The Christmas Heist_A Stolen Hearts Novella by Mallory Crowe

Author:Mallory Crowe [Crowe, Mallory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense, Christmas, dark romance, romantic comedy
Publisher: Mallory Crowe
Published: 2017-11-19T18:30:00+00:00

Jennifer looked around the room. There wasn’t all that much to look at. A lot of unsuspecting guests and almost laughable security. She wanted to be excited about this job, and she was, but some part of her almost wished it was harder. This almost seemed like taking candy from a baby.

But underestimating a job was one of the most dangerous things someone could do in her line of work. “I’m assuming you did a little bit of research before you came here?” she asked.

“Enough to get my curiosity piqued. How about you?”

“I checked out what the guy, Graves, said. I looked into the girl he was talking about. Lily Reinheart. His story seems to check out.”

“I couldn’t find anything super useful about the charity. It’s almost like they don’t exist.”

Jennifer nodded. “So it looks like Graves is telling us the truth.”

“I still don’t know how he got our address.”

“In this day and age, there are no secrets. We just have to remember that at any given time someone could find us. For better or worse.”

“I know that. I knew that. But I’m not okay with it anymore. Not with Lucy. We need to protect—”

“We are protecting her,” she insisted. “You and I have always had her best interest at heart. That has never even been in question. And if anyone is capable of protecting a child, it’s the two of us. Lucy is one of the safest kids on the planet. Not to mention that I have an army of family members who are just as invested in her well-being.”

“I’m assuming one of these family members is watching her now?”

“Toni is. I convinced her that since she’s leaving town tomorrow, she should get in a few more hours of niece and aunt bonding time. It was damned hard to convince her that I wasn’t coming here.”

Austin frowned. “What do you mean you had to convince her? Doesn’t she know you’re here?”

A wave of guilt washed over Jennifer. She wasn’t used to lying to Toni. They’d been distant in the past, but ever since their mother died, they’d bonded in a way they never had before. And Toni had been there for her so often during the pregnancy and after Lucy was born. They were closer than ever, but here she was disregarding Toni’s main request about this whole operation. “You and I both know this is small potatoes. Toni wanted me to wait until we had more information, but you know how paranoid she can be. Either one of us alone could handle this. Together.... We got this in the bag.”

The corner of Austin’s mouth tipped up and he grinned at her. “Don’t get too cocky,” he said. “We’ve barely started.”

“That sounds like your fault, doesn’t it? I’ve been ready to go for hours.”

He let out a little laugh and set his arm at the curve of her waist, leading her toward the dance floor. “Okay, tiger, why don’t we get started?”

The next thing she knew, Austin had her in his arms and was twirling her around the dance floor.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.