger at his accusation that she didn’t trust him or had purposely kept him out of the loop fizzled out, leaving only frustration.

She spread her hands on the table. “I thought you understood how much I trust you, Jace. I invited you into my bed.” She pitched her voice low in case somebody remained in the condo to overhear. “Into my body.”

His jaw tightened. He circled the table to her side. She launched out of her seat to meet him, whether it was a challenge or more.

When he snagged her around the waist and hauled her against his body, she pressed her hands against his chest. Feeling the hard, fast thump of his heart, she studied his face.

“I have to get to that trade show, Jace. And we have to keep this out of the hands of the FBI. If my investors get wind of what Angelica did, then they’ll sell the stocks and my company’s worth will tank. A lot is riding on this new software, Jace. I have to do everything I promised.”

Something swirled in the depths of his eyes. Respect? Maybe something more, and it made her belly dip.

“There are far too many questions surrounding this case.”

“And now Angelica might be dead! What if she is?”

His lips twisted. “Then you’ll know your software is safe.”

“Not funny, Jace. Not at all.”

“I’m sorry. It isn’t funny. I’m just trying to make you feel better.”

She wanted to ask if he was acting as her bodyguard…or her lover.

A sound from the front of the condo had them breaking apart. His hand snapped around his spine, within reach of his weapon. Her insides clutched with the realization that Jace and the WEST team weren’t messing around, and didn’t care if she was trying to protect Artemis. They’d choose her life over her company every time.

That meant she only had herself to fall back on. Somehow, she had to find a way to keep everything operating smoothly, keep her employees safe,andensure that she got a chance to attend this show and present her software to the right people who could spread it worldwide.

All while evading The Broker.

And falling for her bodyguard.

ChapterTen

“Kimmy is safely situated in the other condo with McCoy guarding her.” Jaren’s announcement brought Jace’s focus away from his laptop screen and to his brother. The condo was otherwise silent with Bronte still in bed.

He rubbed his jaw with a forefinger. “That’s step one.”

“I went to her place and collected the belongings she told me to grab. That woman’s a little…” Jaren swirled a finger over his temple, indicating Kimmy might have a screw loose.

Jace snorted. “Just because she’s not your type doesn’t mean she’s crazy. Maybe a little eccentric.”

“Like Bronte?”

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