The Family Jewels by Christine Bell

Author:Christine Bell [Bell, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Frog Prints Publishing
Published: 2016-08-07T04:00:00+00:00

12

Jake glanced at the clock on his desk and let his finger hover over the dial button with a muttered oath.

He and Sadie were partners --at least in this…at least for now-- and if they wanted to do it right, it made perfect sense that he’d touch base again before the big day.

Only that's not why you're calling her, is it, ya' stupid git?

Nope, he was calling her because he hadn't been able to get her out of his head since last night and she hadn’t called him yet. Hell, if he was being honest, that had pretty much been the case since he'd first laid eyes on her. He'd been in such a dark place for so long and, as confounding as she'd been the majority of the time, she was also the bright spot in his day. Whether she was leaping from balconies, kneeing him in the balls, or screwing his brains out, he found himself thinking of her after the fact, and smiling.

How twisted was that?

But when she’d gone tear-assing out of his house not ten minutes after they’d had sex, he could only assume she wasn’t on the same page.

What was the old saying, though? No guts, no glory.

He was about to hit the call button when his phone lit up.

Sadie.

“Hello,” he said.

"Jake?" She sounded frazzled and hoarse, and his muscles went tense.

“Is everything all right?”

There was a long pause on the other end of the line. "Um, not so good right now, actually."

“What’s going on?”

“Can you come down to Scooter’s Bar? I’m in the back parking lot. I’m so sorry to ask but…I need your help. Right away.”

The urgency in her tone had him gripping the phone tighter. “Leaving now.”

He should’ve hesitated, but there was no scenario he could imagine himself saying no, so he opted to save time and ask questions later. Still, he couldn’t deny the sinking feeling in his gut.

There was no question this could all be a set up. After all this time, all he and Sadie had done, he could have been her true mark from the beginning.

He couldn't deny, the thought rankled, settling over him like a black cloud. But the sound of Sadie's voice --on the fine edge of panic-- had him striding toward the front door, car keys in hand.

So he might be a fool. Wouldn't be the first time. And the thought of Sadie in real trouble was far more concerning than the thought that she might get some of his money. He'd never been in this for the money anyway.

He charged out of the house like Satan was on his heels, muttering under his breath the entire way. What if she was hurt? Or in some sort of trouble he couldn't get her out of?

He thrust the negative thoughts aside as he climbed into his car and gunned the engine. It was a ten-minute drive, but he made it in six. By the time he got there, the back of his neck had broken out into a cold sweat.

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