Hunted by Cynthia Eden

Author:Cynthia Eden [Eden, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romantic suspense
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
Published: 2017-06-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

He should keep his hands off her. Josh knew that he should keep his distance from Casey. So why was he so desperate to get closer to her?

He secured the penthouse door behind them. The alarms were set. The cameras rolling. They were safe for the night.

“I wish we’d gone to the beach house.” She stood a few feet away, gazing out at the darkness below her.

He shook his head, even though Casey couldn’t see the movement. “Too dark. You wouldn’t be able to see anything out there. You really want to re-create the scene, then we’ll do it first thing tomorrow. We’ll go back at dawn.”

She looked back at him, a sad smile on her full lips. “Because that’s when you found me.”

A scene he’d never forget.

“You should go get some rest. I know it’s been a long day for you.” He glanced down at his phone. On their way to the penthouse, he’d tried calling Tucker, wanting to tell him about the oil scent, but he’d just gotten the guy’s voice mail.

“Today wasn’t as bad as yesterday. I didn’t get attacked in my hotel room tonight. I consider that a win.” She paused. “But I did get rejected.”

His head snapped up.

That faint smile was still on her lips—a smile that didn’t reach her dark, gorgeous eyes. “I get it,” Casey added. “I’m not your type. I misread the situation. It won’t happen again. I apologize if I...made you uncomfortable.” She turned, obviously heading for the hallway—and her room. “I’ll see you in the morning, okay?”

He should let her go. He should keep his mouth shut. He should—“You’re not the only one with trust issues.”

Casey stilled.

“You wanted to know my secrets? You wanted that fair exchange. Fine. Here goes.” Josh released a long breath. “I trusted the wrong person, too. With fatal consequences.”

Slowly, she turned back to face him. “Josh?”

“He was a man on my SEAL team. I thought he had my back. I thought he was a friend. In an instant, he turned on me—on us all. I lost two good men that day. And every day since, I’ve asked myself why I didn’t see the truth about him sooner.”

Her lips parted. “I’ve asked myself...why I didn’t see the truth about Benjamin.”

He understood her, and he knew—Casey understood him, too.

“I’m sorry,” she whispered.

He didn’t want her pity but—when he looked into her eyes, he realized she wasn’t staring at him with pity. Just a kind of shared pain.

He’d never really thought about a future with anyone, but when he looked at Casey, he found himself imagining all kinds of things that he shouldn’t be thinking. “My job is to keep you safe.”

“I can hire a bodyguard for that. Tom was right on that point.”

He was better than any bodyguard out there. “I’m an FBI agent,” he tried again. “And you’re—” But he broke off because he was staring into her eyes and he couldn’t look away. He didn’t want to look away. Her gaze was so deep and rich, and her lips were red and full.

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