Deadly Lies (Deadly SEALs Book 4) by Alana Albertson

Author:Alana Albertson [Albertson, Alana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781941665480
Published: 2020-12-13T18:30:00+00:00

7

Mia

ASHLEY LEFT ME ALONE IN the hotel room so she could go gather what she needed to transform back into Autumn. Of course, she was an NCIS agent, but she hadn’t even asked permission to do this. And I doubted that she would. She was willing to risk her career to see if Tiffany was alive.

And now I was back in the same hotel that I had spent the night in after Grant and I had become engaged. I closed my eyes and tried to remember how happy I had been that night. Happy that for that brief moment, I had something to look forward to in the future.

But now, I had to focus on the past.

Joaquín.

I needed to see him. Speak to him. Alone. If he was going to lie to me, I wanted to look in his eyes.

There was no chance he would be open with Ashley, but maybe, just maybe, he would tell me the truth.

He owes me that. After he ruined my life.

I paused. Did he ruin my life?

Or had he saved it?

My mind was flooded once again with all the what-ifs. All the ways I had explained the case to myself at first came rushing back. Before Joaquín told me to my face that he had been the one to rape me, or, as he’d called it, made love to me.

But I had never believed him. Ever. Even when he stood before me and forced me to undress at gunpoint, to show him how much I loved him, I didn’t believe it. I couldn’t.

And maybe now, I didn’t have to.

Visiting hours were tomorrow. Tomorrow, I would sneak off and confront my brother. I needed to find out about Tiffany. And more importantly, I needed to see if she had anything to do with Sienna’s disappearance.

I picked up the phone and called Annie.

“Hey, Mia. Julián is right here. We’re having so much fun together.”

“Is he being a good boy?”

“Yes. He’s a delight. Here he is.”

“Mama!”

“Hi, mijo! I miss you so much. Are you having fun with Gabriel and Cherie and Pat and Annie?”

“Yup. Mama, when can I have a baby sister?”

I laughed. Grant and I would love more children. Neither of us had experience with a baby since we didn’t find out that Julián was alive until he was a toddler. But I wanted to settle into my role as an NCIS agent before I took on any more responsibilities.

“I’m not sure, baby. But I love you. Mommy will be home in a few days. Be good.”

“Love you, Mama.”

We hung up, and I called Grant.

“Hey, babe.” His deep voice always made me melt.

“Hey. Guess where I am?”

“Well, you already told me—Marin. The Lodge?”

“Good guess! Wish you were with me. I just talked to Julián, and he asked for a baby sister.”

Grant laughed. “Well, let’s give him one.”

I smiled. I was so grateful that Grant loved children. He was the best father.

But so was Mitch. My heart sank. “Soon. Any news about Sienna?”

“No. The investigation in Disney is winding down.

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