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I still can’t believe Sebastian’s a killer, not when he’s so tender and caring with me. He wants a future with me and knows I could have nothing to do with a criminal.
I paste on a smile. “Look, Detective Snyder, I appreciate what you’re trying to do. And I’ll take your words to heart because you’re right, my career means everything to me, and I won’t let anything or anyone jeopardize it.”
He nods. “I’m really glad to hear that. You’ve got to look out for you. No one else will.”
“Yeah,” I glance at my watch. “I’ve gotta go, I’m going to be late for rounds.”
“If you think of anything,” he glances over his shoulder at Hart who’s watching us. “Reach out to me, not him.” He slides me his card. “All right?”
“Sure thing,” I say as I head down the hall. And now my head is buzzing with all sorts of questions. Maybe I should just cut my losses and end things with Sebastian. My heart drops precipitously at the thought. It’s only been six weeks since we met and only three since we started quasi-living together.
This is all so bizarre. How did I go from not a single date for over a year to practically moving in with a…mafia prince?
I enter the empty elevator and press the third-floor button.
And what about the gun? They can never tie it back to me. I wore surgical gloves so left no prints. But was I right to help Sebastian? My heart says, yes! But my mind, the medical student in me, says I’m getting in way over my head and should break free while I still have a chance.
I lean my head against the wall and groan, why does it feel like a mass of dark gray clouds just rolled across my sun?
One way or the other, Sebastian and I are going to have a very serious discussion tonight.
Chapter 6 – The Hamptons
We’reintheHamptonswalking along the silvery shore. The salty air is refreshing and the cool Atlantic breeze takes the edge off the afternoon’s humidity. Madison has been unusually quiet which she blames on the last double shift she pulled. She spent the night at the hospital, not bothering to come home for the first time since she started sleeping over. I know her work is important, and it only happened once, but I don’t want her making a habit of it.
As we continue our leisurely stroll, I give her hand a light squeeze. She glances up at me with a smile that fails to light up her eyes the way it usually does. This troubles me.
I slow to a stop and turn to her. “What is it, Madison? What’s bothering you?”
She stares out at the ocean. “It’s work, the pressure.”
I take her by the chin and gently turn her face back toward me. “Work is work, what’s changed?”
She closes her eyes and sighs heavily. “Those police detectives came back Thursday afternoon, I was practically yanked out of surgery to go talk to them.”
Alarmed, I reply, “What did you say to them, Madison?”
“They threatened to torch my career. They’re leaning on me hard, Sebastian.”
“What did you say to them?” I repeat more sternly.
She stiffens at my tone. “I told them to go fuck themselves, what do you think?”
I relax. “Okay, I don’t want you to worry about a thing.” I cup her face. “And that’s no reason to stay away. You talk to me if something’s bothering you, okay?”
She lifts her gaze skyward. “I don’t know what I’m doing.”
“What do you mean?”
“They said they found a dead body full of bullets from your gun.” She stares me in the eyes. “What really happened the night you crashed? Did you kill that guy?”
I laugh and kiss her brow. “Is that what has you so upset? You think I’m a killer?”
She rolls her eyes. “No…I mean, why did you have the gun?”
“For protection, Madison. My family sent me to college to learn how to run our business in the most efficient and profitable manner possible. The numbers have never looked better, and our competitors think the unprecedented success is all due to me. Take me out of the picture and it’s theirs for the taking. So, I protect myself, sometimes I even have a bodyguard accompany me. My enemies are a bunch of cut-throats, but if they want to fuck with me, they discover they’re the ones getting fucked.”
She nods. “All right. Then tell me exactly how your car ended up wrapped around that tree.”
