Hard As Ice (Fortis Series 1) by Raven Scott

Author:Raven Scott [Scott, Raven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 22891476
Publisher: Dafina Books
Published: 2015-07-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Evan looked over at Nia. They were driving back to his apartment, and she was laughing about something Lucas had said over dinner. Smiling back, he was listening to her comments, but his mind was elsewhere.

It was humbling to admit to Nia that his thinking and decisions about women had been so misguided and juvenile. After the breakup with Mikayla over three years ago, he had continued that pattern. He’d date women whom he liked, respected, and had fun with, but could easily walk away from for the next assignment. Now, after some soul searching, Evan realized that he had been looking for the same arrangement his parents had; what he had seen as a reliable union that would allow him to do his job without distraction. Unfortunately, it was also devoid of true passion.

Up until very recently, he hadn’t even understood what was missing. He was very familiar with lust and sexual attraction. The cure was usually sex. But this obsessive, clawing hunger he felt for Nia just keep building, only enhanced by their intimacy. She filled his thoughts during the day and occupied his dreams at night. It was out of control and it seemed to be getting worse.

Maybe his decisions about women weren’t so crazy after all, he mused. If he had felt this way about any woman while still in the CIA, Evan would have been incapable of doing his job.

“How are things at work? Are they surviving without you for a few days?” he asked as they walked into his apartment.

She shrugged, biting the side of her cheek.

“I’m not sure, to be honest.”

He walked into the kitchen and grabbed two bottles of water out of the fridge.

“Why, what’s going on?” he asked casually, handing her one.

“Thanks,” she mumbled. “It’s nothing. We have something under review in the office, and it hasn’t been finalized yet.”

Evan remained silent, sensing she was on the verge of opening up.

“It’s complicated,” she finally said. “And you’re a client, so it’s not really appropriate for me to say too much.”

He nodded, moving to the couch. Nia followed and he helped her to sit down.

“Does it have anything to do with my collection?” he asked.

“No! Not at all.”

“Okay, so then there’s no conflict of interest. If you want to talk about it, I promise I won’t hold anything against your firm.”

She let out a deep breath, toying with the lid of the plastic bottle.

“Something happened recently and we’re going through an investigation,” Nia revealed.

“Like an audit?” he asked casually.

“Yeah, I guess. They think I might be involved.”

She stopped there.

“Are you?”

Nia looked up at him in surprise.

“No! Of course not!”

“It’s okay if you are. Everyone makes mistakes, Nia.”

“This wasn’t a mistake, Evan. It’s way beyond a mistake and I had nothing to do with it,” she vehemently stated.

He shrugged.

“Then I’m sure the auditors will figure it out.”

“Maybe. But I think I know who did it,” she quietly added. “I’m just not sure what to do about it.”

Evan’s heart started pounding with anticipation, but he maintained his casual posture.

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