Wolf Shield Investigations: Boxset by Dee Bridgnorth

Author:Dee Bridgnorth [Bridgnorth, Dee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal & Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Adult Themes, Shifters Mate, Wolf Shifters, Supernatural Fantasy, Protection & Safety, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Multicultural & Interspecies Relationships, Romantic Schemes, Dangerous & Deadly, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Mythical Creatures, Action & Adventure, Violence & Crime Story, SciFi Fantasy Romance, Hearts Desire, Futuristic, Collection & Anthology, Wolf Shield Investigations, Security Experts
Publisher: Dee Bridgnorth
Published: 2019-10-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

“You’re gonna need to hand over all contact information for whoever you dealt with.”

Marnie nodded, turning away from Sledge in favor of staring out the window. It wasn’t like she actually noticed anything out there—everything went by in a blur. “Sure.”

“Really? Not even an argument?”

She knew he was trying to keep things as light as he could to make her feel better. Not everything could be painful and stressful. That was the only thing that kept her from lashing out if only to vent some of the pain building up in her chest and her head. “No. No argument. You can have whatever you want. I hope you kill all of them.”

“Well,” he murmured. “It’s nice to have permission, and I sure want to. Did you know that?”

“That you want to kill the people responsible?” She snickered. “Good. Do you have a plan?”

He chuckled. “Nothing concrete since I have no idea yet exactly who they are. We’ll find out. We’ll find them. I have no doubt about it.”

“I’m glad you’re so sure of yourself. At least one of us is.” Her voice cracked a little, and she couldn’t bring herself to care. What was the point of hiding all this fear? What was the point of anything?

“You’ll be fine after this. I know you will.”

“I don’t know how.” She ran a trembling hand over her face. “Who am I? How smart could I actually be if I didn’t see how bad these people are?”

“Don’t blame yourself for that. Don’t ever.”

“I’m an idiot. All I saw was what I could get out of that contract.”

“Why not? It’s your business. You’re supposed to land those important contracts that’ll bring in plenty of money. Obviously. Why wouldn’t you go for it?”

“Even so. I feel like I should’ve known. I should’ve felt something.”

“I know there’s no point in arguing,” he sighed. “You were right when you said there’s no point in wasting your time fighting. I’m not gonna fight with you now. Just… be better to yourself. You’ve already been through enough.”

“Why are you being so nice to me?”

He snickered like he thought she was kidding—when she didn’t join him, he made a choking noise. “You’re serious?”

“Yeah. Why do you care how I feel about this? That’s not your job. Your job is to find these people and protect me—which you did, the protecting part. You’ve been doing it all this time. But you don’t have to pump me up mentally.”

“For all you know, that is part of my job. It’s what I do.”

“Is it rude of me to say I don’t believe that?”

He snickered again. “What makes you not believe me?”

“You don’t seem like the sort of guy who wants to get all emotionally wrapped up with people—and hey, it’s not like I can’t relate. I don’t love getting all emotional either.”

“Maybe there’s more to me than meets the eye. Maybe there’s a lot more going on than what you see on the outside. Maybe I like you a lot more than I like a lot of other people.

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