Mate's Mission: Alpha Protectors by Juniper Hart

Author:Juniper Hart [Hart, Juniper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

8

Why do I get the feeling that he’s not telling me something?

It was a bizarre thought to have, considering she didn’t know him well, but Hazel could not shake the idea that Lev was holding something back. There was a constant push and pull inside her. She wanted to trust this new man in her life implicitly, even though all her old alarms were constantly sounding within her.

You don’t know him. He’s not your friend, the little evil voice hissed at her. He wants something from you, just like everyone else. This voice, however, was easier to silence than it ever had been before, and without effort, Hazel found herself staring at Lev with an open mind.

They’d been working all night, neither of them stopping as they struggled to connect the dots between the cases.

Maybe it was the conversation she’d overheard at the crime scene where she had been sure he was talking about their case to someone. Or maybe it was the fact that she didn’t trust herself. Whatever it was, Hazel clung to her wariness, studying Lev’s attractive face across the desk as he pored over computer files.

“Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Lev yawned, stretching. Hazel darted her gaze away, but it was too late. He had caught her staring.

“I’m thinking about a million things right now,” she confessed. “Can you be more specific?”

“I’m thinking we haven’t eaten anything all day.”

Oh, God, he’s right. Hazel’s eyes darted toward the computer, and her eyes grew large.

“It’s almost midnight!” she cried, wondering how they’d managed to overlook the darkness which had fallen outside.

“I know,” Lev chuckled. “And I need to eat something. Why don’t I drive you home, and we’ll find somewhere to eat along the way?”

Her instinct was to refuse, but she realized that Lev was right. Staring at the endless evidence with burning eyes wasn’t going to help anyone. She wasn’t about to have a Perry Mason moment in the middle of the night.

And maybe he’ll come up for a nightcap so the apartment won’t feel so lonely. Hazel lowered her eyes to the table and nodded.

“That sounds like a plan,” she agreed. “There’s a Chicago-style pizza place that’s open twenty-four hours a few blocks from here. We can even get a beer.”

“A beer,” Lev purred in a low tone which made her skin explode in goosebumps. “That sounds like liquid heaven right now.”

“Are you sure you don’t mind driving me home? I’ll pay your cab fare—”

Lev held up a hand and smiled at her. “Let’s try this. Let’s try just going with it. You don’t need to qualify or offer or fight. Let’s just go through the night and see if we can’t be normal.”

Hazel laughed in disbelief. “If it’s normal you want, I’m afraid you’re barking up the wrong tree.”

Lev smiled at her lazily.

“I’m not worried,” he replied, rising from his desk. “Let’s get out of here.”

She followed him toward the elevators, and together, they made their way down to the garage level. There were

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