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“I have to study,” Sophia said, dropping her backpack on Cameron’s sofa.
“Did anyone ever tell you you’re an overachiever?”
Sophia giggled. “Not today.”
“Why don’t you use Cam’s office? It’ll be quieter in there.”
“Good idea,” Sophia said, picking up her bag and heading down the hall.
Jesska lowered herself onto the sofa and dropped her face in her hands. Now that the adrenaline was beginning to wear off, she started to shake. Who was that man and why was she drawn to him? She rubbed Seth’s ring and felt guilt settle over her. Whoever he was, she needed to make sure she never saw him again. For a brief time, she’d forgotten about Seth, and that was unacceptable. This man was entirely too good-looking and when he touched her, she felt like she knew him, but worse than that, she felt like he knew her.
She shook her head, her thoughts turning to him again. He had eyes so green, they reminded her of emeralds, and when he looked at her, his face softened, and she felt her breath catch. She’d itched to reach out and touch the day’s growth of stubble that covered his strong jaw. She groaned, shaking her head again.
“You okay?” Sophia called.
“No, I’m an idiot,” she mumbled.
“Auntie? Are you okay?” Sophia asked again.
“Yep, I’m fine,” she called back, and stood to head down the hall. Arriving at the office, she pushed open the door and leaned against the doorjamb. “Are you hungry or is your stomach still sore?”
Sophia looked up from Cameron’s desk. “I feel totally fine. No pain, no nothing. And yes, I’m starving.”
Jesska smiled. “I’ll find us something to eat.”
Sophia nodded, placing an earbud in her ear, and going back to her book while Jesska headed to the kitchen to raid her brother’s pantry. Her thoughts turned to the mysterious man again and she reached for Seth’s ring. “I won’t forget, Sethykins.”
She focused on making sandwiches, grateful Cameron kept fresh bread and every fixing imaginable. Hearing the locks turn in the door, she grabbed a knife and stepped out from behind the kitchen island, positioning herself between the office where Sophia studied, and whoever was coming in. She sighed when her brother walked inside.
“Jess,” he warned. “What were you planning on doing with that?”
“I don’t know.” She frowned at the knife. “I was going to defend Sophia, I guess?”
“Put the knife down,” Cameron said. “You could end up being the cautionary tale of what happens when you bring a knife to a gun fight.”
“You have your gun?”
“I always have my gun.”
Jesska set the knife on the island and watched as Cameron locked up the apartment again. “Do you want a sandwich?” she asked.
“Sure. Where’s Soph?”
“In your office, studying.”
“I’ll go say hi and then you and I can talk, sound good?”
“Yep. Here, take this to her.” Jesska handed him a sandwich and a bottled water.
He returned and they sat side-by-side at the island to eat. Jesska couldn’t stop her knee from bouncing as she chewed.
Cameron set his hand on her leg and shook his head with a smile. “What do you want to know?”
“Everything. Who was that guy? Why is he looking for Megan and Sophia? Why did he call her Ása? Does he have the wrong person? If not, then what does he want with them?”
Why am I so freaking attracted to him?
That question, she kept to herself.
