Reckless by Selena Montgomery

Author:Selena Montgomery [Montgomery, Selena]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780061983405
Google: atkTvSMwSiYC
Amazon: B001AZRJIK
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-10-06T04:00:00+00:00

M O N T G O M E R

Not offended, Luke turned her captive hand over,

his fingers linking with hers. “We do know each other,

Kell. That’s what scares you.” When she frowned, he

corrected, “Disturbs you.”

“Maybe.”

“Well, it disturbs the hell out of me.” Stroking his

thumb along the creamy smooth skin, he urged quietly,

“Talk to me.”

The impulse to share confounded Kell. She’d kept her

own counsel for so long. Yet, the thought of confiding

in Luke brought a comfort that unsettled. She opened

her mouth to refuse his offer, only to hear herself con-

fess, “I lost my job yesterday.”

Luke merely rubbed his thumb along the ridge of

her knuckles. She wouldn’t look at him, he noted. But

her admission was progress. He probed, “Why would

David Trent dissolve your partnership? You’re the heart

of that firm. Twice the lawyer he is.”

Warmed by the defense, Kell asked, “You know

him?”

With a sound of derision, he explained, “I know of

him. Practiced criminal work in Chicago for a while.

I never met him in court, but my colleagues did.” His

mouth tightened. “He wasn’t renowned for his ethics.”

“David plays to win,” she defended automatically. In

warning, she added, “So do I.”

“You protect your clients. That’s not the same as

Trent’s antics.” It wasn’t a question.

Shame had her flushing lightly. “I win my cases,

Luke. By fair means or not so much.”

“Do you lie in court?”

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“By legal standards, no.”

“And by yours?” The answer mattered, more than

he’d have expected. “Have you broken your oath?”

“No. But give me a few more years with David,” she

laughed mirthlessly. “I defend clients who can afford to

pay our fees, and they pay for a bit of flexibility in our

moral codes.”

“So what happened?”

“My moral code did battle with my partnership

agreement. I’m not sure which one won.”

“He doesn’t want you defending Eliza?”

“David didn’t mind my client detour at first, but—”

“But what?”

“He wasn’t happy, but he understood. Until I told him

I wasn’t returning to Atlanta to take over the case that

can make our firm a household name.”

He understood instantly. “Your firm picked up the

Marley case?” he asked, impressed despite himself.

“Every defense firm in the country is going to chase

that one.”

“And she picked us.” Restive, Kell withdrew her hand

from his and rose. She walked to the window seat and

flicked at the drapes that had been drawn against the

afternoon sun. “I refused to come back for the arraign-

ment.”

Luke watched the jerky movements, concerned. “Be-

cause of Eliza.”

She clenched the fabric, outrage warring with dis-

appointment. “David considers my refusal to come

to Atlanta a breach of our partnership agreement. He

threatened to serve me with termination papers.”

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M O N T G O M E R Y

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