No Need For Heroes: Third Blow by Cole Harper

Author:Cole, Harper [Cole, Harper]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

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As soon as Hooley had gone, Trent released Brucie, and laughed. “That’s a relief!”

Rochelle was vibrating with tension. “How the hell is that a relief?” She could have punched him for his relaxed manner.

Trent shrugged. “Well, only Rafe and Nathan are after me at the moment; Hooley’s called his men off. Two out of three. That’s a result. Aren’t you happy?”

“No. I’m in shock. How dare he…”

“Rochelle!” Trent took her by the arms and drew her to him, but she was stubborn and stayed stiff and unresponsive. “Rochelle, this is good news. Listen. They’ll come for me, I’ll just shoot them, and everything’s fine!”

“And then the cops will come and my bar will close down and you’ll go back to jail for ever, and so will I, for being an accomplice. Nothing about this is good.”

She could see the exasperation on his face. “What other course of action did you expect? We talked about this yesterday. You knew this is what it came down to.”

“I was carried away by listening to you guys and your gung-ho, all guns blazing, action hero talk. Let’s be real. This is nothing but trouble. Big trouble.”

“So what do I do? What’s your plan, Rochelle?”

She pulled away from him. “I don’t know. You were all in control last night. What about today? How are you going to make things better for me, today? I should have stayed on my own. I let you into my bar, my house, my…”

“Heart,” he finished for her, and dragged her firmly to his chest, kissing the top of her head. “I am doing this for you.”

“You’re selfish. You’re doing it for yourself and you’ll destroy me in the process.”

She felt his embrace tense up and he hissed. She couldn’t stop the words now, and though her tears were falling, she kept on talking. “You said yesterday you weren’t good enough for me. Maybe you aren’t. Not while you’re so hell bent on nothing but revenge. You talked about change but can you really change? After this, what then? You aren’t the golden boy. I see that now. You’re just…”

“I’m just the criminal,” he whispered. He let go of her.

It was the most hurtful thing she could say. Now what would he do? She didn’t want to watch. She turned away.

She heard him walk to the door. The handle scraped and turned.

“Saving my life is the only way to save yours,” he said. And he left.

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