Poison Evidence by Rachel Grant

Author:Rachel Grant
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Janus Publishing
Published: 2016-10-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

“Well, aren’t you the patriotic soldier?” Dimitri said with a sneer in his voice. “I didn’t take you for someone who’d use her body for a mission.”

Cold shot through Ivy as he launched himself from the bed. She scooted backward and hit her head on the cave wall, momentarily stunning her from speaking. She rubbed the back of her head and tried to get her bearings. Finally, she managed a weak-sounding “What?”

“Give it up. You aren’t the best actress. Jesus. Did Dominick order you to fuck me? Or was that all improv?”

If he’d been next to her, she would have slapped him. As it was, she was rendered speechless by a mix of hurt and rage. She’d just surrendered her body to him as completely as she could, and his first response was to accuse her of being a whore and then say she was lousy at it?

Anger broke the mute barrier, which was good, because if hurt won, it would be with tears. And she’d be damned before she’d cry in front of him over his insults. “You complete and utter ass. I don’t fuck for my country—between the two of us, I’m not the one who’s a spy. How many women have you fucked for the job? I hope you had the decency to do a better job with them.”

She grabbed her clothes and yanked them on. She wanted to dive into the pool to wash his sweat from her skin, but she’d feel less vulnerable clothed.

“A better job? You didn’t seem like you were having a terrible time.”

“Yeah, well, maybe I’m a better actress than you think.” God, how was it that they were even having this argument? What had she done?

But she knew what she’d done. She’d fucked a spy. Again.

She was too stupid to live.

Clothed, she headed for the stairs to the upper chamber.

“Where the hell are you going?” Dimitri asked.

“As far away from you as I can get.”

“Don’t try to leave the island, Ivy.”

“I’m not stupid.” But she was. So very, very stupid. Part of her had wondered if she was falling in love with the spy. She couldn’t get much dumber than that.

She reached the bottom step before he caught her arm and swung her around to face him. “Why did you fuck me?” he asked. “Were you trying to get me to surrender?”

The pain in his eyes caused her own heartache to find its voice. “No,” she whispered.

“Why, then?” he asked again.

“Because I wanted you. I’m sorry you found me lacking, but I wasn’t acting and had no agenda.” She yanked her arm from his grip.

“I found you lacking?” He shook his head. “When did I say that?”

“You accused me of being a whore, then said I’m not the best actress.” Her hands shook as humiliation engulfed her. She curled them into fists to fight the emotion from seizing control. “I said what I did because I’m a dumbass and what we just did meant something to me. But not anymore. Go ahead and give up, but don’t expect me to give a damn when you’re gone.

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