Hard Line (Cobra Elite Book 5) by Pamela Clare

Author:Pamela Clare [Clare, Pamela]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781735293905
Published: 2020-08-24T16:00:00+00:00

Thor hurried to catch up with Samantha. He told himself he was just making sure she made it safely to the Dark Sector Lab, but he knew that was bullshit. In truth, he wanted to explain, to take away the distress he’d caused her.

This is what you get for taking your dick out of your pants on a mission.

Yeah. Right. Thanks. He knew that. But knowing it changed nothing.

He hadn’t meant for her to get hurt by this. “Samantha!”

She disappeared into the coatroom.

Fuck.

The last thing he wanted to do was hurt her.

He followed her inside, found his parka and boots, and began to dress for the cold. Because there were others in the room, he waited until they were outside and away from the building before he spoke.

“I’m sorry about that, Samantha, but we had to ask.”

“You had to ask.” She walked with fast, angry strides. “Okay, well, you asked—or, rather, you let Lev ask while you sat there and said nothing.”

“Segal and Jones know you and I were together. They were waiting at my door when I went downstairs. Because of that, I had to step aside and let Segal handle the questions, or someone might think I wasn’t objective. That’s the price both of us pay for last night. I didn’t like it any more than you did.”

She looked over at him, her expression hidden behind her mask. “So, that was just you recusing yourself because of our … involvement?”

“Yes, and it could happen again. I know you didn’t kill Patty.”

“I’m happy to hear you say that. What kind of a man would sleep with someone he suspected of murder? And, for the record, I didn’t like being interrogated.”

He couldn’t blame her—not when she was already dealing with grief. “I’m sorry, Samantha. I’m in command of this mission, but I don’t get to call all of the shots.”

He explained how all of Cobra’s resources were being thrown at this investigation and how the analyst team used the interviews to come up with a short list of people for them to question a second time. “They don’t know that you and I are involved, and they can’t find out. I shouldn’t have crossed the line with you, but I did.”

She stopped still. “You’re saying you regret last night.”

“Not at all.” Maybe he should, but he didn’t. “I have no regrets—not one. Last night was perfect. But I’m walking a tightrope here, duty on the one hand, desire on the other. Try at least to understand that.”

She started walking again but said nothing.

For helvede. Damn it.

They reached the Dark Sector Lab and walked up the stairs and indoors. Thor probably ought to have gone back to the station, but he wanted to make this right. So, he stripped out of his cold-weather gear, needing to talk to her without the masks.

She hung up her hat and mask and looked up at him, the hurt in her eyes mingled with grief. “You mean it when you say you don’t regret last night?”

“Yes.

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