Buried by Despair (Dark Sanctuary) by Jayce Carter

Author:Jayce Carter [Carter, Jayce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group
Published: 2022-08-22T16:00:00+00:00

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Dean sat at the table across from Olin. The sun had started to set, but Kat was still outside. The property had enough cameras for them to easily spot where she was, and no doubt she needed some time alone.

It had been three days there together, and they’d all finally fallen into a routine. Bradley worked the most, up early and working until dinner, but he never failed to arrive back at the house with a sense of contentment.

Dean understood that. It was what his job did for him as well. It gave him a sense of worth, a feeling that he had a place in a hectic and ever moving world.

He’d had to push off some of his own cases to his colleagues, but most of it he’d been able to work remotely with. It let him stay there with Kat and the others for as long as he needed to.

“Anything new?” Dean asked.

Olin shook his head. “Newest body is like the others. Jerry is covering his ass well.”

“Why? We already have him dead to rights on abducting Ell and Kat. Why be so careful now?”

“Because the manpower used to track down some gang leader who kidnapped two women but didn’t kill them is a lot different from the heat that comes down on a serial killer. If he can keep his nose clean on these charges, he won’t get found so fast.”

Dean sighed, the answer expected but still frustrating. They knew exactly who was behind this, but without knowing where he was, without proof, there wasn’t much they could do.

“How’s Kat doing?” Dean asked.

“As well as can be expected. The girl is resilient.”

“That she is. Damn shame that she needs to be.”

Olin nodded as if he agreed. Knowing someone was tough was one thing, but no doubt they’d both rather she didn’t have to go through this all.

“About you and her…”

“Stop that right there,” Olin said when Dean trailed off. “There is no she and I.”

“So you move in with every case you have?” Dean offered a grin. “Or actually, move in with every ex-case you have?”

Olin averted his gaze, as if to hide whatever he was thinking. Fine with Dean—all his time learning to read people made it a fun game for him.

“I know Kat’s a lot, but that look in your face says you don’t mind it much,” Dean said.

“Why are you even asking? Clearly, you’re interested, so it seems pretty stupid to be shoving other men onto her.”

Dean waved off the question. “I’m not a jealous man. Besides, Kat’s enough trouble that she needs a few men to keep her in check.”

And it wasn’t like Dean was the staying type, no matter how much Kat made him wish he were. Just remembering how she’d fit into his arms when they’d fallen asleep made his chest ache, made him want to try that again even if he knew it was a pointless wish.

Dean kept things casual for good reason—no reason to go fucking that up now.

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