Fallen Dom by Lexxi James

Author:Lexxi James [James, Lexxi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lexxi James, Ltd.
Published: 2020-07-20T18:30:00+00:00

Kathryn was a decent endurance runner. But as their feet pounded along the dirt trail that wrapped through the woods on his property, she could hear the obvious difference in their steps. “You don’t have to do that,” she panted out as she wiped sweat from her brow.

“Do what?” he said with a chuckle.

“It’s like you’re a cheetah pacing itself with a gimpy zebra. Seriously, I’d love to see you take off.”

“No way,” he said, barely huffing or breaking a sweat. “I have to keep an eye on my gimpy zebra. Make sure no one feasts on her before I do. Besides, I’m dying to know what you’ve figured out.”

What are you, a mind reader too? That would explain a few things.

“What makes you think I’ve figured anything out?”

“You came looking for me.”

“Maybe I missed you.”

“No doubt about that, kitten. But I get the sense you wanted to share something with me. Or bounce something off of me. If it’s the latter, fingers crossed it’s your breasts.”

She laughed at the middle-school remark. “You’re right.”

“It is your breasts? Yes! The fellas might be watching, but I know a little spot right behind those pines.” He nudged her elbow and winked.

“Seriously, I’ve got something else to bounce off you.” Her voice trailed off.

“Look, you can lay it on me. And that’s a standing invitation for your breasts too.”

Kathryn stopped running, planting her hands on her hips and bending over slightly as she caught her breath. “What I’m about to say might sound crazy . . .”

“Crazy sounds interesting,” he said, encouraging her to walk so she could cool down.

As they strolled, her mind spun.

“I was thinking about motive. The UMO would have no advantage. At all. But then I started to think of this like insider trading. When people know what’s going to happen to a stock before the rest of the world does, they can bet big and rake in the winnings. What if the UMO had their own insider trading?”

Jake shook his head. “I’m not following.”

“Bear with me. What if the UMO knew a soldier was having issues with their spouse. Some spouses will do almost anything to get out of their marriage.”

“Okay, so they file for divorce.”

“Yes, they file for divorce. But in some states, filing for divorce becomes a long, drawn-out process, extending to an exhaustive level if the service member deploys. Most courts will automatically freeze the proceedings. So, instead of filing for divorce, they—”

He stopped dead in his tracks. “They take out a major life insurance policy and the soldier gets sent to a high-risk deployment. Everyone rolls the dice on the poor bastard dying.”

“I don’t know for sure this is the situation. It’s just—”

“A hunch. I know.”

He stared off in the distance, turning away from her. She wrapped her arms around him from behind, hugging hard, and he stacked his warm hands over hers.

“Kathryn, you’re hesitating again. Must be something you know I won’t want to hear.”

Swallowing hard, she sighed. “Dominguez.”

Releasing his hands, Jake tried to step away, but she held him tighter.

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