Broken Boss: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by Emma Blake

Author:Emma Blake [Blake, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Chris

A secret like this is a strange thing to keep.

Every day, I drive us in to work. Late, usually, or very early—so no one sees Autumn slip out of my car. So no one sees the way I stare after her, half in love.

But it’s a secret we have to keep. It’s good that we haven’t touched each other since Sunday. Monday and Tuesday would’ve been bad enough with her fingerprints still littering my body, reminding me of the things she’s done to me, the way she makes my world implode.

Her lips wrapped around me, fingers digging in to my muscles, the way her eyes watered as she looked up at me.

It wouldn’t look good if anyone at the firm knew that Autumn is living with me. Already I can hear Grant’s voice in my head, warning me and tsk-tsking.

But what else was I supposed to do? She has no family, at least no one she’s mentioned. Only her roommate, whom she doesn’t want caught up in this.

I can’t just leave her.

“What do you think?”

The robotic buzz of the line draws me back to my office. I blink back to reality. Shit. I really should’ve been listening. This DA is not someone I want to annoy.

“Sorry, Cheryl, can you say that one more time? You cut out.”

A white lie. It won’t hurt anyone, but it highlights the bigger falsehood in the room. Cheryl Moran has been a DA in southern Connecticut for over a decade now, and we have a good working relationship. I don’t need her to start doubting my dedication. Like Grant, she’s an invaluable resource and sounding board.

“I said, I think you need to dig harder with McCarty’s ex-wife.” Cheryl’s voice has a cutting edge to it; she knows I wasn’t paying attention. “There’s a reason marriages end, and I’m guessing it has something to do with his preferences in the bedroom. If you can get her to talk about what his kinks are…”

My gut roils in protest. The last thing I want to get into is what kind of things Reid McCarty asked of his ex-wife in the bedroom. But Cheryl’s right—it might be a way in.

“Alright. I’ll have the detective take another go at her, maybe tomorrow or Friday if our schedules line up. Sorry Cheryl. I’ve got a lot on my plate right now.”

She sounds amused and curious when she answers. “Haven’t you always, Chris? What’s changed? You seem stressed.”

“It’s more of a personal problem I’m dealing with. You know I like to keep work and home life⁠—”

“Separate,” she says dryly. “I know. Well, whatever it is, try to maintain a balance for now. You can’t let it get the better of you with a case like this going on.”

I mumble in agreement, annoyed with myself. We hang up and I sit back, musing over Cheryl’s advice.

She’s right; it’s not as if I haven’t juggled a few disgusting, gut-wrenching cases over the years. But I’ve always done it well and handled it professionally.

What’s different this time?

Personal.

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