One Dark Night by Jaid Black

Author:Jaid Black
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.
Published: 2012-07-31T12:23:22+00:00

Thomas hadn’t been exaggerating, Nikki thought as she stood in the kitchen peeling potatoes. They were holed up in Cincinnati in an apartment the police department owned, but as secluded as they were from the rest of the world, they might as well have been in the Ozarks. She sighed as her gaze sought out Thomas.

He’d been acting somewhat strangely for a few hours now, but extremely strangely ever since he’d hung up the phone. She knew he had to be exhausted, but he still hadn’t gone to rest in one of the two bedrooms. He’d been sitting in a chair in the living room instead, staring at nothing for the better part of an hour.

“Hey,” Nikki said, her eyebrows drawing together. She set down the potato peeler, wiped her hands on a towel, and slung it over her shoulder. “Why don’t you go get some sleep?” she suggested as she padded out into the living room. She came to a halt in front of the chair in which he was seated. “If you’re hungry, I’ll wake you up when dinner’s ready.”

Thomas’s dark gaze slowly inched up, lingering at her breasts. Her cheeks suffused with heat, having forgotten she was wearing the same tell-all top.

“I’m not tired,” he muttered, his gaze moving up to her face. He ran a hand over his jaw when she frowned. “Okay, I’m a little tired. But I think I’ll wait until we eat.”

“Are you all right?” she asked, her eyes searching his face.

His jaw clenched. “Just go cook,” he growled, settling back in the chair.

Her nostrils flared. “Fine,” she bit out, turning away from him. “Excuse me for caring.”

An hour later they sat down to eat in the small but functional kitchen. Nikki pretended obliviousness to Thomas’s presence as he wolfed down three hamburgers and enough fried potatoes to feed a small country. She picked at her food, not particularly hungry, her feelings still smarting from earlier. She didn’t think he’d noticed, so was surprised when he sighed and offered an apology.

“I shouldn’t have snapped at you,” Thomas admitted. “It’s just been one hell of a shitty day.”

Nikki nodded. She rose up to her feet and started carrying dishes to the sink. “It’s okay,” she said. “I guess my feelings get hurt a little too easily.” She smiled from over her shoulder, then turned back to the sink. “Go ahead and get some sleep,” she said as she lowered the dishes into the awaiting soapy water. “You look like you could use some—”

“I think Lucifer is my partner, James,” he murmured.

“What?” Wide-eyed, Nikki whirled around on her bare-foot heel. “Your partner?” she breathed out. “Oh my God. No wonder you’re . . . oh my God.”

Thomas sighed, his eyes briefly closing. “We don’t know for sure, but let’s just say the evidence is strong enough to get a search warrant for his place.”

She studied his haggard face. “He killed someone you loved, didn’t he?” she whispered.

He didn’t say anything, but then he didn’t need to.

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