The Man from Sanctum by Lexi Blake

Author:Lexi Blake [Blake, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lexi Blake, spies, McKay-Taggart, Masters and Mercenaries, romance
Publisher: DLZ Entertainment LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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His heart was still pounding as he walked back into Maddie’s house.

She’d thrown herself in front of him. Anything could have happened. He’d realized the weapon in Drake Radcliffe’s hand had been a taser. It was practically a toy in their world. It was what they used when they wanted to make a point but not actually hurt the target.

And yes, on some out-of-control Saturday nights there were dumbasses who played with them. He wasn’t one of those men.

But Maddie had thought it was a gun. She’d thought he was about to be shot, and she’d thrown her body over his.

She’d nearly given him a heart attack, but he knew exactly who to take all his stress out on.

She pulled at his hand as they entered the hallway leading to her great room. “What is going on?”

Deke took a deep breath. None of this was her fault, and he wasn’t about to take his anger at the Agency out on her. He pulled her close, wrapping his arms around her. “I’m sorry. My adrenaline’s up. Help me calm down.”

She softened immediately, hugging him and rubbing her head against his chest. “Of course. It’s okay. I was scared, too. I didn’t know he carried around a taser. I thought he worked in biotech. He’s supposed to be a research scientist not a spy. I guess that’s why he was so willing to listen to my work stories.”

She’d been running on instinct, and her instinct had been to protect him. He needed to train her to protect herself instead since he was the one with all those skills, but damn it had felt good.

He’d been pissed as hell at Drake, but Maddie had risked her life for him.

If that wasn’t a shot, he didn’t know what was.

“His name is Drake Radcliffe. He works for the CIA, and he’s been with them since he was barely out of diapers.”

“I heard that, Murphy,” a loud voice called from the kitchen. “How about we keep classified information classified.”

“If you wanted to keep your identity on the down low, you shouldn’t have tried to take advantage of her.” He kissed the top of her head and lowered his voice since it seemed Drake had superhearing. “Do not trust him. We might have to work together, but you need to understand he’s got an agenda.”

“I’m not going to trust that man. He lied to me and went totally against the terms of service for the dating app. It clearly states that you have to use your own name,” she replied.

He smoothed a hand over her back and felt her starting to relax. “I assure you that when they go to block his profile, it will already be gone. He’ll have protocols in place to clean up any hint that Dan Gray had ever been on the app. Maybe you shouldn’t try to find love online.”

She huffed and took a step back. “Well, I wasn’t finding it anywhere else.” She frowned and glanced down the hall.

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