In The Darkness: A Project Artemis Novel by K.M. Scott & Anina Collins

Author:K.M. Scott & Anina Collins [Scott, K.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction
ISBN: 9781941594834
Publisher: Copper Key Media, LLC
Published: 2018-04-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

In a flash, he opened his eyes and looked across the room to the couch to make sure Persephone still lay there. He hadn’t planned on falling asleep, especially since he had a feeling she’d take the first chance she could to get away from him and chasing her around the dark woods wasn’t anything he wanted to do that night.

Not that he could blame her for never wanting to be near him again.

He watched her all curled up sleeping soundly and hoped to God the memory of what happened back at that house didn’t haunt her even in her dreams. He couldn’t do anything about that now, as much as he wished he could turn back time and change what he did.

She’d never forgive him. He knew that for sure. How could she? He couldn’t, so he didn’t see how she could.

Taking a deep breath, he let it out slowly while he worked to force his brain from replaying that one horrible act over and over. He’d done some terrible things in his life that he’d have to live with until the day he died. He accepted that as part of the job he chose to do. He could have just become a run-of-the-mill private eye or something benign like that after leaving the bureau. Spend all his time finding lost relatives for money and being bored out of his mind.

At least then he wouldn’t have regrets. Well, other than throwing his life away in exchange for being safe.

But he chose to become a hired gun because he needed the rush going undercover had always given him. He liked the danger. Hell, he loved it. He fed off it. Infiltrating some group and pretending to be one of them for the greater good gave him the adrenaline rush he craved and the ability to do good that made his conscience feel right at the end of the day.

That made up for that mistake he made back in his bureau days.

So what if he had to act in ways other people found immoral? He got the job done, and when it was all said and done, that’s all that counted.

He’d always been able to tell himself that when questions popped up in his mind about the things he’d done all in the name of the job. This was different, though.

Persephone made it different.

Never before had he cared enough for a client to do what he did. He knew how fucked up that sounded. Even he had a hard time thinking that, but it was the truth he couldn’t escape.

He did what he had to so the rest of those monsters didn’t do the same to her.

Not that an excuse like that would ever be one she’d accept. He knew that. It didn’t change what he believed, though.

Over on the couch, she stretched her legs and made a mewing sound that hit him like a knife to his heart. Was she having a nightmare about what he did to her? Is that why she whimpered like she was in pain?

Fuck.

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