Garrison's Creed by Cristin Harber

Author:Cristin Harber
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance Novel, military romance, titan, Romantic Suspense, Sniper
Publisher: Mill Creek Press
Published: 2013-09-20T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Being stuck bitch in a Cash-and-Beth-sandwich on the front seat of the truck proved annoying. Beth was passed out and propped up against the door. Cash had an arm draped over the wheel, humming along with the radio like he wasn’t a macho jerk.

Everything he’d said in their spar hadn’t meant a thing. She thought she had a grip on her and Cash, but she was wronger than wrong. She felt plain stupid for assuming that he’d be different than any other man, not seeing what she wanted and instead playing big dog. His delivery, acting all cocky and beating his chest like Tarzan, hadn’t helped. So he wanted to protect her. Too freakin’ bad. It wasn’t his call. Shit, she wanted to protect him. Bet that’d make him shrivel up.

“I’m not sorry.” There he went, running his mouth.

“Couldn’t care less.”

“Well, I’m not thrilled you’re mad at me.”

“Still don’t care.”

Beth smacked her lips as she slept. Her occasional snore broke the hum of the road as Nic directed Cash to Beth’s condo.

“I’m good enough to be out in the field, Cash. I’m strong and I’m smart and—”

“I get that,” he said on a breath. “But I’d rather just take care of it. It’s a man thing. A protective thing.”

“You don’t know me at all. I don’t want to be protected. I like protecting. I’m a sleuthing badass. I like what I do, and you stepping in isn’t, isn’t—”

“Isn’t what, Nic? Not my call? ‘Cause I’m making it my call.”

“It’s not fair.” She pointed for him to make a left turn onto a tree-lined road. “It’s not fucking fair.”

“Babe, life’s not fair. You of all people should know that.”

“But I can choose who I work with, and that means I don’t have to work with you.”

“You do through this assignment.”

“Well, screw that. You and my big brother don’t call the shots.”

“Yes—”

“I’ll go out alone. You and Roman can sit around like old biddies and bitch about that. I don’t care.” She took a breath and pointed. “Pull in right there. That turnabout.”

He slowed into the horseshoe driveway of the high rise building, then turned to her, his eyes almost pleading. “You wouldn’t.”

“Obviously you don’t know me as well as I thought you did. I was out there by myself before you two came along. The only reason Titan’s involved is because the CIA wants this one off the books. I’ll go off the books for both Titan and the CIA. I want this fucker. If I get the chance to take him out, bring him down, or just entrap him, he’s mine.”

He shut his eyes. Worry creased their corners. “Nic…”

“Blah, blah. I’m sick of it.”

Beth stirred. Cash parked his truck and got out, leaving Nic alone with Beth, who had gone back to snoring. Very slowly, Cash opened the passenger door. Beth was still very much passed out.

“Grab her stuff. Get her keys out.”

Nic stared at him. “What are you doing?”

The whiskey in her blood slowed, as she understood his plan.

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