Tie Me Down: A Loveswept Contemporary Erotic Romance by Wolff Tracy

Author:Wolff, Tracy [Wolff, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780804177771
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2013-10-27T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“Thanks for the ride,” Genevieve commented absently as she climbed out of Cole’s car and slammed the door behind her. Her mind was already on the crime scene—and on Shawn’s warning. It’s really bad.

She had just drifted off to sleep, her empty stomach finally full, her head pillowed by Cole’s chest, when Shawn had called her cell phone to tell her they had discovered the fourth body.

He’d sounded shaken, disturbed in a way that wasn’t normal for him. He’d been a homicide detective longer than she and, consequently, had developed a much thicker skin. For him to be this upset … she shuddered as she looked up at the Hotel Monteleone. It was the oldest—and most famous—hotel in New Orleans and had been a personal favorite of hers for years because of its fabulous restaurant and beautiful décor.

She’d been here to eat more than once in the past few months; had stayed here with a lover over a year ago. But suddenly, she didn’t want to be here. Wanted to be as far away from the historic hotel with its ornate columns and marble floors as she could get. Though she didn’t know what waited for her up the steps, she couldn’t shake the feeling that it could change her life forever.

Sighing impatiently, she headed into the hotel. Standing out here wasn’t doing anything but prolonging the inevitable. Whatever was in there had to be faced, and faced soon. This was her case, and if the killer had left a clue, as he’d promised, that was just one more reason to get a move on.

“Hey,” Cole called through the rolled-down window. “Are you sure you don’t want me to wait? It’s no big deal.”

She turned, smiled at him though she knew it didn’t reach her eyes. “It’s fine—I’ll probably be here for hours. I’ll just catch a ride back with Shawn.”

Cole’s jaw tightened, but he didn’t protest. Instead, he raised his hand in a wave and said from between clenched teeth, “Be careful.”

She laughed. “Look around. There’s got to be twenty cops here. I’ll be perfectly safe.”

He regarded her soberly. “It’s the enemy you aren’t expecting that often does you in.” He rolled up the window and pulled away, leaving her staring after him, mouth agape.

“Delacroix.” Chastian’s voice cut through the early-morning gloom as he climbed the stairs to stand next to her. “I’m glad you could join us.”

Stiffening at the censure in his tone, she turned to face him. “Shawn called me only fifteen minutes ago, sir. I got here as soon as I could.”

“Well, I know how you ladies like to primp,” he answered, shooting her a patently disbelieving look. “But next time, make sure murder takes priority over makeup, will you?”

Genevieve bit her tongue in an effort to keep from exploding. She was sick of this bullshit, sick of the sexist innuendos and supercilious comments Chastian threw around like candy. She was already pissed enough that Shawn had been called first and had actually made it to the murder site before letting her know what was going on.

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