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Jesska unzipped her boots and removed them, throwing them into her bedroom before heading to the kitchen to pour wine from the bottle she’d opened earlier.
She poured two glasses and joined Kaspar in the living room.
“First things first,” he said, and took the glasses from her.
“What are you doing?”
He grinned, sliding his hand to the back of her neck, and squeezing gently as he leaned down to kiss her. Jesska smiled against his lips and then wrapped her arms around his waist in an effort to get closer.
An urgent banging on her front door startled her and she broke the kiss with a groan of frustration. The banging came again, and Jesska made her way to it, pulling it open to find Kaspar’s driver.
He bowed. “I apologize, m’lady.”
“Austri?” Kaspar asked, gently moving Jesska behind him. “What’s the matter?”
Austri handed Kaspar an envelope. “Jesska Shane” was written on it.
“Hey, that’s mine. Why are you giving it to him?” Jesska asked.
“I apologize,” Austri said, glancing at Kaspar.
Jesska frowned. “Where was it?”
“A man left it on your doorstep,” Austri said.
She tore open the envelope and read the first line, her eyes clouding with tears as she recognized Jason’s handwriting. “No.”
Jesska, you need to stop lying. You need to tell them I didn’t do anything wrong and that I would never hurt you. I love you. I love your family and I know that you want me to be a part of it. I can drive your mother to her weekly nail appointment at Oasis Nails, or meet your father for his seven a.m. tee time on Tuesdays at the Portland Golf Club. And Sophia. She’s growing up to be such a beautiful girl and Ms. Mills is a great cheerleading coach, but what if she was sick and Sophia was stranded at school without a car? Would Megan’s court schedule really allow her to drop everything to pick her up? Please tell the police the truth... that this has all been a misunderstanding and that you were angry with me after a simple lover’s quarrel. Forever yours, Jason.
“What’s wrong?” Kaspar asked gently.
“Did you see who left this?” she demanded.
Austri pulled out his cell phone. “I got a photo of him.”
She found herself grabbing for Kaspar as she looked at the photo of Jason. “I don’t understand. He’s supposed to be on house arrest. Cameron said he’d have to wear an ankle monitor. How did he know where I live?” She fell against Kaspar and closed her eyes.
Chapter Nine
Kaspar pulled Jesska close and nodded to his driver. “Þakka þér Austri. Við erum alveg að koma.” (Thank you, Austri. We’ll be right there.)
Jesska stared up at Kaspar as he closed the door. “I don’t know what to do.”
He smiled, stroking her cheek. “I want you to pack a bag and come with me back to the hotel. We’ll call your brother on the way.”
“I can’t let him run me out of my own home.” She shook her head. “I have to work on Monday.”
“Which gives us two days to figure this out.” He raised an eyebrow. “Will you please come back to the hotel with me so I can keep you safe?”
She scoffed. “Jason Rogers is a coward, Kaspar. He won’t publicly attack me.”
“May I see the note?” She handed it to him, and he read it, scowling as he did. “You’re coming back to the hotel with me, Jesska. I’ll brook no argument.”
She snatched the note back. “I get that you’re all alpha male and entitled, Kaspar, but I’m a grown-ass woman, and I’m not just going to run and hide because you say so. Let me call my brother, and if he feels as though I should leave, then I’ll go stay with him.”
Kaspar nodded, although he wasn’t happy about it.
Jesska left him standing by the front door, but he heard her on the phone with Cameron. He took a moment to send a text to Austri, then joined her in the front room.
