Deadly Addiction (Deadly Vices, Book 2) by Kristine Cayne

Author:Kristine Cayne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, romantic suspense, thriller, suspense, adventure, action, police, canada, native american, indian, american indian, female cop, aboriginal, first nation, alpha hero, native american romance
Publisher: Kristine Cayne

Rémi jerked awake and blinked his eyes into focus. Softness cushioned his cheek and warm arms held him tight. Smiling, he nuzzled Alyssa’s naked breast, his tongue darting out to lick the rosy tip. Would she be up for another round?

But as the nightmare returned to him, his smile faded. He touched his cheeks. Still dry. He hadn’t cried over his mother since she’d celebrated his first day of school by falling off the wagon. The old bitterness welled up in his throat, leaving a sour taste in his mouth.

He grimaced. Alyssa and those memories did not belong in the same bed.

Careful not to disturb her, he slid out from between the sheets and, after one backward glance, left the room. Passing through the kitchen, he retrieved a bottle of water from the refrigerator and headed out to the porch. Like the night before, he settled into the old rocking chair.

He’d dreamed of his mother again. Twice in as many days. Why now, when the nightmares had stopped years ago? The answer eluded him. Fuck. He was a counselor, and he’d been good at investigations when he’d been with the Montréal police. Surely, he could figure this out.

What was the same about both nights? Twisting the cap off the bottle of water, he took a long sip to soothe his dry throat. In the days preceding both nightmares, he’d revealed his mother’s drug addiction to both Corey and Alyssa. That had to be the common thread. So that was it, then. No more talking about his mother, no more nightmares.

Leaning his head against the worn wood of the chair, he breathed in and out, letting the tension flow from his body. But something niggled at his mind. He was missing something: another common thread. There’d been pig blood all over Alyssa’s motel room, then today, there’d been blood from her head wound all over her. He shuddered. That was a sight he never wanted to see again.

So, there were two possibilities: the revelations or the blood. To be safe, he’d stay away from both. Now the shack, that was another matter. He planned to see it up-close and personal. Something in there was so important the owner had tried to shoot him and Alyssa to keep it secret. And he was going to find out exactly what that something was.

The moon was full and still high. He had light and he had time.

His decision made, he reentered the house and tossed his empty bottle in the recycling bin, then tiptoed into the bedroom to retrieve his clothes. Alyssa made a soft snoring sound before rolling onto her side, a smile on her lips. A warm, happy feeling filled his chest, and he almost slipped back between the sheets to join her.

Shaking his head, he left the house and headed for the stable. The clearing where they’d seen the shack was accessible off the eastern border of his property. The easiest, quietest way to cover the three or four kilometers was on horseback.

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