Breaking Out (Military Romantic Suspense) (SEAL Team Heartbreakers Book 6) by Teresa Reasor

Author:Teresa Reasor [Reasor, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SEALs, military, Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781940047072
Publisher: Teresa J. Reasor
Published: 2016-10-09T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

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Why was he so sure she’d had nothing to do with drugs or the money? And how could he give trust when her own family wouldn’t believe in her?

A tentative hope rushed up to collide with her doubt.

He cocked his head to one side and studied her. “If you had the money, you’d have taken off to places unknown and spent it. Family or no family, you wouldn’t have moved back to the city you came from, and started a business where Lester could continue to get at you.

“Because in the seven years since your father’s death, if you had the money, you’d have found a way to turn it in to get Lester off your back. You could have shipped it to the police station with a note, or left it on Lester’s front porch. He never would have been able to connect you to it. It would have been a way to get back to your family.

“You drive a ten-year-old car, probably the same car you were driving when you first started college. You’re also carrying a large debt, and the temptation to use the money would be damn strong, but you haven’t.”

All good arguments, but he still didn’t get it.

She sat down and ran a hand over her face again. “Zach, you don’t know what it’s like having Lester after you. He has the power and you have none. If you complain to anyone, they act like they’ve heard it a million times before, because they have. And they look at you like you’re just another criminal complaining about the system.”

“I hear what you’re saying. But Lester has a history with you. A history his own people know about. And now Detective Sherman knows about it too. It’s not going to be as easy for him to convince people you still have the money. Or convince them to okay it for him to search your house or car. And he’s welcome to search mine. There’s nothing here for him to find. Every one of my weapons is registered, locked up in a gun safe, or on post. Other than them, I don’t have a stash of anything to find.”

It hit her stomach first, the relief of it. He really did believe her. Then it hit a little higher, dead center in her chest. Her eyes blurred as the tears rose up.

Even though she was attempting to rebuild her relationship with her mother and siblings, they still wanted proof of her innocence…and she had none.

She didn’t have to prove anything to Zach. He believed her.

The weight she’d carried lifted a tiny bit, and she could breathe fully, deeply, for the first time since returning to San Diego nine months before.

She pushed herself to her feet. Drew a deep breath and attempted to control her shaking. She felt exposed physically, emotionally. If she denied having anything to do with the money one more time, would it make her seem guilty?

“It’s okay, Piper.”

“I need to go, Zach. I need to…” If he changed his mind, it would crush her.

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