Under the Gun by HelenKay Dimon

Author:HelenKay Dimon [Dimon, HelenKay]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance: Modern, Contemporary, General, Romance, Suspense, Romance - Contemporary, Fiction, Fiction - Romance
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

CLAIRE CROUCHED DOWN behind a hedge cut into the shape of a diamond. A four-foot diamond. Yeah, because having a big ol’ house didn’t make a strong enough expression of wealth. The Samson family went one step further and cut the rows of greenery that divided the garden from the pool in the shape of symbols from a deck of cards.

She wondered how she survived almost two years with Phil. And how she lived through the same time without Luke.

He ducked down beside her. He scanned the area, his eyes constantly taking in the surroundings.

“What’s that building?” He pointed to one of the many structures sitting in the back half of the property.

She had no idea what it was. She had never been here. Didn’t even remember Phil mentioning the place. Kind of hard to believe he just forgot he owned a multimillion-dollar property in the middle of horse country.

“The pool house.” Because of its location, she engaged in some deductive reasoning. But really, the answer didn’t matter. Phil wasn’t hanging around outside. He lurked somewhere behind the heavy draperies.

“Where do you think he is?”

“Phil?”

“Who else would I be talking about?”

She knew, but she was stalling, trying to come up with the most logical response. “I think he could be…”

Luke’s face fell. “You have no idea, do you?”

“Of course I do. I was married to him.” When Luke didn’t move, she gave up. “Okay, no.”

“All that stuff about your attorney?”

“That wasn’t true. I only said all of that so that you’d stop arguing about me coming with you. But how exactly could my attorney miss a house like this when he went searching for Phil’s assets?”

“The part about you knowing the house?”

“A complete lie.”

“Steve was right. You didn’t know it existed.”

“Didn’t have a clue.”

Luke sighed heavily enough to part her hair. “What’s with all the subterfuge?”

“You were going to leave me behind.”

“I still might.”

“It’s too late.”

“Is that why you’re telling me the truth now? You think I can’t have Holden come in here and get you?”

“I’m saying it because it matters now. It was irrelevant then.”

Luke smacked his lips together. “That pretty much sums up our entire relationship, doesn’t it? You make whatever decision is best for you and screw me.”

The abrupt turn in topic sent her stomach in free fall. “This probably isn’t the right time for a ‘what happened to us’ discussion.”

“I’m starting to think there’s never going to be a right time.”

“Then why did you bring it up?”

“I regret that I did.” His gaze went to the speakers mounted around the outside area. “We know there are cameras out here somewhere because the Samsons love that sort of thing and the house plans we do have show a significant security operation downstairs. I’d bet they’re hidden in those mountings.”

As he droned on about wiring, something sharp and painful broke loose inside of her. The dam holding back all of the frustration and loss burst.

“You want to know why I left you?” The question was rhetorical because she sure as hell intended to tell him.

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