The Redemption Lie by Amanda J. Clay

Author:Amanda J. Clay [Clay, Amanda J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Florence & Reynolds
Published: 2018-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

Nina sighed and stepped back into the restaurant. She needed to close out the books and then she was heading home to a hot shower and a glass of good wine.

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Beck knew he should just go home. Go home, take a hot shower, crack a beer and read a book. Take his mind off the case for a few minutes, clear his head. But instead, he found himself parked outside the Black Cat restaurant, watching Nina through the window like a goddamn stalker. This might be a new low. He might be losing his mind.

He couldn’t explain it, but this strange protectiveness was festering inside him. He always had a sense of responsibility for every asset of course, but this was different. There was something deeper here, a magnetic force keeping his attention locked on Nina Sullivan. Maybe Martinez was right, maybe she was just a manipulative siren, luring him to his imminent demise.

It wasn’t like him to fall for the manipulative type. His last serious girlfriend had been a doormat more than anything. Poor helpless Debbie. Always looking for a man to save her. Always trying to play the demure princess in the tower. He didn't care half as much about what Debbie did or her safety as he did about every move that Nina made. But Nina was more than capable of taking care of herself. In fact, Nina was more capable than he was.

If he knew what was good for him, he’d find himself another Debbie. Safe, predictable, needy enough to just play along with all his quirks. But where was the fun in that? Debbies got painfully boring after a time.

It wasn't just his strange attraction to Nina that had him parked across from her restaurant though. Beck couldn't put a finger on what was bothering him, but there was something out of alignment. There was an unsettling feeling in the pit his stomach, like he knew he'd eaten something wrong and he was just waiting around for the symptoms to kick in.

Finally the lights went off inside. A few minutes later, a Harley Sportster crept out from the back parking lot and slowly moved into the dark street.

Like a concerned parent, his stomach tightened to see her ride off.

Was that helmet regulation? It looked a little small. Was she wearing it tight enough around her small throat? Did she have enough protective gear? Beck shook his head. What the hell is wrong with you, Graham?

Beck watched Nina disappear into the moonlight and tried to make peace with the cold lump in his belly. He wasn't sure why, but he knew he had to follow her.

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Nina was cruising along the chilly night, the mountain air refreshing, scrubbing her skin clean of the grease and spilled beer from the long night. There was nothing more cleansing than the harsh wind against her face at 75 miles per hour. Nothing more exhilarating than feeling one with the night, feeling the rumble of the machine between her legs. It was an almost erotic experience at times.

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