Brianna's Navy SEAL by Natalie Damschroder

Author:Natalie Damschroder
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amber Quill Press

CHAPTER 10

"You goddamned son of a bitch!"

Lucy jumped to her feet, her mouth wide, when Brianna slammed through the front door of Ken's office the next morning.

"What—"

"Just stay here, Lucy.” The woman plopped back into her chair. Brianna smacked the inner door with the heel of her hand so that it bounced against the wall inside. She moved through so fast it didn't hit her on the bounce-back.

"Brianna!"

Ken looked just as shocked as Lucy had. Brianna would have none of it. She stalked up to his desk and lifted him to his feet with a fist in his shirt.

"I can't believe the depths you would sink to, you pond-sucking scum water."

She was so mad she was mixing up her insults. Ken spluttered and groped at his collar.

"I don't know ... what ... cough ... you..."

"Don't give me that crap. You know damned well what I'm talking about. Shooting fireworks at Cable's car. You are such a child!” She shook him, watching his face turn red.

"Brianna!"

She finally heeded Lucy and thrust Ken away from her. “They're going to arrest you, Ken. You'll go to jail."

He smoothed his tie and sat, all the color she'd just put into his face draining away. “There's no proof of anything."

"Cable saw you. He chased you."

"What's going on?” Lucy demanded.

Brianna shook her head. “Did Darcy tell you to do it? Was it revenge?"

His mouth opened and closed like a fish before he found his tongue. “Darcy had very little to do with it."

"That's what I thought.” She leaned across the desk again. “Tell Darcy if I have any say in the matter, she'll go to jail, too.” She shoved back from the desk, knowing what an empty threat that was. If proving Ken had done the actual setting off of the fireworks would be difficult, proving Darcy had given him the idea would be impossible. And maybe she couldn't be found guilty of Ken's actions, either. She'd say she was joking or something.

"Did you break into his house, too? And steal his mail?"

Ken didn't respond, but the look on his face was all she needed.

"Give it to me,” she demanded.

"I don't have it,” he said mutinously.

"I'll search the whole fucking office if I have to. Give it to me."

"I mean it! I threw it away. I just wanted to freak you guys out."

Brianna sighed. She'd really wanted that letter from Carothers. “Freak us out to what end, Ken? Did you think I'd go running into your arms if I thought being with Cable was dangerous?"

"Well..."

"For God's sake. Here.” She pulled a tote bag off her shoulder and dropped it heavily on the floor. “These are all the files I had. I'm done with you."

Without looking back, Brianna swept out of the office. And hoped like hell that would be the end of it.

* * * *

"You're going where? With who?"

Brianna dug the heels of her hands into the dough she was kneading for her mother on Christmas Eve.

"When did you become the mother of a Victorian heroine?” She turned the dough and slapped it onto the floured cutting board.

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