Never As It Seems by Shiloh Walker

Author:Shiloh Walker [Walker, Shiloh]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2010-10-20T00:32:05.328000+00:00

Chapter Five

“You’ve what?”

“I’ve been using her off and on for nearly three years,” Dave repeated.

“And why hadn’t I heard of this?”

“Because it didn’t concern you?”

Leo swallowed, his throat tight, gritty and dry. His head ached like a bitch and he’d

swear he could still feel her, rummaging around in his head the same way she’d

rummaged around through her purse earlier. Wiggling her fingers through the gray

matter, almost.

He couldn’t deny what he’d felt.

Just as he couldn’t deny how easily she’d plucked those bits of knowledge out of

his head.

It was real. It was for real.

Which meant she was for real.

And fuck, that meant he’d screwed up so very, very royally.

Twice. Three years ago, and today.

Rubbing the heel of his hand over his heart, he shot a look at the closed bedroom

door and then focused again on the conversation. “What exactly was she talking to you

about? What are you taking care of?”

“Not sure yet. Still looking into it, but it might be the man who is responsible for a

missing teen. I’m heading over to his place now. Have an address. Might be practicing

my shoddy B&E skills.”

Leo grimaced. “Heading where? And why are you breaking and entering? Isn’t the

DA looking into this?”

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“Yes. But I’ve just got a weird feeling about this mess. I don’t like it. Just don’t like

it.”

“And you think breaking some laws is going to improve things how?” Leo leaned

against the counter, still staring at the door. He needed to go in there. Talk to Chloe. But

what the hell was he supposed to say? He didn’t know at all.

I’m sorry. Didn’t quite seem to cut it. I’m sorry, but please don’t ever do that again.

He was more than a little freaked out by the fact that she had been able to pluck

personal information out of his mind that easily.

Had she done that often? Even as that thought came, he pushed aside. No. That

wasn’t like her.

“Earth to Leo.”

Swearing, he shoved a hand through his hair and said, “Sorry. Distracted.”

“Kicking yourself yet?” Dave asked.

Kicking himself…yeah. “Shut the fuck up. Let me know if you find anything out

and if I’m supposed to do much of anything else.”

“All you’re doing right now is staying put. And if anybody but me tries to find out

where Chloe is, don’t let her tell them. And I mean anybody.” With that, Dave hung up

the phone.

Left with nothing else to distract himself, Leo shoved off the counter and went to

stand in front of the door to Chloe’s room.

Shit.

Shit.

Shit.

He shoved his hands in his pockets and thought back to the day when everything

had fallen apart on them. No. Everything hadn’t fallen apart—he’d destroyed it. He had

to face that, accept it.

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He reached to open the door but at the last second, he stopped. He needed to figure

out what he was going to say. Needed to plan it out. He needed to apologize. For then

and for now. And he needed to figure out how he felt about her. He had feelings for

her…but did she still have…

“Oh, fuck this,” he muttered, and before he could let himself think about it again,

he grasped the doorknob.

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