A Bid for Love by Rachel Ann Nunes

Author:Rachel Ann Nunes [Nunes, Rachel Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literary, Christian, Family, Romantic Suspense, This Time Forever, Smuggling, LDS, ariana, Fiction, Romance, Romantic Suspense Fiction, Suspense, Art Thefts, clean romance, framed for love, Religious
ISBN: 9781932898071
Google: -cdpAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 1932898077
Publisher: Spring Creek Book Company
Published: 2004-09-14T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

As the taxi neared Renae’s, Jared leaned over to whisper in Cassi’s ear. Goose bumps arose on her neck and she was glad that her hair, released now from the straw hat, hid the reaction. All too vividly, she recalled their kiss on the beach. His lips had been tender, his face sincere, though Cassi knew he was just playing a part. The intensity of her own emotions had surprised her.

That was why she was staying with Jared. He needed her. At Venice Beach he would have been caught except for her, and maybe she could help him again. She would never forgive herself if something happened to him, something she could have helped avoid. The main reason, of course, was that she wanted to be near him, but how could she say such a thing to a man she had only met last Saturday? No, it was safer not to expose her feelings.

“I just thought of something,” Jared was whispering, his breath hot on her neck. “The hotel might have an address for Renae. We could be traced.”

Cassi shook her head and whispered back. “The room was in my name. They didn’t know she was staying with me. Even when she went into labor, they didn’t have her name.”

“What about Linden? Does he know her?”

“He only knows her first name and that she’s a friend of mine from high school. He can’t trace us on that, can he?”

“I guess it depends on who he’s working for.”

Cassi bit her lip, her thoughts racing. Because of her, Linden had known where the Buddha was likely to be. The more she thought about that, the more she suspected his involvement. His preoccupation with the Buddha had been too apparent—and his reluctance to tell her the reasons. The bottom line was that her trust in her boss had been shattered, and she didn’t know if she wanted to pick up the pieces.

If he was responsible for the break-in at the safe, how could he have used her that way? She’d considered him a friend and had admired him for years. It didn’t make sense.

What if he could somehow trace her? What if the taxi driver was found and questioned? Her heart thumped heavily against her chest as she considered the possibilities.

A glance out the window told her they were traveling through a residential area a couple of blocks from Renae’s house. Abruptly, she leaned forward and tapped the taxi driver on the shoulder. “Excuse me, we’ve changed our minds. Please stop here.” She pointed to a corner house on the left. The driver hit his brakes and came to a stop. Cassi fumbled in her purse for the money. As she handed the driver the rest of her cash over the seat, her other hand slipped down and retrieved the paper she had given him with Renae’s address. “Just in case we change our minds and want to visit after all,” she said with her best innocent smile. The driver hadn’t used

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