Exposure by Dee Davis

Author:Dee Davis [Davis, Dee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

NIGEL LAY STILL, listening to the sound of Melissa breathing. She was asleep, her body curled into his as if it were a perfeet fit. And indeed, maybe it was. But that didn't mean he had the right to pull her into his world.

The little voice in his head reminded him that she was already a part of it. By profession certainly, and now by necessity a part of Last Chance. But when this case was over, and one way or the other it would be, he'd be off to England, and she'd be back on assignment at some hot spot around the globe. Not that he was looking for anything permanent.

But if he were honest, he had to admit the idea was appealing.

Or maybe good sex had addled his brain. He rolled over, breaking contact, and Melissa sighed in her sleep, shifting so that she could snuggle close again. He stroked her hair, the strands satiny beneath his fingers. When he was with Melissa, nothing else seemed to matter. It had been like that fifteen years ago, and the intervening time hadn't changed things at all.

Besides, he knew that she was no more suited for a serious relationship than he was. After all, she'd been the one to walk away. He'd been angry then, but now he could understand. They were neither of them the type to treat love cavalierly, and yet neither could risk the vulnerability of letting someone in. There was simply too much danger.

Love changed the odds, and in his line of work, it was crucial to keep things tilted in your favor. Allow nothing that an enemy could use as a threat. Nothing. He'd learned that firsthand in Iraq with Mariam's betrayal and Kevin's death.

It was only Payton's determination to seek revenge that had kept him alive after his loss. But Nigel wasn't as strong as Payton, and this wasn't about a brother—although Lord knows he'd miss Andrew if anything happened to him. No, the truth was, this was about Melissa, and what would happen if he were to give her his heart.

Payton had found Sam. And the two of them had taken the risk, mainly because Sam simply wouldn't have it any other way. But Nigel still remembered how close Payton had come to losing Sam, as well. And that was pain Nigel wasn't certain he could have survived.

Gabe, too, had found his other half. But to do so he'd changed his professional objectives, stepping away from edgier assignments to safeguard his family. Madison had done the same, their decision made in tandem.

Compromise was the name of the game. And not one of Nigel's strong suits. It simply wasn't in his nature to turn down a challenge. And even if he could find the courage to walk away from his life with MI6, there was no indication that Melissa would follow suit. She'd made it more than apparent that she loved her job. After all, she'd left him for it once before in Italy. And he had no reason to believe that it would be any different this time.

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