Under the Sheets (Capitol Chronicles Book 1) by Shirley Hailstock

Author:Shirley Hailstock [Hailstock, Shirley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance - Suspense- Box Set
Publisher: Shirley Hailstock
Published: 2014-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

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Night had fallen when Wyatt awoke. The back of the sofa restricted his movement. It was just as well since the small turn brought the pain to life. Sandra sat at the table in the dining area of the room. He'd barely looked around before. There was another sofa with a low wooden table in front. From his vantage point, nearly eye-level with it, it appeared to be the size of a dining-room table, polished and uncluttered. Two winged chairs covered in blue chintz fabric sat on the opposite side of the table and a fire burned warm in the hearth before him. He didn't remember it being there when he fell asleep.

She must have put the blanket over him, for he noticed it now. It smelled sweet, like a perfume, and had a decidedly female scent. He knew it had to be hers, and it wasn't at all unpleasant. Without rising, he saw her sitting at the table. The table was covered with open books. Some of them lay on top of others and a calculator stood close to her right hand. An unconscious finger pushed her glasses up her nose and smoothed her hair back. A laptop computer held her concentration.

Wyatt was reminded of his law school days. Nights pouring over law books, learning, memorizing, referencing and cross-referencing case after case for his constitutional law class. Con Law. Little did he know that class would have the most influence on his future—if he had a future.

He hadn't had time in the last week to think things through. Since the package had arrived on the heels of finding out Chip was dead, he'd been running. Keeping only one step ahead of the killers and not knowing where to go and what to do next, he'd hidden. Then he'd found the connection be­tween Senator Rutledge and the stones and he knew he had to get to him, had to convince him to turn himself in, that selling out his country was not the answer.

He hadn't counted on finding a daughter and a beautiful daughter at that. He pulled the blanket closer to his nose. She didn't see him, didn't know he was awake yet. He studied her as she concentrated on her books. The light above her head shone off her hair. It was brown but had a reddish sheen to it. She'd pulled it free of the ponytail she wore earlier and it hung loosely about her shoulders.

Her eyes were light brown and compelling. He'd hate to have her opposing him in a courtroom. Not only did she com­mand attention, but juries believed people who looked them straight in the eye as she had done to him. He liked her. A smile came to his face. It had been a while since he could say that about anyone. Every woman he met wanted something from him—an appointment or an introduction to someone, a job in the government, or the promise of a favor. Most people learned in school how Congress worked.

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