An Embarrassment of Monsters: A Dark Romantic Suspense Novel (Alace Sweets Book 3) by MariaLisa deMora

Author:MariaLisa deMora [deMora, MariaLisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MLK Publishing LLC
Published: 2020-08-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Alace

She nodded at Owen and disconnected the video call, sitting back in her chair with a sigh of relief. “Oh.” She scrubbed a hand across her cheek and jaw, wrapped fingers around the back of her neck, and pulled hard, kneading the muscles there.

“I could have told you he’d be pissed off.” At Eric’s statement, Alace squeezed her eyes closed tightly, blocking out the light. The sound of the baby fussing had her opening them right back up, turning to look at where he stood in the doorway holding Lila. “Just sayin’, Alace. He had a point.”

“Did you listen in on the whole conversation?” His lips curled down as he nodded. “Then you heard me apologize.”

“I heard you tell the doctor you were sorry for bugging his car. Not tell Owen you were sorry for listening in on his private conversations.” With a headshake, he scattered her arguments. “No, Alace, you know I’m right. I suspect you’ll have some fence-mending to do with Owen.”

Lila fussed again, a noisy mewling cry that had threads of pain lacing through Alace’s breasts as her milk drew down. Wordlessly, she held her arms out, and Eric tipped his head to the rocking chair, kept in the bedroom instead of the nursery they still weren’t using, Lila sleeping in her bassinette next to the bed each night. Alace glanced at the computer and sighed. The dot representing Owen’s phone had reappeared, indicating he’d reassembled the device and turned it on. She grabbed her phone and sent a text, then leaned closer to the desk, reaching for the mouse. A few clicks later, the other location indicators disappeared, and she opened a folder to select a file, using a keystroke combination to do a hard delete.

“What’d you tell him?” Eric bent and placed Lila in her arms as she got comfortable in the rocking chair. Shirt and bra swept to the side, she settled her daughter against her chest, Lila latching on, causing those threads of pain to peak and then dim to a satisfying burn of warmth.

“That I’d stop listening in and would only keep the tracker on in his phone to show me where he is.” Eric crouched in front of her and edged closer to press a kiss to Lila’s cheek. His close proximity to her, to their daughter, to their child nursing at her breast, caused an unexpected flood of arousal through her, and Alace stroked along his cheek, carding her fingers through his hair. She clenched down and winced, her body reminding her again why the six-week rule was in effect. “I like how much he’s invested in those kids. And adding a doctor to our team is smart in a lot of ways.”

“You gave him your name. Are you so sure of him?” Eric reached up and trapped her hand against the side of his head, covering and gripping tightly. “Sure enough to risk that?”

“Everything I’ve found out about him underscores the fact he’s a decent guy who doesn’t tolerate bad behavior where it impacts kids.

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