Wild card by Lora Leigh

Author:Lora Leigh [Leigh, Lora]
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780312945794
Publisher: Lisa's E-Book Collection
Published: 2008-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

The next morning Toby was still shaken, but he was at work on time and determined to stay. He

wasn't going to let anyone run him off, he claimed.

Sabella worked in the garage for several hours, tuning up one of the vehicles that had come in the

evening before and finishing it before she looked at the clock and smiled.

She lowered the hood, her gaze going to Noah.

He was watching the computer readout on a new SUV, twirling a wrench lazily through his

fingers and chewing gum. Damn, she was glad none of the old mechanics he had employed

worked here anymore. They would have seen that and suspected instantly. If they had ever paid

attention to it. It was something Sabella had found completely sexy the few times she had seen

him do it, so many years ago.

Irish. Her heart swelled, tears threatened to rush to her eyes, and she had to turn away quickly to

keep from sobbing out in joy.

Her Irish. He was back, he was here. She trembled at the knowledge and shook with the anger.

Whatever had kept him away, it was obvious he had spent quite a lot of time recovering from it.

She would have been there for him. She could have been there. She would have given up her life

to have made a single day, a single hour, easier for him.

And he had refused to allow it. He hadn't let her come to him, hadn't let her comfort him, and

even now, he tried to hide from her.

From the corner of her eye she watched as Rory came over to him, caught the wrench, and gave

his brother a warning glare.

Oh yeah, Rory knew. He knew well enough to know to watch for the little things that would give

Noah away. She turned away before narrowing her eyes as a sense of betrayal filled her. He

could tell his brother, but he couldn't tell her?

She turned and jerked the mechanic's rag from the counter and cleaned her hands.

"Rory, I have an appointment," she called out. "I'll be back around five."

Both Rory and Noah turned to her, their expressions wiping, becoming bland. Bastards.

"We have a lot of work piled up here, Belle." Rory cleared his throat as Noah crossed his arms

over his chest and gave her a brooding stare.

"It can't be helped."' She shrugged. "I'm running up to the house to shower then I have to meet

Sienna and Kira."

She tossed the rag back to the counter and dug her car keys from her back pocket. She flashed

them both a tight, hard smile.

"I'm sure you can survive without me."

Kira had been surprised when Sabella had called her that morning and asked if she wanted to

meet her and Sienna at the spa. The other woman was wary, cautious, but game. Sabella liked

that about her. Kira was no one's fool, but she was also curious as hell.

Sabella moved from the garage to her car aware of Noah following her. He caught her as she

reached the little red BMW Z8 Nathan had rebuilt for her just before he had left on that last

mission.

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