Front Page Affair by Jennifer Morey

Author:Jennifer Morey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-08-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Braden’s cell phone rang, waking him up. Arizona was sprawled on the other bed, covers askew. It took him a moment to move for the phone. Long, bare legs, smooth and tan, peeked out from the covers. Contrasting with the sexiness of that were her twisted nightgown, open mouth and hair sticking out at radical angles.

He stood and went to the table where he’d left his phone the night before.

“Braden.”

“It’s Sampson, Braden.”

His boss was calling him?

“I know you took a few days off to look for your sister, but I’m going to need you to come in today if at all possible, tomorrow if not.”

He needed him to go in to work? Today? “Is something wrong?” Something had to be. He’d left everything in good order before he’d taken personal time off. There were no components in Test, no anomalies. He refused to give in to the foreboding he felt that this was related to Tatum’s disappearance. But what else could it be?

“We had a break-in last night. Someone used your badge.”

“My...” He hadn’t thought to check for it the night the stranger had tried to burglarize him. Breaking into a secure facility like Hamilton became a lot easier with a badge.

“I’m in Tortola. I’ll get there as soon as I can.”

“If you don’t make it tomorrow, I’ll start the termination process with HR.”

He’d fire him? Something serious must have happened. What had the burglar taken?

Ending the call, he disconnected and turned. Arizona sat up on the bed with tired but curious eyes.

“Someone broke into Hamilton Corporation using my badge,” he said.

Her eyes became instantly more alert. The technology theory was back on.

“My boss wouldn’t tell me what, if anything, was taken.”

She flung the covers off her. Someone was trying to steal information from him. His job was on the line. First his sister, and now him. He had to at least consider the possibility his sister had somehow drawn him into her trouble, but he couldn’t believe she’d done it wittingly.

“Oh, my God. What is Julian after?”

“We don’t know if it’s Julian who’s behind this.”

“Come on, Braden, it has to be him.”

He looked away as she dressed. “It might be. I’m not saying it isn’t. I’m just saying there could be another explanation.” One that kept his sister innocent.

“Your sister was caught shipping arms illegally. She went to see Julian and now she’s missing. Someone broke into your house and tried to steal your computer, and then your work. It can’t be a coincidence.”

“My sister didn’t ship arms. If she went to see Julian it was for a different reason, probably the same reason Courtney had for seeing him.”

Arizona said nothing, just finished getting ready to leave. He couldn’t even tell her to stay here.

“You’re forgetting the kind of weapons Hamilton manufactures,” he said, annoyed that he cared what she thought.

“Which makes this a lot more serious than it would be if Julian was siphoning arms off the United States. High-tech weapons are different than your average, everyday gun.

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