Chasing Danger by Katie Reus

Author:Katie Reus
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2015-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“You don’t believe me.” Hannah’s quiet voice raked over Dax’s senses like shards of glass over his skin.

“I do.” His jaw clenched tight as he tried to keep a lid on his emotions. “It’s smart you trusted your instinct and locked yourself in the bathroom.” Because people so often ignored their gut because of social niceties and expectations. Luckily Dax didn’t have that issue; he was barely fucking civilized. Alert, he glanced out of his truck, then started the engine. “I want you away from here now.”

“Do you think we should call the police?”

He shook his head. “No, it won’t do any good.”

“Yeah, that’s what I thought.” Her sigh was so full of dejection he reached out and squeezed her hand, needing to touch her.

“I didn’t say we weren’t going to do anything. There’s something I need to tell you.” He threaded his fingers through hers as he steered out of the driveway.

She went still next to him, and when he glanced at her, her dark eyes were solemn. “Are you . . . married?”

He blinked. “What? No. Fuck no. I’m a federal agent with the NSA, not an analyst. I can’t tell you much about what I do, and there will be times when I have to leave with no lead time. I’ll get a call and be gone within two hours to destination unknown. Under normal circumstances I wouldn’t be able to tell you, especially not since we just started dating, but you and your family have already been thoroughly vetted, and . . . I . . . I’ve never felt like this about anyone before, Hannah. Whatever this thing between us is, I want to give it a chance and I’ll be as honest with you as I can. I swear. From this point out I’ll be able to tell you when I’m leaving, but that’ll be it. I won’t be able to answer questions, and most times, I won’t be able to even contact you.” And he knew that wasn’t fair to a new relationship. It was a lot to ask of anyone to deal with a schedule like his.

“Oh . . .” Hannah slumped back against the seat, squeezing his hand in hers before she brought it to her mouth. Surprising the hell out of him, she kissed the back of his hand. “I thought maybe you had a secret family or something. I work odd shifts at the hospital too. And I get that you traveling is different than that and will be difficult for us at times, but I can deal with separations.”

“So you’re okay with what I do?”

“Well, I don’t really know what you do, but you carry a gun and a federal agent is a pretty generic description for what I’m sure you actually do, so yeah, I’m okay with it. As long as you don’t lie to me, I’m okay with anything.”

Relief like he’d never experienced before surged through him. He had no doubt they’d have issues with his schedule or even hers in the future.

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