Breaking Point by Allison Brennan

Author:Allison Brennan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

There was a knock on Bella’s door, followed by, “Are you sleeping?”

She sat up in bed and glared at Damien. “It’s the middle of the afternoon, of course not.”

“We’re leaving in an hour.”

“What’s going on, D? Really, what’s happening now?

“Keep your head down and do the job.”

“I don’t want to be a fugitive.”

She wasn’t sure, even at this point, whether Simon—or even her brother with all his contacts—could bail her out after the shooting at the bar. Was that why Hirsch insisted she was there last night? Because he knew she’d do anything to save herself? Give him something to hold over her?

“It’s fine. There were no cameras in the bar, and processing the scene will be next to impossible.”

He didn’t know how far forensics had come since he was behind bars, but she didn’t say anything.

“D, I don’t know how much more I can do.” She was testing him, seeing how far she could go before he became suspicious. Not that she was undercover—she didn’t think anyone was close to blowing her cover, especially after last night—but that she might bail on all of them.

He sat on the edge of her bed. It was oddly intimate and wholly uncomfortable. But she didn’t flinch.

Would you actually sleep with him to protect your cover?

She didn’t know. Dear God, she didn’t know how far she would go. She’d already killed a man, why not screw a killer? For her, there was no connection between romance and sex, anyway. Sex had been a job for her in the past; she could treat it as a job now. It wasn’t like she was a saint.

But he’d killed Penny—or let her be killed. He deserved the same punishment as Martin Hirsch.

“Look, Doc, I didn’t want you there last night. I’m sorry you had to do that. But this business is not for the faint of heart. You need to know everything that you’ve signed onto. Martin is right, you act tough, but you’re soft on the inside. At least, I thought so until last night—you did what you had to do to survive, and that’s all that matters. So suck it up, Doc. That guy you shot? Not worth one ounce of guilt.” He stood, and she was relieved. “What’s going on in that smart brain of yours?”

What did she say? She had to think of something—because for a second she wondered if he was suspicious. If she’d somehow tipped her hand, just a bit.

“It’s my grandmother’s birthday today.”

“Your grandmother?”

That surprised him.

It was the truth. March 23rd had been her grandmother’s birthday.

“I’ve been thinking about her a lot lately. She had a rough life.” Her mother hadn’t been a drug addict her entire life, but she hadn’t been a good kid. Her grandmother had been widowed early in life—Bella didn’t know the details—and tried her best to raise her daughter on next to nothing and working two jobs. She’d once told Bella that she was the daughter she should have had. That she was proud of her, proud of her potential.

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