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I didn’t use the same password for anything. Both my computer and my safe would require hacker-level decryption equipment.
So I’d had no need to worry about exactly who she was or finding out all the dirty details about her life.Until now.
Next to me, Diana slumbered, completely unaware of the direction of my thoughts. It made me feel like a pussy, but I couldn’t deny myself the privilege of watching her when she was so vulnerable.
It felt ridiculous that I wasn’t sure how to talk to a woman, but I honestly hadn’t had much practice in these types of situations. From my covert work, I was used to using… other methods when I needed information from someone.
It turned out that proving you were trustworthy so people voluntarily told you things was an entirely different game.
Finally she moaned and rolled toward me, pillowing her hands under her cheek. Her lashes fluttered against her cheeks gently before her eyes opened. When she saw me watching her, her eyes lit up with pleasure. It did something to me to see her unfiltered reaction. She wasn’t even fully awake yet, so there was no artifice or calculation behind her reaction. Just happiness. She was genuinely happy to see me.
“Good morning,” I said softly.
“Morning.”
She moved closer and burrowed into the crook of my arm. I pulled her near, savoring the warmth and comfort of having someone with me. Due to the dangers of my job, I’d never allowed anyone to get close, so I’d missed this kind of easy intimacy. It wasn’t as difficult as I’d thought it would be. Somehow being with Diana felt like the most natural thing in the world.
The sound of her stomach rumbling broke the quiet in the room. Diana’s giggles made me smile.
“Hungry, sweetheart?”
She finally pulled her face out of my arm. “Sorry. I’m not sure why, but I’m starving.”
I pressed a gentle kiss on her forehead. “That’s my cue. I’ll see what I can rustle up. Especially since you’ve been doing such a good job of taking care of me when it should be the other way around. Don’t want you to think I don’t take care of my guests.”
Her eyes lost some of their sparkle and her lips pulled down at the corners slightly. “Right. I’m just going to jump in the shower.”
I made a decision. I needed to call Noah for advice. That wasn’t a decision I made lightly. This was the man I’d once mentored and thought of as a little brother. A man I’d trained to be a killer and who was now married to my little sister. Who’d knocked up my little sister. I shuddered. That shit was still taking some getting used to.
Once Diana was in the shower and I didn’t have to worry about her overhearing, I took my phone out to the living room.
When Noah answered, he sounded distracted. Which quickly changed when he realized who it was. Good to know I still commanded some respect.
Then he said, “You sound like shit. Who kicked your dog?”
So much for respect.
“I had a sleepless night. Fuck off.”
Noah laughed. “Hmm. Is that code for sex all night? If so, good for you. Diana seemed cool.”
“We are not talking about this,” Rafe gritted out.
“Okay, okay. I won’t ask you any more questions about the pretty blonde you brought to a family gathering who seems to have you on edge right now. I won’t say a damn word. But, on the off chance youdidwant to talk about it, I’ve been there. There was a time your sister had me all twisted and turned around. It was fucking hell.”
The last thing I wanted to hear about was Noah and my sister. “This is an entirely different situation. Diana and I are… we’re not permanent.”
“Why not? You think she might be headed back to her family? Or where she’s from? Where is she from anyway?”
I rubbed at the back of my neck. I knew what Noah was doing. Nosy as he was, he wasn’t just going to let it go. And then, no doubt, Lucia would join in, peppering me with questions until I finally relented and gave in from the exhaustion.
With a sigh, I said, “I think I need to use your boy Matthias.”
Silence, then Noah said, “Something not adding up?”
“I heard the end of a conversation a few days ago. I’m not sure exactly what I heard. So I’m trying to figure it out.”
“She had the look of someone running from something. Does she need to be saved from herself?”
