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A desperate feeling swirled around my stomach. It felt a lot like fear. “I’m in danger, but once it’s over…”
I’d go back to Virginia, and Kavner would continue with his billionaire lifestyle.
Mila took my hand. “I know it’s scary. Trusting them. Handing over your heart.”
Handing over my heart? I shook my head. “I can’t.” I lowered my voice. “I wouldn’t survive when he walks away.”
Macy leaned in. “Kav is not a man who walks away from anything he wants.”
I didn’t respond, but I felt them both watching me.
The blonde patted my arm. “You’ll see, in time.”
“I think we need more wine.” Mila rose from her chair.
I tamped my emotions down. My life was a mess right now. My focus had to be on finding the mole and stopping the money laundering. Not on Kavner.
“Macy!” Daisy raced over holding some beads and wire. “Can you help me with this, please?”
“Sure thing, my gorgeous girl.”
I stood, and setting my shoulders back, I walked over to Kav. He was talking with his brothers in the kitchen.
Kav’s back was to me but he was talking. “—you find anything on the agents, you let me know.”
The tone of his voice chilled my blood.
“And I want the name of whoever hurt her.”
I sucked in a breath. “You’re looking into the task force.”
His head whipped around, and his brothers all glanced my way. But I only had eyes for Kavner. His face looked savage.
“Everything’s fine,” he said.
“Everything is not fine.” I stepped into their huddle. “My life is in danger. My job is at risk. I was attacked and betrayed by someone I trust. If you’re doing something to find who that is, I need to be involved.”
His brothers all traded glances, but Kavner just glared at me. “We’re taking care of it. You just need to rest and heal.”
“You can help me, Kavner, but you can’t take over my life.”
He closed the distance between us and cupped my cheeks. “I won’t let you get hurt again. Don’t ask me to watch that happen.”
I gripped his wrists. “We work together. You can’t lock me up in a bubble. I’m a federal agent, Kav. I want to find the people responsible for this even more than you do.” I stroked his skin. “I’m not the kind of woman who’ll just hide away and let others deal with my problems.”
His face twisted. “But you can’t get hurt again.”
“I’ll do whatever it takes to find out who on my task force is working for the Accosta cartel. Now, tell me what you’ve found so far.”
With a sigh, Kav released me, then nodded at Reath.
“We’re running the backgrounds of all the agents you’re working with,” Reath said. “Looking for any unusual transactions, influxes of money that don’t add up.”
I hated this. I hated looking into my friends. But someone had set me up.
And if I didn’t stop them, they could hurt others. If they were helping the cartel, they had to be stopped.
“What have you found.”
