Codename Romeo (Rogues and Rescuers Book 1) by Lucy Leroux

Author:Lucy Leroux [Leroux, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942336389
Publisher: Candy Cap Publishing
Published: 2019-12-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Groaning, Ethan sat back in the chair. Juliet must have freaked when she found out he was an FBI agent.

I was so stupid. I thought he was going to save me from my family—that he was so much better than them. That was what she’d said. And here he was with his own shiny badge, a representative of the same rule of law Alvaro was perverting.

Humorless mirth bubbled up, and Ethan laughed sardonically.

“Laughter is not the reaction I was expecting.”

Juliet stood in the dooryard. She wore one of his shirts again. An inappropriate surge of lust distracted him.

All of her stuff is still in the suitcase, his brain helpfully reminded him. The wave of desire retreated, although it didn’t go far.

“I was replaying the moment when you saw my badge and gun. I severely underestimated how terrified you must have been.”

She twisted the front of the shirt she wore in her hands. “You have no idea.”

He rose and took her hand, leading her out to the living room so they could sit on the couch. She curled up, clutching one of the pillows Maggie had insisted he order when she had picked out the couch for him.

“When I realized you were a police officer, or rather an FBI agent, I thought I was going to pass out. It felt as if I’d made the same mistake—only ten times worse.”

“Alvaro, your former fiancé, is the trigger man in the video, right? He’s in law enforcement.”

Juliet nodded. “I know you’re not anything like him. Not now. But, in the beginning, I was scared.”

Understandable under the circumstances. “I’m going to make some coffee,” he said, getting to his feet. “Then you’re going to start at the beginning. I want you to tell me about your family.”

Her sharp intake of breath betrayed her anxiety, but he didn’t call attention to it. The best thing he could do was act matter of fact, as if there were no other option but to tell him everything.

Ethan waited until the mug of coffee was ready. He handed it to her. She added cream, took a sip, and grimaced.

“More sugar?” he asked.

She added it gratefully, mixing in extra cream as well. Then she put the mug down, appearing to forget about it as he studied her.

Juliet lifted her hand, pushing her hair behind her ear.

“I, uh, I didn’t know what my father did,” she began. “He wasn’t a cartel lieutenant or anything like that. He was a lawyer with a degree in finance. All I knew was that we always had money. We owned multiple homes, and my parents drove the newest model car.”

She shrugged. “Dad was successful. People always wanted to speak with him or were badgering him for appointments. Actually, both my parents had hangers-on. My mom was a starlet.”

Ethan took a premature sip of his black coffee, burning his tongue. “Starlet? She was an actress?”

“Yeah.” Juliet reached for the mug, but she just wrapped her fingers around it instead of picking it up. “I was born in Los Angeles.

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