Innocent Target by Katie Reus

Author:Katie Reus [Reus, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KR Press, LLC
Published: 2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

—Old ways won’t open new doors.—

Hadley stood in front of Axel’s doorway for a long moment, contemplating the sanity of her decision. What the heck was she even doing here? Okay, who was she kidding? She knew exactly what she was doing.

She was drawn to him in a way she didn’t completely understand, but she also wasn’t going to fight it too much. Not until she heard more from him about his history. Because he’d held back at her place when talking to everyone. Now they’d be alone without her big brother to interfere.

Finally, she lifted her hand to knock lightly but the door swung open. She nearly stepped back at the sight of him, all broad-shouldered and ridiculously sexy. “Hey,” she murmured, feeling awkward.

“I’ve been wondering how long it would take you to knock or if you were going to leave.” His expression was neutral and she hated that.

She wrapped her arms around herself. “How did you know I was out here?”

He pointed down. “Saw the shadow of your feet. And I assumed it was you.” He stepped back to let her enter.

Fighting the nerves dancing in her belly, she stepped into the nicely furnished bedroom, unsure exactly where to start.

“How’s the dog?” he asked.

“She’s good, and I’m pretty sure that Skye has officially adopted her. Or she will if we can’t find her owner.” Hadley still thought the dog’s new name was ridiculous and hoped Skye changed her mind.

He simply nodded once and stood there looking slightly unsure of himself.

“Can we sit on the bed to talk?” She was feeling off-balance and she wanted to be as steady as possible. Sitting was better than standing.

“Oh yeah, of course.” He stepped back and motioned toward the big king-size bed. A thick-looking quilt with little blue stars was slightly rumpled, but he hadn’t pulled it back. And he was wearing lounge pants, a T-shirt and his laptop was open on the bed. So at least she hadn’t interrupted his sleep.

Sitting down, she said, “I just came here to ask you some questions but don’t feel obligated to answer anything.”

He didn’t sit on the bed next to her, but instead leaned against a nearby dresser. He reminded her of a caged lion as he crossed his arms over his broad chest, all the muscles in his forearms pulling tight. “Even if I know you won’t like the answer, I’ll be honest.”

She pushed out a breath, trying to gather her thoughts. “Why did you come to see me in person? I mean, why come tell me in person, especially since you kind of know Brooks and you didn’t know me at all.”

He rubbed the back of his neck. “I’m honestly not sure I have an answer. You looked so sweet in the picture of the file I got on you. I just needed to tell you in person. I wanted to meet you,” he muttered.

Oh. Well, that was certainly honest and she wasn’t sure what to do with it. “But you didn’t tell me.

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