Under Fire by Jamie Denton

Author:Jamie Denton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

9

JANA KNOCKED LIGHTLY on the open door to her boss’s office. “Got a minute?”

Gwen Reedly glanced up from the thick binder filled with computer printouts she’d been reviewing and smiled warmly as she waved Jana into the office. “I’m glad you stopped by. I was going to ask you to come by because I need to speak with you anyway.” She picked up the phone and dialed. “Have a seat and give me two minutes.”

Jana nodded, trying not to feel paranoid. Had Gwen heard about her and Ben already?

She let out a quiet sigh and sat in the gray fabric office chair, shifting her attention to the skyline of high-rise buildings as Gwen made her phone call. Although she’d been arguing with Ben that she would not, under any circumstances, reassign the investigation, this morning she’d reluctantly come to the conclusion that she had no choice but to make Gwen aware a conflict of interest existed.

The decision hadn’t been an easy one, and Jana dreaded having to admit that something personal could interfere with her objectivity on the job. After last night’s deliciously naughty, albeit preempted rendezvous, her ability to separate her growing feelings for the man who turned her inside out with little effort from her objectivity about the firefighter she’d been sent to investigate was questionable.

But more importantly, her stubborn refusal even to consider reassigning the case was far too reminiscent of her father. And since Jana refused to follow in her father’s footsteps, she’d decided to inform Gwen of the problem and see about being removed from the investigation.

Kyle Linney had put his career before anything else in his life. Without a second thought he’d sacrificed what should’ve mattered most—his wife and daughters. Granted, her father was an enormously successful documentary director, but not a single one of the awards displayed in his offices would offer him companionship in his old age. Not that she honestly believed she and Ben were going to spend the rest of their lives together, but she could easily be sacrificing her hard-earned career, and maybe even her financial independence, if she refused to divulge the truth.

Gwen hung up the phone and turned to Jana. “I realize this is short notice, but please tell me you don’t have plans for the weekend.” She slipped a slim gold hoop earring back in place.

“No,” Jana told her. “Nothing.”

Jana greatly admired Gwen. She hadn’t believed her good fortune when she’d learned her promotion would include a transfer to Gwen Reedly’s team in the fire-investigation division. Following her investigation of a high-rise fire two decades ago, Gwen had been responsible for many of the changes in the way fire departments handled emergency rescue operations in Los Angeles County. The blaze had gutted a dozen floors and taken the lives of eight firefighters. The woman was practically a legend in public administration, but she’d also acquired a reputation as a tough-as-railroad-spikes businesswoman.

That knowledge alone made Jana’s task that much more unsettling. How did she explain to a

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