King of Clubs (Aces & Eights Book 2) by Sandra Owens

Author:Sandra Owens [Owens, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542045803
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2017-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Lauren glanced at the monitor, but no name was scrawled across the screen. She scrambled into her jeans and T-shirt, while keeping a wary eye on the computer.

“Please let it be someone who was just visiting one of Court’s neighbors,” she said to the machine. It was surreal. One minute she was luxuriating in the afterglow of the most incredible sex of her life and the next she was pacing in a safe room, waiting for Court to tell her the man’s name.

Her life was out of control. That was all there was to it. She’d let this happen by sticking her head in the sand, assuming Stephan would forget about her. Considering she’d heard nothing since that first letter shortly after he’d gone to prison, she supposed it was a reasonable assumption. It’d been a stupid one, though. The day he’d be free again had seemed eons away. When had time started moving so fast?

“Let’s see who our man is,” Court said, coming back into the room.

She moved behind him, her hand on his shoulder, as he sat in front of the computer. The man’s face came up on the screen, along with his name and background information. Her heart dropped to her stomach at reading the name.

“Vadim Popov,” Court read aloud. “You ever hear that name?”

“No, but if he’s Russian, that doesn’t bode well, does it?”

“I don’t believe in coincidences. I need to go, but I’ll take a closer look at him after I get to Aces and Eights.”

She didn’t want him to leave, wanted to tell him that she only felt safe with him, but she was afraid he’d think she was a big baby.

“Why don’t you come with me,” he said, as if reading her mind. “Bring a book. You can hang out in the office.”

“I was supposed to go down to Madison’s, but I’d really like to go with you. We need to tell her to be careful if she leaves her condo.”

“Give her a call. See if she wants to come. You can keep each other company. Can you be ready to go in twenty minutes?” At her nod, he said, “I’m going to eat the sandwich you brought me. If Madison wants to go with us, tell her we’ll come down and get her.”

“Court,” she said as he reached the door, “thank you.”

He stopped, strode back to her, put his hand around the back of her neck, and covered her mouth with his. After a lingering kiss, he lifted his head. “Everything will be all right, G.G., I promise.”

She put her fingers on her tingling lips as she watched him walk away. She’d known all those years ago that he was a good man, but she hadn’t known then just how amazing he was.

As she and Court rode down in the elevator to collect Madison, who’d definitely wanted to go, she let her gaze roam over Court’s mighty fine body. He wore black jeans and a black T-shirt with an Aces & Eights logo on it.

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