Beachcomber Enemy (Beachcomber Investigations Book 10) by Stephanie Queen

Author:Stephanie Queen [Queen, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

Damn. Damn. Damn it to hell.

His first inclination was to let her go. But it didn’t last a blink before he had the base need to go after her, one he didn’t ignore. He ran up the steps and barely caught the heavy metal bulkhead door before she’d slammed it closed. The bright sunlight of the day nearly blinded him as he threw the door back and shot from the opening. He looked right down the back alley and saw her running.

Without hesitation, he ran after her, ignoring the activity around him, the cars, the garbage men coming for the trash, and as he rounded the corner to the street, the whole world was waiting. If someone saw him and recognized him, all bets would be off. Their deception would be exposed and Whitey would be in the wind. He didn’t think about what would become of Sassy.

Same thing if Shana was identified. Hadn’t she considered this before she ran. He spotted her fast-walking to his left past some shops. No foot traffic around this time of day, this time of year. Slipping on his sunglasses, He followed her without running. Cars passed them by without notice. If he chased her down and caught her, he figured they might do more than notice. Someone might call the cops. So he was patient.

He’d catch up to her at some point, when she got to wherever the hell she was going.

Then it hit him. He knew where she was going.

F—ck.

Should he bother following her to Vendi? If she really wanted to be with Vendi right now, should he stop her?

Hell, yes.

She was his fiancée. No matter if she was angry with him right now. No matter if he’d betrayed her trust.

That thought stopped him as he watched her cross the street and head right for the USCG building on the harbor. He continued to watch, leaning against the wall of a coffee shop while a car parked and a few people got out and went in the shop. She was at the door of the building and he didn’t blink his eyes. Before she opened it, she turned over her shoulder and looked in his direction. He knew she was looking at him. He didn’t flinch. Waited for her to make her decision. Prayed to god she would change her mind. Her hand rested on the door handle for a beat. Then two. Then she dropped it.

Dane breathed, squeezed his eyes shut and felt a shudder of released tension ripple through him. He didn’t deserve her, but there was no way in hell he would give her up. He knew he would have gone after her if she’d gone inside and didn’t even want to contemplate what that would have meant for Vendi. For them both.

As it was, Shana stood for a few more beats before slowly making her way back to him. Her reluctance should have unnerved him, but Dane was too grateful to worry about that. He eyed the coffee shop.

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