Internal Affair by Samantha Cayto

Author:Samantha Cayto [Cayto, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2015-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Parker felt foolish standing at the side of the road with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. Blankets were for people in shock, for victims, not cops. She should be over with Daire talking to the state trooper, going over with him again the details of their little adventure.

Except she’d already given as much of an account of what had happened that she could, and honestly, shivers ran through her body every once in a while. She needed the extra warmth, more than she got by gazing at Daire and remembering how he’d held her close once the car had stopped. God, she hated being fragile, but nearly being killed had scared the crap out of her. All she could think as Daire hugged her and she hugged him back was thank God he’d been with her. If she’d gone to interview Lahey alone… It didn’t bare thinking about.

Two SUVs whizzed by the area secured by the troopers before pulling over to the shoulder, the very sight of them sending a frisson of alarm through her body before she recognized whom they carried. The cavalry had arrived in the form of Callaghans and Malloys. They were a formidable looking group. Ronan and Finn led the charge, with Regan close on their heels. Caruso and Nieves joined the pack at a quick pace, and even the sophisticated Ramsey carried an “out of my way” aura. They converged on Daire and the trooper forming a semi-circle of protection and support. Even with the distance between them, she could see Daire’s face lose a millimeter of grim. He nodded in her direction, and Caruso, Nieves, and Ramsey broke free from the group and headed her way.

Awesome. Daire had sent his second string over to guard her. It pissed her off that he thought she needed it and warmed her to the core at the same time. She mustered up a smile for the approaching men. Nieves was the only one to return the look.

“You should be inside,” he said, gesturing to the statey car next to her. “It’s cold out here.”

Parker opened her mouth to tell him the cold actually resided deep inside her, then thought better of it. They were already worried about her if their expressions were any indication. Why exacerbate everything?

Besides, the only man she’d feel comfortable breaking down in front of was Daire. Weird how he’d become so important to her in such a short amount of time. Not that she intended to act on it or anything. They’d agreed to put their mutual attraction on hold until this investigation had finished. Once the staties were done with them, she’d go home, get in the tub, and maybe then have a good, long cry.

“I’m fine,” she finally answered with a shrug. “I have my blanky.”

Kyle got right in her face and scrutinized her. “You look a little shocky to me.”

Parker raised her eyebrows at him. As sweet as their concerns were, she needed to shut this whole macho protection thing down.

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