Mercy by Dimon HelenKay

Author:Dimon, HelenKay [Dimon, HelenKay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-05-05T21:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

Jarrett had no idea how he got downstairs an hour later. He’d tried to ignore the text messages he’d been getting since yesterday. When he got up to number four, he threw up the white flag.

Leaving Becca proved harder. He’d never be able to sit in that family room again without seeing her looming over him as she pressed her breasts to his mouth.

Damn.

He got off the elevator and headed for the bar. With a quick wave of thanks to the chef who stood guard, Jarrett cleared the room. All except the woman at the bar.

He took in the black skirt and slim-fitting sweater and knew he was going to regret this. “Kyra?”

She spun the stool around and flashed him a welcoming smile. Her shoulder-length blond hair fell around her face but her long legs stayed crossed. “If it isn’t D.C. powerhouse superstar Jarrett Holt.”

“Have you been reading my email again?” He leaned in for a hug and short kiss on the cheek.

“As if you share your emails with anyone.”

“Very true.” He slid onto the stool next to her and leaned against the bar. “What are you drinking?”

“Club soda.” She shook the glass and the ice cubes clinked. “Your award-winning chef was nice enough to scramble around behind the bar and find this for me.”

“Probably had something to do with how cute you are. He has a weakness for twentysomethings.” Jarrett hitched his chin in the general direction of the glass. “Still, nicely done.”

“Thought you’d approve.”

After diving into one whiskey bottle after another when he got out of jail, he refrained from alcohol. Losing control qualified as one of his greatest fears. Between the member issues and running his club, he didn’t have time to waste recovering from a hard night.

“Now that we’ve exchanged greetings, what’s with all the secret phone calls and requests for a private meeting?” He held up his phone and shook it.

“Can’t a girl say stop by and say hi?”

He saw the trap right there in front of him ready to spring. “Sure.”

“That’s convincing.”

Laughter filled her voice and he wondered how the boys at college resisted her. For their sake, he hoped they did. He’d hate to have to kill some kid for looking at her funny. “Since you never do, I’m wondering what you’re doing here.”

“I wanted to see you.”

That sounded bad. “Really?”

“You underestimate your charm.”

But he recognized hers and stayed on his game. She was about to try to wrangle something out of him. And she was one of the few people with that gift. The other was upstairs in the shower. “Not even a little.”

Kyra shrugged. “Well, I tried.”

Jarrett glanced at the hidden camera over the bar and started the countdown to Wade storming in. “You’re going to get us both killed.”

“That’s awfully dramatic.”

“There are security cameras in here, you know. Wade is probably on his way downstairs to beat the crap out of me right now.” When it came to being a big brother, Wade took the role seriously. Since Jarrett thought of Kyra as a sister, he did, too.

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