Luke's (Lucifer's) Sin by Lisa Renee Jones

Author:Lisa Renee Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Julie Patra Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

ANA

Luke and I step into the empty hotel elevator and stand side-by-side. Once the doors seal, it’s as if a countdown starts. Three. Two. One.

We turn and face each other, the tiny space punched with ten thousand intimate, sexy moments. The air is thick. The baggage heavier than anything we have in our nearly empty suitcases. For long seconds, a full minute perhaps, we don’t speak. We just stare at each other, but the floors tick by as heavily as the unspoken words and unrealized emotions hanging between us.

“There was only one room,” he says. “Pretty much in the whole city. Blake warned me earlier.”

“And you didn’t warn me.” It’s not a question.

“I didn’t want you to run.”

“The running thing again? Really? I’ve never run from anything. That’s not who I am.”

“I think I’ve made it clear that I disagree on that point, but in case you’ve forgotten my point of view: you ran from the truth. If I’d died that day two years ago, Ana, and if I didn’t stand right here right now, you might have gone to your own grave believing lies.”

“I didn’t mean to shoot you.”

His eyes sharpen with his tongue. “Liar.”

“Now I’m a liar?”

“You’re too skilled to accidentally pull the trigger, sweetheart, so dump that bullshit and be honest with yourself and me.”

“If you believe that, why not go to the police? Why did you lie about what happened?”

“The why doesn’t matter. The reason? I saved your badge,” he says. “Just be thankful I did.”

The elevator dings. “Let’s go call Adam.”

I’m obviously not the only one eaten up with hate. He is, too, and I don’t think he would feel what he feels if he’d coldheartedly killed Kasey. “Luke—”

“Lucifer, Ana. Lucifer. I get that you always refused to call me that and refused to see me as that person, but you always knew who I was. And I’m more him than ever. You of all people know that. You made that clear.” He doesn’t give me time to reply. “Let’s go call Adam,” he repeats, catching the elevator door as if the action is a push to get me out of the tiny space we’re presently sharing.

I draw in a breath and walk into the hallway. He joins me and motions to the left. A short walk later, we’re at our door, and he swipes the key. I enter the room first and while it’s a nice hotel, our room is small, so small we will be on top of each other every second we’re here.

We set our bags down in the entryway and I walk to the other side of the room. By the time I turn around, Luke has followed me, only he stops shy of the window where I now stand, leaning on the desk that sits even with the foot of the bed.

The bed. I’m hyper-aware of it because it’s the only place to sleep. Because I haven’t been in a bed with him in two years. Because I don’t know how to be in this room with him and not lose my mind.

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