Point of No Return by Rita Henuber

Author:Rita Henuber
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2014-02-25T00:00:00+00:00

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Ten minutes of listening to night sounds was all Honey could take and she broke the silence. “I want to help you figure out who is behind this and why.”

“Sure you do. It’ll score a lot of points. Get a star on your collar a lot faster.”

That stung but she pushed on. “I get you don’t trust me. I had moments of doubt myself.” She swallowed. This was fucking weird. During their time together the only disagreement they’d had was choosing a wine. “I wasn’t sure where you stood in this.”

The front legs of O’Brien’s chair clunked and his feet hit with a thud, rattling loose boards.

“You. Thought. I had a part in killing my family.” He stood.

“No.” It was close to a yell. She went to her feet. “No.” Much softer this time. “Inside Lee’s file was a photo. You look so much alike. I thought it was you. I thought Lee was you. I thought . . . Damn it.” Her head throbbed. “I thought you were dead. Then I thought you were married. I thought you’d lied about being married.” A tremor worked its way through her as she remembered the moment. “All that fucking training about never trusting . . . took over. It’s ingrained. We have to doubt, be suspicious. Our lives depend on it.”

“Exactly.”

She looked into the evening dimness and heaved a sigh. One more try from another angle. “From what I saw on the table you have notes and records from your family. We can help each other. I have—”

“No.”

“But I have—”

“I don’t give a shit what you have. I’m not letting you see anything. You showing up is all too convenient. I don’t trust you.”

She winced. His words tore at her, causing as much pain and damage as an exploding RPG round. The gray light gave him a sinister look. Geesus. A few minutes ago she thought he was prepared to work together. Now the man was in fight mode. This was all wrong. She’d made a mistake. She wished she hadn’t met him months ago. Wished she’d never been with him. There was no fucking way to prove she wasn’t the bad guy here. If she didn’t leave, right now, he’d keep hammering at her. She rose, said nothing, and pushed past him to go inside and retrieve her weapon and duffel containing the notes, then headed down the steps.

“Where are you going?” he said as she turned on a flashlight.

“The outdoor facility.” She stopped and turned the beam on him. “Or do I need to ask permission first?” He said nothing. “Oh. And me, taking this”—she held up the black bag—“is me not trusting you.”

She did her thing and hustled around the side of the cabin to the car. At the very least she’d hope their prior relationship would bring tolerance and allow sharing of info. At the best, sharing info and a bed. It had been a gamble and she’d lost all around. Nothing left to do but leave.

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