Courting Suspicion by Kimberly Dean

Author:Kimberly Dean
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780008181055
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2016-02-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Nina gaped at him. It was Josh – or, from the look in his eyes, Detective Morgan. He had that steely, stubborn expression she’d become so accustomed to seeing over the past few months. She glanced around furtively. He was dressed in a tux, his face was cleanly shaven and his shoes looked spit-shined, but he still stood out like a sore thumb.

To her, at least.

‘What are you doing here?’ she whispered.

‘I could ask the same of you.’

She was working, but she stopped herself at the last moment from saying so. ‘I’m a donor. I told you that this morning.’

‘Is Brody Haynes a donor, too?’

Her lips flattened, and once again, she looked to see if anyone was watching.

‘What did he want?’ Josh asked.

‘That’s my business, not yours.’

‘Really? Because the guy was at my crime scene.’

She tucked her hair behind her ear. She didn’t like being railroaded like this. How long had he been here? How long had he been watching her?

How had she not noticed him?

‘Genieve,’ she said in frustration. ‘We talked about Genieve.’

He seemed surprised at that, and she took the time to drag him fully out of the line of sight of most people. She wasn’t amused. She’d thought they’d reached a truce. She’d answered his questions, and he’d closed the investigation.

Or so she’d thought.

‘Are you following me?’ she demanded.

‘I’m working.’

She lifted an eyebrow.

‘Security.’ He showed his credentials before tucking them back in his pocket.

She narrowed her eyes on him. The US Capitol Police protected Congress, the grounds and its visitors. She made it a habit to know those kinds of things, and she’d seen the uniformed police standing discreetly on guard around the perimeter of the event. ‘This isn’t your jurisdiction.’

The line started moving, and his hand settled at the small of her back to encourage her along. ‘It’s Capitol Police’s gig, but Metro PD has municipal as well as federal responsibilities. We work together a lot.’

She smoothly sidestepped out of his reach. ‘So you got a buddy to get you in.’

‘I’m volunteering my time. Seriously. We do that for off-hours shindigs like this.’

‘You weren’t on security detail as of this morning.’

‘All right,’ he confessed. ‘So I got a buddy to let me in.’

Her heels clipped against the hard flooring, and the sound echoed off the sandstone walls. The rest of the guests were wearing nice shoes, too, but their steps didn’t have the ring that hers did. ‘You shouldn’t be here, Detective,’ she said low enough that only he could hear. ‘We shouldn’t be seen together.’

‘I don’t give a damn who sees us, Ms Lockwood.’ He rolled his shoulders, emphasising the hard physique that was under that dress jacket. ‘Shit. I take that back.’

He let out a long breath. ‘Somebody has been watching us – or was interested enough to dig up dirt. I came here tonight because that picture of us at Nationals Park didn’t sit well with me.’

Her steps slowed, and the people behind them adjusted their paths to move around them.

‘Let me be protective, Nina, just this once.

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