Stranded with the Suspect by Cindi Myers

Author:Cindi Myers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-12-12T20:35:31+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Simon woke with a start, the first gray light seeping beneath the window shade. The memory of where he was—and why—filled him. He turned his head to look at Andi, who lay curled on her side next to him. He clenched his hands into fists, resisting the urge to reach out and touch her, not wanting to wake her. The erotic tenderness of the night before had been so incredible—the kind of experience that changed a person on some level he couldn’t name. How was it possible to feel so close to a person he had known for such a short time?

True, they had been acquainted with each other for months. He had interviewed her in connection with various cases, and studied her as Daniel Metwater’s closest follower and perhaps the key to unraveling the mystery of the Prophet.

But all the while, he had been trying, unsuccessfully apparently, to hide his attraction to her. Something about this quiet, beautiful woman drew him in.

He had had relationships with women before, dating one for as long as two years. But he wasn’t one to open himself up to other people. His long-time girlfriend had left him because she said she was tired of feeling shut out. It wasn’t that he had deliberately excluded her, but he had always been a man who kept his thoughts and feelings to himself.

Somehow, being with Andi was easier. When he did talk, she listened, but he never sensed that she wanted more. The fact that she had made the first move toward intimacy thrilled him.

The rest of the night hadn’t been quite so wonderful, of course. When he had realized Victor had gotten to Andi, he had been equal parts enraged and terrified. He had underestimated the Russian’s daring, and it had almost cost him everything. He wouldn’t make that mistake again.

Andi stirred and opened her eyes. Her lips curved in a sleepy, sexy smile that he felt right in his groin. “Good morning,” she said.

“How did you sleep?” he asked.

“Better than I would have thought possible.” She rolled onto her back and stretched, her breasts thrusting upward in a way that left him dry mouthed. “How about you? Did you sleep at all after we came back to bed?”

“Some.” Trying to sleep fully dressed—which included his bulletproof vest—wasn’t the easiest of propositions. “I dozed a bit.”

Her smile faded. “I’d scold you about being so stubborn, but I know it wouldn’t do any good,” she said. “So it’s your own fault if you’re miserable now.”

“Not all of last night was miserable,” he said. He rolled over to face her and propped himself up on one elbow.

Her smile returned, her cheeks flushed pink and eyes sparkling. “No, I’d say the first part of the night was pretty wonderful.”

“Only pretty wonderful?” He tried to look hurt. “My pride is wounded.”

“I’m leaving room for even more spectacular revelations in the future.” She smoothed her hand down his arm, eyes heavy-lidded with desire.

He tried to smile at her teasing tone, but he had a hard time pretending there would be any future for the two of them.

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