Harlequin Intrigue October 2021--Box Set 1 of 2 by Caridad Piñeiro

Author:Caridad Piñeiro
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

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ALYSSA WASN’T SURE how long she’d nodded off. Lack of quality sleep combined with late-term pregnancy had her dozing off every chance she got. The sun was rising, and the house was quiet. She pushed up to sitting to find Blake at the table with his laptop, nursing a cup of coffee.

“Is there any chance you have decaf?”

“No. Sorry.”

“I figured as much.”

“Never saw the point.” He smiled and a dozen butterflies released in her chest.

“Neither did I until I got pregnant.”

“Yeah, I see your point. I hadn’t thought about the sacrifices you’ve been making. Has it been awful?”

“Sometimes.” She figured he wouldn’t judge her for being honest. “Once I got over the initial shock and sacrifices, it got a lot easier. Then she started moving around in there and I guess I was hooked. Suddenly, it was easy to forget how hard it was at first. It helped that I stopped throwing up every five minutes.”

He made a face.

“It wasn’t that bad in retrospect. At the time, I was probably pretty dramatic about it, though.” She laughed as she looked around. “The door?”

“Had a locksmith change out the lock and add a dead bolt.”

“And I didn’t hear it?”

“You were pretty out of it.”

“How out of it do you have to be not to hear a hammer?”

“It was an electric screwdriver and my guy was stealth.” He picked up his mug. “Are you hungry?”

“Is that a real question?” Now, she really laughed. “I’m always hungry now. Even when I don’t think I’m hungry, I’ve found that I can eat.”

She joined him in the kitchen.

“Pregnancy agrees with you.” He looked at her with appreciation and it was the first time in months someone looked at her with anything but a sweet smile or a look of apology. She figured the reactions to her pregnancy from strangers must mirror whatever their experience was. The sweet ones must’ve had an easy time of it. The others, well, maybe not so much. Either way, she always smiled back.

Blake had always made a mean omelet. This morning was no exception. She literally groaned with pleasure while she ate it. He added fresh greens and a sliced tomato. Pure food heaven.

“Have the police called?”

“Gruff’s real name is Christopher Desmond. And the one you called Nasal is Jordan Bennett. Do either of those names ring a bell?” He picked up the plate after she’d cleaned it.

Nothing automatically came to mind. She tried to reach deep and came up with nothing. “No idea who they are.”

“Liz called your office to ask to speak to one and then the other. Neither one works for you or worked for your father. She had the manager check the HR files.” He paused. “Doesn’t mean they aren’t connected to the business in some way. The manager didn’t recognize the names and they don’t work at Hazel Imports. That’s as much as we know for now.”

“At least they’re locked up and we know who they are.” There was some relief in knowing these guys were off the streets.

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