Zero Dark Cowboy (WEST Protection Book 11) by Em Petrova

Author:Em Petrova [Petrova, Em]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-22T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Ari paced past the sofa where Tanya, Celia and Mario sat watching her with worried expressions. She was going crazy not knowing what was going on. Where was Judd now? Why did he rush out?

She hated being kept in the dark about anything, especially when it came to people she cared about.

Whirling to pace the other way, she almost tripped and fell on her face.

She cared about Judd? No, that couldn’t be. She didn’t get close to people, let alone in a short time. She was raised to be cool and distant, and in business, those traits were assets.

Yet in mere days, she’d not only let Judd into her bed but she’d come to rely on him.

He may be trained to be attentive and a great listener, but when he looked at her, she thought she saw a kindred spirit. A friend.

As the bolt of realization shot through her, she set off across the room, too enervated to stand still.

Tanya got to her feet. “Ari, sit down. Please.”

“Let me fix you a drink,” Mario offered.

“No. I can’t sit or drink right now. I’m losing my mind here!” She dug her fingers into her hair. Spotting the worry on her friends’ faces, she dropped her hands.

She had to keep it together. When did she let her emotions start ruling?

Since Judd got that call and rushed out. Since someone threatened my life.

She took off pacing again, back and forth, whirling at each wall to stride across the room.

A rap on the door stopped her in her tracks. With a cry, she rushed to it. Her friends leaped to their feet.

“Judd instructed you not to answer it for anybody!” Tanya burst out.

Ari threw her a look. “But what if it’s him?” She pressed her palms to the door and peered out the peephole.

In shock, she dropped back a step. All three of her team crowded around her, whispering.

“Who is it?” Tanya’s eyes loomed close, bright with concern.

“It’s Bryan White!” she whispered back so he couldn’t hear her through the slab.

Tanya’s eyes rounded. While in the makeup chair getting dolled up for the last dinner Ari attended with Bryan, she told her team all about him.

However, she’d kept his advances to herself.

He knocked louder this time.

She jolted and started to reach for the knob, but her natural suspicion of the man along with Judd’s warning rang like alarms in her brain. “Yes?” she called through the door.

“Ari, it’s me, Bryan.”

“What do you need?”

“Can you open the door and let me in?”

Tanya waved frantically and shook her head. Celia and Mario did the same.

“I’m not dressed to receive company, Bryan. Do you need something in particular?”

A beat of silence followed. “Something is going on in the conference center. It’s not safe. I want you to come with me. I’ll protect you.”

Her heart felt as though two rough hands gripped it and squeezed. What was going on in the conference center? Whatever it was, she just knew Judd was in the thick of it.

Her hand twitched toward the handle, but Mario slapped it away.

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