Get Lucky by Lorie O'clare

Author:Lorie O'clare
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Man-Woman Relationships, Bounty Hunters, Contemporary, General, Romance, Romantic Suspense Fiction, Suspense, Adult, Fiction
ISBN: 9780312372163
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2011-03-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

It was the last thing Marc expected her to say. He realized he must have appeared stunned when London lowered her gaze, fiddling with her fingers in her lap. Jake let out a hoot, shaking his head as he leaned forward.

“Your parents are bank robbers?” he asked, just as stunned and started laughing.

“They don’t limit it to banks,” she said, her soft tone hard to hear as her hair sifted over her shoulder and covered part of her face.

Her shame was obvious and suddenly Marc felt sorry for her. “Go on,” he told her, shooting Jake a hard look and shaking his head once as he mouthed to him to shut up. “Tell us the rest of what the PI said.”

London cleared her throat and sucked in a breath, shoving her long, silky black hair behind her shoulder as she looked from Jake to him. “He told me they were on the most wanted list, which didn’t surprise me, and he wanted to know if I knew where they were.”

“What did you tell him?” Marc wanted to slide off the bed and pull her into his arms but worried she didn’t want that at the moment.

London sat with her back straight and her expression pinched when she continued. “I haven’t seen or heard from my parents in at least a few years, maybe more, which isn’t unusual,” she continued. “He acted like he didn’t believe me, though. When he showed up this morning I confronted him before he could me. I asked if he knew where they were and he didn’t. But then he speculated that probably one of the game players had them, and that he just didn’t know which one.”

“One of the game players?” Jake looked at Marc and it was clear he was thinking the same thing as Marc.

“Does that mean something to the two of you?” London asked.

“It might.” Marc leaned forward and slid his legs off the edge of the bed. “London, I—”

A firm knock on the door saved him from fumbling for reassuring words. He hated seeing her so distraught. He turned to the motel room door as Jake stood behind him. Marc was aware of how stiffly his brother moved.

After paying for the pizza, Marc and Jake convinced London to have a slice. The conversation shifted as the three of them ate and chatted about anything not related to why they were here.

Jake was relaxed around London and flirted with her shamelessly. Marc would have been irritated if London didn’t so skillfully dodge every one of his brother’s advances. He imagined her avoiding many men coming on to her as she worked at the lodge, just as he had. The fact that she’d succumbed to his advances made him want to protect her even more, and do whatever it took to keep the smile on her face that was there right now. “Jake, you should see about getting another room before it gets much later,” Marc said as he placed the empty pizza box by the trash can.

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