Spy Thy Neighbor by Shandi Boyes

Author:Shandi Boyes [Boyes, Shandi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shandi Boyes

Chapter Fifteen

Hunter’s eyes track me when I enter the room and glide across the floor. Although his gaze spurs on a rush of goosebumps to prickle my skin, the usual frozen stance a coveted glance like his would incite is surprisingly void.

"Get too restrictive?" I tug on the untied bowtie dangling around his broad shoulders.

His smile makes me giddy. Something has changed between us this weekend. I don’t know if it stems from his generous gifts or the honesty he has bestowed upon me. Whatever it is, I like it.

“What will you do with these images?” My voice is high with excitement as I see image after image captured on the multiple monitors in front of him.

"I'll run them through facial recognition, and if anything triggers a flag, I'll run an additional search on a more advanced program," Hunter replies, his gaze locked in on a dark-haired gentleman sitting on a barstool.

“Have you done that to me?” I endeavor to keep suspicion out of my voice. I fail.

His eyes drift to mine. “No.” He shakes his head. “You’re the first girl I’ve propositioned before running a background search.” A cheeky glimmer shimmers in his eyes. “And look where that got me.”

I giggle and nudge him in the ribs with my elbow. “I’m not the one who pulled out the friend’s card,” I mumble under my breath.

My nipples harden when Hunter quietly mutters, “Biggest fucking mistake I ever made.”

Not willing to let his little comment slide, I ask, "Not running the background check? Or the friend's card?" I tap on the listening device still in my ear, ensuring he's aware I heard his sneaky comment. "And by the way, I'm keeping this. It's nearly as good as having eyes in the back of my head."

He chuckles. "It's only a prototype at the moment, but once I have them manufactured, I'll be sure to give you a friends’ discount."

“There you go with the friend's card again,” I say with a roll of my eyes. Heat pulses through the middle of my legs when Hunter laughs.

When his focus returns back to the bank of computers, either refusing or choosing not to answer my earlier question, I ask, “Is skirting questions a hobby of yours or more of a career?” My tone is full of wit.

“There's only one skirt I like getting into, sweetheart, and it isn’t an interrogation.”

When I screw up my nose and snarl at him, he runs his index finger down the grooves indenting my nose. “I like that you're a mystery, Paige. That’s why I didn’t run a background search on you. It kind of sucks knowing everything about someone. You’re an unknown. A little onion I’m unraveling one layer at a time.”

Warmth blooms across my chest. “Oh, that's so sweet. Except for the smelly onion reference. You couldn’t have said I was a beautiful rose you're removing one petal at a time?”

The covetousness in his murky blue eyes spears me into place. “Are you asking me to deflower you, Paige?” he asks, his voice rough and gravelly.

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