Hard Play (Delta Force Brotherhood) by Sheryl Nantus

Author:Sheryl Nantus [Nantus, Sheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Sheryl Nantus, Entangled, Contemporary Romance, Military, police, bet, Select Contemporary
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-02-19T18:30:00+00:00

Neither of them said a word on the way back to his apartment. He unlocked the door and let them in, securing it behind her.

Dylan led her to the couch, seating himself in the chair across from her.

He clasped his hands in front of him and leaned forward. “Talk to me.”

The innocent sentence broke her.

The tears flowed and she had no way to stop them, no way to control them.

In a flash Dylan was beside her, pulling her into his lap as he hugged her tight, his arms warm and welcoming.

Safe in his embrace, Jessie let her world come apart, sobbing uncontrollably.

…

Dylan lay back on the couch, tugging her atop him. She hiccupped and sighed, the tears already drying on her face.

He rubbed her back, knowing she’d talk when she was ready.

“My father.” She stopped and swallowed hard.

Dylan waited.

Jessie propped herself up on his chest and looked at him. “He said he was dirty.”

“So I heard.”

“What if it’s true? About my dad, I mean.” Jessie swallowed hard. “That’d make everything I’ve done a mockery of justice, a laughable matter.”

He frowned. “It does not. Why would you think that?” He shifted on the couch, sitting up to pull her into his lap. “Listen. Molodavi’s willing to say or do anything to get you back, including getting Wheeler to lie about your father. What he said, you can’t automatically accept it as gospel. I sure as hell don’t, not until we find more evidence. When Trey gets into Molodavi’s servers he can check—but until then you have to hold off thinking any of it is true.”

“But…” She fell silent and pressed her face against his neck. “What if it is? All of it? Any of it?”

“Then we’ll deal with it. Your father was more than a single event, a single decision. He was your father, and that alone makes him a damned good man in my book.” He stroked her cheek. “We’ll get through this.”

“But…”

“Shush. Rest up.” He dropped a kiss onto her flame-red hair and held her tight.

His outer calm disguised his inner turmoil as he juggled these new facts. It didn’t change what they’d done, or what they’d do to keep Jessie safe and take the jerk down, but it was a disturbing aspect he hadn’t planned for.

Dylan continued, lowering his voice to a softer, gentler tone. “Whatever sins your father committed have nothing to do with you here, now.”

“Why didn’t Molodavi say anything? He had me right there. Why didn’t he tell me?” she asked.

“You’re making a lot of assumptions, the first being that it’s true. Second, Molodavi might not remember your father—I’ve no doubt he’s got a hell of a lot of cops on his payroll, and remembering a beat cop from years ago isn’t likely.”

She sniffled. “The men I worked with. They would have known. They should have known, the older ones who had been around for a while.” Jessie looked at him. “Why didn’t they tell me? Say something, anything?”

“Would it have changed the way you acted? Affected your work?”

“I…I don’t know.

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