Deadly Business by Megan Matthews

Author:Megan Matthews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Megan Matthews

CHAPTER 15

HAZEL

Something didn’t feel right. I woke in a panic, bolting straight up in the bed with a hand clutched against my heart as my eyes searched the dark room. I saw nothing. No one holding a gun to my head or little pinging bullets forever ringing in my nightmares.

Something was amiss, however. The bed beside me was empty and cold, as if nobody had lain there for a while. The panic rose again, and I continued to clutch my chest, my eyes searching the empty room for Corbin.

Did he give me an evening of orgasms and then leave me? No, it was impossible that this ended up like a terrible one-night stand. He had my thumb drive, so he didn’t skip the state and leave me alone in bed. He wouldn’t do that. Right?

Of course not.

It was fine.

But what if he cracked the encryption on the thumb drive and whatever those files said was so horrible that he left me alone in the middle of the night to fend off the Grandmaster by myself? It was the most ridiculous name for a mobster, but the man was obviously serious since he had henchmen with guns. No petty thug drove through Pelican Bay shooting at someone.

More than likely.

In truth, I really didn’t know how gangs and criminal elements worked. I didn’t even watch true crime shows because I found them too scary. Horror movies had me sleeping with the lights on for a week.

The bad people should stay in the shadows where they belonged, and we’d never meet because I would only go out in the daytime. The plan suited me fine. I had no desire to put my life in any danger, which was laughable that somehow, I’d ended up in an action hero movie. I didn’t make a good heroine.

I slipped from the covers, needing to go out and confirm Corbin’s presence somewhere in the house. We flung our clothing everywhere last night, but one of Corbin’s long white shirts hung over a chair in the room’s corner. The material fell to my knees, covering me enough for a quick trip around the house.

All the lights were off as I walked with a hand held out in front of me to feel in case I ran into anything. The only glow came from a window in the kitchen, where the streetlights cast shadows on the refrigerator and counters. A brighter glare from a laptop screen lit up Corbin’s face as he sat on the couch, scowling at it.

“Corbin,” I whispered.

He nodded, not turning toward me. “You’re awake?”

It was a question, but I didn’t feel the need to answer it since I was obviously up and walking around.

I took a seat beside him, leaving a few inches of space between us. We’d been so close a few hours ago, but now a rift formed between us. Things were awkward, and I didn’t know how to fix it.

Corbin didn’t have the same hesitation, and he looped his arm around my shoulders until we sat side by side with barely any air between us.

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