Harlequin Intrigue August 2018--Box Set 2 of 2 by Elle James

Author:Elle James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

It had been a long-ass day. Jace had worked with the others, helping to confirm the security of the Denver City and County Building. Derek had used Jace mostly to double-check particularly vulnerable places, since he knew Jace couldn’t be the mole. There were definitely no unsecured windows or doors in this building now.

For the moment. Jace and Derek both knew the mole could come back and change that situation.

Jace had left a few markers—invisible to anyone but him—in areas he thought would be potential targets for Freihof or the mole. These markers, generally made of pretty innocuous items like tape and string, would let him know if windows or doors had been opened or tampered with when he went back and checked them. Derek was doing the same, trying to keep the LESS Summit secure and catch the mole at the same time.

They both knew fighting a war on two fronts was the surest way to lose. But right now it was their only option, especially with someone potentially working against them.

Was it Carnell? The bruises were suspicious. Even in the short time Jace had been around he’d noticed the man was always angry. Always talking about elitist problems in Omega Sector and the lack of pedigree in law enforcement in general. Definitely corresponded with some of the “Manifesto of Change” document Ren McClement had shown Jace back in his office in DC.

But Lillian had said the man she’d followed in the window had put up a pretty good fight before she’d been Tasered. Jace had difficulty believing she couldn’t drop Carnell in under five seconds flat.

Hell, she could drop Jace in under ten if he didn’t use every skill he had.

So neither he nor Derek thought Carnell was the man who’d fought and strung up Lillian last night.

Speaking of, that damn key card had been burning a hole in his pocket for the past seven hours. Jace had purposely forced himself not to think about Lillian, to focus on the task at hand as he worked. The job required his focus, and Lillian needed time to rest.

Seeing how upset she’d been with herself over how she’d handled Carnell had been painful. Derek had been right to give her the first down shift. Everybody had their limits. Lillian’s body and mind had evidently reached hers.

Jace damn well hoped she’d spent the last few hours sleeping. Now that Derek had told him to break, Jace planned to wake her up in the most pleasurable way possible, then hopefully talk her back into another nap afterward. In his arms. Both of them naked.

Full-on grin covering his face, Jace found himself all but jogging back to the hotel. It was already dark again. He should be exhausted, but as he peeled away his tactical gear and showered, all he could think about was getting to Lillian.

She’d given him her room key. And while that wasn’t exactly an engagement ring, Jace recognized it for what it was: a statement of trust.

Nothing about Lillian then or now suggested she gave her trust easily.

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