A Kiss to Kill by Bruhns Nina

Author:Bruhns, Nina [Bruhns, Nina]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance Suspense
ISBN: 9780425233832
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2010-01-02T07:00:00+00:00

FOURTEEN

GINA snuggled into the buttery leather seat of the Mercedes Roadster that Gregg had somehow acquired—she’d deliberately not asked how—and wrapped the cashmere sweater he’d bought for her more tightly around her midriff. It was a gorgeous magenta color and looked beautiful with the soft gray skirt and black leather knee boots he’d gotten to go with it. Not to mention the silver necklace and earrings that matched the heart anklet he’d given her. The man had wonderful taste.

“Gotta learn about style when you live undercover,” he’d said, looking embarrassed when she’d told him so. “Can’t get the details wrong.”

“I s’ppose not,” she agreed.

“Besides,” he’d added, reaching over from the driver’s seat to touch her thigh, “I like you in that color.”

And she knew why. She owned a set of sexy lingerie in nearly the exact same shade. They’d been his favorite, back before . . .

Once again, involuntary memories of her captivity shivered through her. Would they never stop? She gripped the armrest with white knuckles, fending off her thoughts. The painful images always hit her at the most inappropriate, random moments, and she was never prepared for the onslaught. She hated it.

Gregg’s fingers tightened on her thigh. “You okay?”

“Yeah.” She turned to gaze at the passing landscape.

They were traveling south on I-95, making the four-hour trip to Washington, D.C. She could scarcely believe in two short days she had changed her mind so thoroughly about Gregg that she had stood silently by as he called the kid next door to take care of Penny the cat—apparently a standing arrangement between them—and come willingly along on this crazy D.C. expedition. Had offered to help him in his search for a traitor who was starting to seem more phantom than real. She prayed she’d made the right decision to trust him.

“Tell me your plan,” she said, turning back to him.

He glanced at her from checking the rearview mirror. If her question surprised him, he didn’t show it. “I was able to persuade Frank Blair to give me contact information for his Pentagon source. I’ll start there. Meet with the guy. See what he has to say.”

“Blair?” Alarm zinged up her spine. “But it could be a trap!”

“Which is why you’re staying at the hotel. In case something goes wrong.”

“And if it does, what am I supposed to do? Call the D.C. police?”

“Hell, no.” He moved his hand from her thigh to the steering wheel. “You hightail it back up to Haven Oaks Sanatorium and lock yourself in until you hear from me, or until the traitor is exposed.”

She frowned in vague surprise. “But STORM runs Haven Oaks. I thought you didn’t trust them.”

“I don’t trust anyone. But the security at Haven Oaks is good. You’ll be safer there than anywhere else.”

She pondered that for a moment. “But you got inside.”

“Baby, I could get into Fort Knox if I wanted to. But Haven Oaks will do fine to protect you. I’ve decided the man we’re looking for is probably not a professional operator.

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