Accelerated Passion by Lily Harlem

Author:Lily Harlem [Harlem, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Hey, Frankie, where are you going?” Enrique called.

Frankie froze half in, half out of the kitchen side door. Damn, she’d thought she was alone, that the men were all in the other room, munching pizza.

“Er, just out for a bit?”

“Where?” His gaze took in her outfit as he popped open a can of beer.

“Out, for a walk.”

“It’s dark.”

“Well, there’s still a bit of light.” There wasn’t. It was full on nighttime now.

He frowned at the black window. “I should come with you?”

“No, no. I’ll be fine.” She shifted from one foot to the other.

“But…” He stepped toward her, set his can on the table. “I don’t mind, and I think—”

“Really, Enrique. I’ll be fine. I’m a big girl. I can look after myself.” She spotted the car keys on a shelf to her right. “In fact, I might walk and drive.” She grabbed them and swirled the ring round her finger so that the metal clattered.

“Walk and drive? But where?”

“See the sights. We’re in Germany. It’s beautiful. Long way from where I grew up on the other side of the world. I want to take in the culture.”

“I will come with you. I should also see the culture.” He grinned.

“No. Really. I want to be alone.” She stepped out into the cool darkness.

“When will you be back?” He frowned.

“Late, much later. Don’t worry, don’t wait up.”

“I will worry.”

“No. Don’t.” Damn it, she hated seeing his handsome young face all twisted with confusion. “I’m the sort of person who needs to get away from it all sometimes.” She shrugged. “Just the way I am. Go enjoy pizza with the guys. See you tomorrow. At breakfast.”

“Okay.” He managed a smile. “And we have a day off tomorrow. A whole day to do something nice.”

“Yes. That will be lovely.”

Quickly, she shut the door then walked into the black shadows and away from the house. Lying was her least favorite thing to do, but what choice did she have? She wasn’t ready—and would she ever be?—to tell the team about her and Dean.

Her shoes crunched quietly on the gravel as she made her way past several trees toward a row of laurel bushes.

What if it all went wrong? What if this time next week he rolled back here with a bevy of beauties on his arm, and she had to sit and watch the show? It would be bad enough without her team wondering if she were handling it.

Which she would. She’d have to. Besides, she knew what he was like. She was under no illusion. A leopard didn’t change their spots—well, certainly not for a tomboy mechanic who had a habit of saying it exactly how it was.

“Hey you.”

“Fuck!” Her heart rate tripled, and a shot of adrenaline rushed into her system.

Dean stood before her. He’d stepped out from behind a huge bush.

“Are you trying to scare the shit out of me?” she demanded, swatting him hard on the shoulder.

He chuckled. “I didn’t want you walking in the dark on your own.”

“Bloody

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