The Case of the Mesmerising Boss by Diana Palmer

Author:Diana Palmer [Palmer, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373651030
Google: 8NawAAAACAAJ
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
Published: 1999-07-01T02:19:46+00:00

Chapter Seven

The darkness outside the windows was dismal. Rain had begun to pepper down. It was a cold rain. Tess wrapped her arms around her body, because even the gray sweater she was wearing over dark slacks and a blue-and-gray-patterned blouse didn't spare her from the chill. Behind her, Dane was smoking a cigarette, waiting.

Out of sight were Nick and Helen and Adams, along with two of Sergeant Graves's best men. Some subtle investigative work had revealed that the office was being watched. Tonight, the office staff was going to take advantage of that surveillance to spring a trap. Dane and Tess were apparently working late. The rest of the office staff had left earlier, with a great deal of noise, so that anyone watching would see them. Once out of sight, they'd parked their cars several blocks away and had crept back into position, as planned.

Dane checked his watch. He was uneasy. He hadn't wanted to do this, but he had no choice. He couldn't let it drag on, let Tess be constantly in danger. He might not be quick enough the next time. The drug lords had already gotten to her. At least this way, he had a good chance of success in catching them once and for all.

He didn't want her threatened. He couldn't keep her, but he couldn't bear to see her hurt, ever.

"Scared?" he asked gently.

"Terrified," she confessed. "That's normal, isn't it?" she added, turning. "It isn't lack of fear that creates heroes. It's going ahead, doing what you have to when you're so frightened you can hardly stand on your feet."

He nodded. "That's it, exactly. I've been in gun battles more than once. Every time, I could taste the fear. But I never ran."

She smiled. "The adrenaline surge you get from danger is powerful," she remarked. "Once I was away from the drug people and running, I could have flown."

He scowled. "It's addictive," he said quietly. "That's why I'd never let you work as an operative. You'd have taken to the danger without hesitation. It would have put you at risk constantly."

"You're at risk constantly," she pointed out. Her eyes slid over his hard, lean face. "But you won't quit, either."

"I don't have anyone to leave behind," he said. His expression dared her to argue. "This isn't a married man's—or woman's— occupation, not the way we operate. The demands of the job can kill the best of relationships. Jane hated my work when I was a ranger. I was never home."

Her eyes softened. "Dane, if you'd loved her, really loved her... wouldn't you have been?"

His face went expressionless. He turned his wrist and glanced at his watch. "It's time." He put out his cigarette. She asked questions he didn't want to answer. "You know what to do."

"Yes."

He picked up his attaché case, hesitating as he passed her. His dark eyes caressed her face. "Don't take chances. If it goes down unexpectedly, scream, break a window, do anything to get my attention. I won't be out of earshot, no matter what.

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