Colton 911--The Secret Network by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-10-02T12:38:08+00:00

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After twenty minutes had passed, she knew she was far too tense and restless to fall asleep any time in the near future. Right now, she definitely needed something to make her relax.

But January had never been the type who believed in taking sleeping pills. Having any sort of alcoholic beverage to help her unwind wouldn’t have been her choice, either. This was not the time to start doing either one.

That left hot tea, she thought. Hot tea used to do the trick when she was in college.

She thought the odds of Stafford having any tea in his cupboard were probably slim to none, but she supposed she’d never know unless she ventured out and looked around.

So, still in bare feet, January quietly padded into the kitchen. It was past two o’clock in the morning and the stillness that was both outside and in seemed to undulate around her, slipping under her skin.

She could actually hear herself breathing.

The apartment complex was silent. The residents in the area had long since gone to sleep.

For all intents and purposes, January thought, at this moment in time, she was alone in the world.

“Can I help you find something?”

The voice, coming behind her, made January jump and gasp in surprise as she swung her fist at him.

Standing behind her, Sean caught her arm before she could make a connection.

“Hey, Champ, I’m one of the good guys, remember?” the detective asked.

It took her more than a minute to still her pounding heart. Sean had definitely surprised her. She had thought that he was one of the home invaders, trying to break in again.

Realizing her mistake, it occurred to her that Sean was standing much too close to her. She could feel herself responding, growing warm. January struggled to regain control.

Finding her voice, she said, “I thought you were asleep.” Damn, why wouldn’t her heart stop pounding like this?

A faint smile curved his lips. “A good detective sleeps with one eye open.”

“Is it always the same eye, or do you alternate?” She knew she was making inane conversation, but right now, she was stalling for time until she felt her brain was back in gear.

“That all depends on how long—or short—the night is,” Sean said wryly. “What are you doing up?”

Belatedly, he released her arm before he gave in to the temptation to draw her closer and kiss that full mouth of hers. A mouth that, for some reason, seemed even more tempting here in his kitchen than it had been earlier.

Maybe the moonlight, pushing its way in through the blinds, had something to do with it.

But he sincerely doubted it.

“I couldn’t sleep,” she confessed to Sean.

“So I see,” he replied. “I could offer you a drink.”

But January shook her head, turning him down. “That would only make me more tense,” she told him.

Sean nodded, understanding. “And if I gave you enough to make you relax, that would probably wipe you out for the next day,” he guessed. He thought for a minute. “How

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