Dirty Secret (Cole McGinnis Mysteries) by Ford Rhys

Author:Ford, Rhys [Ford, Rhys]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2012-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

I DIDN’T stay at the hospital much longer after that. After checking in with Jae, I’d wanted to see about talking to Seong about Dae-Hoon, but Scarlet was against it.

“He didn’t do anything,” she insisted as I was getting into the Rover. “He told me he kept paying Dae-Hoon because hyung felt they were still family, so he was responsible for him. He didn’t know about the blackmail. I swear to you.”

Jae leaned over into my open window. We were close enough to kiss, so close I could feel his warm breath on my mouth. I parted my lips, taking what he felt he could give me, inhaling the kiss he couldn’t give me. His lips quirked to the side, and he looked away, eyes shining with amusement. His fingers closed over my forearm, and he gave me a quick squeeze.

“I agree with nuna,” he murmured under his breath. David’s stepfather had followed us out, heading straight for the smokers’ area to light up. He watched us from his spot under the canopy, the smoke from his cigarette flying away from his face as the wind picked up. “Hyung wouldn’t hurt Dae-Hoon. Besides, everyone already knew he was gay. That’s why he was sent to Los Angeles.”

I nodded, but my attention was still on Han Suk-Kyu. When I’d come back from the diner, he seemed very cozy with Kwon. It could be my back was up where Kwon was concerned. He was a predator, and I didn’t like him around Jae, but Jae could take care of himself. If anything, I pitied Kwon if he made a move on him. What Jae left behind, Scarlet would take care of. Still, Han Suk-Kyu’s beady eyes followed everything Jae and I did as we talked.

“Watch yourself, okay?” I wanted to kiss Jae, so Han could see he was mine. It was childish and unnecessary, not to mention it would embarrass the hell out of Jae-Min. Once again, I reminded myself Jae was the source of cuddles and food. Not someone to piss off without just cause. “I’ll see you at home?”

“Later,” he promised. “Now that Shin-Cho’s going to be okay, I’m going to head out to the old zoo at Griffith Park. The light’s shot for the buildings I wanted to hit up this morning, but it’ll be good there.”

“Be careful,” I said. He rolled his eyes at me and stepped back from the Rover. “Well, at least call me if you get arrested for trespassing. I’ll bail you out.”

In the end, I agreed with them about Seong. He wasn’t at the top of my list of people who’d want Dae-Hoon dead. If anything, he seemed to be the one person whose life most closely resembled Dae-Hoon’s. Except on all accounts, Seong’s turned out much better.

Bobby’s truck was parked in front of my building when I got back. I found him sitting in Claudia’s chair with his feet up on her desk. I smacked his boots when I passed him, knocking them off.

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