Finding Lies by Rachel Lovise

Author:Rachel Lovise [Lovise, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Leah had never been skilled at beating around the bush, unlike her boss who was the master of it. Still, the question was bold even for her. She hadn’t actually meant to bring it up, but then she’d pulled his sweatshirt over her hips and he’d given her a look so smoldering she’d nearly had heart palpitations. She’d decided then that the best idea was to get whatever this was between them out in the open. That way they could talk about it rationally and get on with the business of surviving.

If Ian was surprised by the question there was no evidence of it. “What about it?”

Yes, what about it? She should have thought of an answer to that before she started blabbing. “Why did you kiss me?” Good start. Put the responsibility on him.

“Because I wanted to. And because you wanted me to.”

She opened her mouth to argue but then closed it. It was true, but only half the truth. She’d wanted him to do a lot more than kiss her. “I live in the U.S. Nothing can happen between us.”

He was silent for a full thirty seconds. In that time it felt as if the air in the cab heated by several degrees. “So you’re saying we could never have a relationship?”

She nodded vigorously.

“You know,” he said in a low voice, “There are such things as affairs.”

Oh God. She should have left it alone. Now she was thinking about hot, sweaty, temporary sex. She glanced over at him, wondering what kind of lover he would be. The morning sun pulled golden highlights from his hair and lit the radiant blue of his eyes. His face was strong and hard, his jaw shadowed with two days growth of beard. Despite the chaos of the night, he appeared relaxed and casual in his worn jeans and gray t-shirt, driving with one hand on the wheel. In fact, he hardly even looked tired.

Stamina, she thought. He’d definitely have stamina in bed. And he’d be bossy and demanding in a way that left her wrung dry and begging for more.

Ian turned and caught her eye. As if he could read her thoughts he gave her a slow, wolfish smile. Leah’s stomach did a cartwheel straight into her groin. Holy shit, she wanted this man. But did she want him badly enough to sleep with him while a crazed psychopath tried to kill her?

No. Maybe.

Instead of answering him, she deflected by saying, “Don’t you think we should focus on not having our heads blown off?”

His expression sobered, and she marveled at how quickly he went from casual and sexy to stone-cold soldier. “Yes,” he said. “Sokolov isn’t a threat to be taken lightly, and we both need clear heads. So whatever might have happened between us, consider it over on my end.”

It was what she’d been fishing for, but it irritated her that he was making the decision for the both of them. “Good,” she said. “That was exactly what I was going to suggest.

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