Take the Money and Run by Samantha Cole

Author:Samantha Cole [Cole, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samantha A. Cole
Published: 2016-05-31T14:00:00+00:00

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HAPTER 13

P anic assailed Moriah as she watched Brian enter the cottage. Oh, God, a state investigator! What were the fucking odds KC’s brother would be in law enforcement? This could get very ugly, very quickly if she didn’t get herself under control. She couldn’t do anything that would raise suspicion and that meant she had to act as normal as possible, and she did everything in her power to appear unflustered. Pretend he’s a stock broker, she told herself. Yeah, right. Good, fucking luck with that.

KC reached out, took her arm and pulled out a chair for her. A shiver traveled up her spine as he whispered in her ear, “You look beautiful this morning.”

Moriah wasn’t sure if the trembling she felt was a reaction to KC or fear. “Th-thanks.”

His eyes narrowed as he inspected her face. “Everything okay?”

“Um, yeah.” She smiled. “Just trying to wake up. You wore me out last night.”

Grinning, he placed a kiss on her lips. “Right back at you.”

A noise behind them had Moriah and KC turning and the latter rushed over to open the door as Brian carried a full tray out. Noting the coffee, KC raised an eyebrow. “Just two cups? You’re not having any?”

“No, sorry Bro. I just got paged into the station. You two enjoy breakfast.” He regarded Moriah in a way which made her want to squirm. “It was nice to meet you, Maura.”

She prayed neither of them could hear the hammering of her heart. “It was nice to meet you, too.”

“I’m sure I’ll see you soon.”

She nodded and told herself not to read into those words. He was just being friendly, wasn’t he?

Twenty minutes later, her stomach churning, Moriah sat there, picking at the bagel KC had placed in front of her but never bringing a morsel to her mouth. His brother’s visit and fast exit bothered her. She tried to convince herself there was no way he could know about her and her past, but something about their whole interaction left her unsettled.

Devoid of an appetite and needing the think things over, she stood, obviously catching KC off guard. “I’m going back to bed.”

“Mind if I join you?” There was no missing the hopefulness in his question.

“I’m sorry, KC, I’m not feeling well.” At least, it was the truth. “I think I’m coming down with something. Maybe a nap will help me feel better.”

Clearly not happy about it, KC bit his lip and nodded, but she was grateful he didn’t push the issue. “Okay, you go rest. Let me know if you need anything.”

Not wanting him to worry, she leaned down and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. “Thanks.”

On her way to her room—not his—Moriah grabbed her purse from the couch. She shouldn’t have left it out in the open last night, with her real ID in it, but then again, she didn’t even recall how it ended up there after they arrived home. She had been too busy kissing KC. Closing the bedroom door

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