J.P. Bowie - Nick Fallon Investigation 1 - A Deadly Game by J.P. Bowie

Author:J.P. Bowie [Bowie, J.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER 11

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Nick woke later that morning and realized he felt a whole lot better than he had a right to. Despite the dull ache that surrounded the bruise on his temple, and despite the fact they had not gone to bed until after three and then engaged in rapturous sex, or perhaps because of that, he felt alert and energized. Eric was already up; he could hear him moving about in the kitchen, and the tantalizing smell of freshly brewed coffee came sweetly to his nostrils. Still, he lay for a time thinking about what Eric had said earlier. Despite his promise to him, there was no way Nick was going to involve him any further in his search for Garcia.

Yes, McKenna would bring in the FBI, that was a given—and maybe they just might be successful in finding Garcia. But now it was personal. Nick had felt loss over Andy’s murder. Andy had been a good friend—but that feeling could never compare to the almost overpowering rage he had experienced when he had witnessed Garcia trying to kill Eric. Now, it wasn’t enough that the FBI caught Garcia and put him back in prison to await the death sentence he so justly deserved. He wanted to kill Garcia himself. He wanted to make sure that Garcia was no longer a threat to Eric—or anyone else.

Throughout the years that Nick had been in law enforcement, he had never wanted to kill anyone. He had always believed that even the most depraved criminals deserved their day in court, but Garcia had violated Nick’s basic beliefs. He had tried to take away something too precious to

- 112 lose, and for that he must die. Nick knew that he would never be completely at ease until Garcia was gone for good. It had to be done—but Eric must not know any of the details. It was going to hurt him when he found out that Nick had broken his promise, but better that than have him face Garcia again. The next time they might not be so lucky…

“Hey, sleepy-head,” Eric sang out from the kitchen. “Do I have to come in there and haul you out of bed?”

“I’ll be right there.” Trying to push thoughts of Garcia to the back of his mind, Nick swung his long legs out of bed and headed for the bathroom. “Jeez,” he muttered, looking in the mirror as he relieved himself. He fingered the livid bruise on the side of his head and counted himself lucky it wasn’t a whole lot more serious. He pulled on a pair of shorts and joined Eric in the kitchen, wrapping his arms around him and nuzzling the back of his neck.

“Mmm,” Eric murmured, pressing his rump into Nick’s groin. “You feel like you’re ready to go again.”

“Always ready for you,” Nick said, turning him around and kissing his lips. “Come back to bed.”

“It’s late,” Eric protested. “I have to get to the gallery.”

Nick frowned. “I don’t want you going there by yourself today.

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