Tempted to Kiss by W. Winters

Author:W. Winters [Winters, W]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Willow Winters Publishing LLC

Seth

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The knock at the door is followed by it opening, only a couple of inches. Laura is sound asleep on my shoulder and even though my arm is fucking numb, I haven’t moved.

Carefully, I maneuver my way out from under her, hating that I have to leave her at all. I’m afraid if I leave, she’ll remember why she left. Not that she can go anywhere in here, but she could realize she doesn’t want me. I can’t let that happen. All of this is too good to be true and I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Staring down at her, I make sure she’s asleep. Her readjusting and inhaling deeply is followed by the smallest of hums and not a stir afterward.

On the short walk to the door I shake out my arm, trying to bring it back to life. I’m tired as all hell. My eyes feel it, my body feels it, and all I want is to fall asleep with Laura in my own bed.

When I pull open the door wider, I catch sight of Walters first and I’m concerned by the expression he gives me until he nods his head behind him, at fucking Cody Walsh.

My gaze moves back to Walters. Walsh isn’t on our payroll and whatever truce that was between us is long gone as far I’m concerned. My jaw hardens, and I play out every way this can go in my mind.

Before I can say a word, Walsh speaks up. “We’re letting you both go.”

His eyes don’t look past me but even still, I shut the door to hide the sight of Laura sleeping from him and speak quietly. “Is that right?”

“The DA came to the decision. We don’t have enough to charge either of you.”

“And the cases?” I ask Walsh but look back at Walters, nodding and dismissing him.

“Yours is closed. Hers is still open.”

I don’t respond, pissed off and knowing that I need the Cross brothers to cover my ass in that case. I hate them for leaving her in that cell. It needs to go away in an instant, though, and they have far more pull than I do. I haven’t forgotten that I promised her I’d leave, and I will. The second she says the word, we’ll go wherever she wants. I don’t know what that means for me and Jase. I know I’ll lose her again if I don’t, though. I’m willing to do anything. Anything and everything.

Walsh speaks when I don’t say anything. “Passing out at the wheel is your defense, in case you didn’t know.” The humor isn’t lost on me, but I don’t show a hint of it to him.

I can’t stand the sight of Walsh after he kept me in that room for as long as he did. I could have been with Laura sooner; I could have stopped the bullshit that was going on behind the scenes in her cell if he hadn’t kept me in that damn interrogation room.

As far as I’m concerned, Walsh can go fuck himself.

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