Colton's Undercover Reunion by Lara Lacombe

Author:Lara Lacombe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-02-05T19:59:45+00:00

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Santiago flipped his pillow over with a sigh that night, punching it into the shape he liked before flopping back down on the bed.

He should sleep. He knew this. His body was tired.

But his mind wouldn’t shut down.

The events of this evening played on an endless loop, a movie reel he couldn’t turn off. Making Ainsley’s coffee. Talking with her at the table. Kissing her by the sink...

In some ways, he was grateful the window had broken at that moment. He hadn’t meant to kiss Ainsley, but once he’d started, he hadn’t wanted to stop. And given his determination to keep his distance, kissing her was the last thing he needed to be doing.

It was strange, though. The more group discussions and couple’s therapy sessions they attended together, the more he realized how good their relationship had been. Listening to other people talk about the problems in their marriages made him realize he and Ainsley had been lucky—they hadn’t argued all the time, hadn’t had big, fundamental disagreements about life, the kind that tore a couple apart. He’d never been tempted to cheat on her, and as far as he could tell, she’d never wanted to cheat on him. Compared to these unhappy couples at the retreat, he and Ainsley had had a charmed relationship.

It was enough to make him wonder if he’d made the right choice five years ago.

He flipped onto his back with a sigh. On the other hand, perhaps the past seemed so good because he was currently surrounded by people contemplating divorce. After all, happy couples didn’t consider breaking up. It was easy to think their relationship had been ideal compared to the stories he’d heard over the last several days.

Though he couldn’t deny they had worked well together...still did, come to that.

There was no one he’d rather have by his side this week. Ainsley was the best partner he could ask for; not only was she helping him gather evidence against the Woodses and their cronies, but she provided him with the emotional support he’d unexpectedly needed to continue this deception.

Santiago only hoped he was helping her the same way she was helping him.

Which led him to a new set of worries; now that they knew the broken window had been no accident, was he doing the right thing by keeping them here?

He’d never forgive himself if Ainsley was hurt. He knew, too, that she wasn’t going to walk away. She was too stubborn to give in to intimidation, especially now that she’d seen firsthand the people who were being hurt by the Woodses. He could tell by the way she’d talked about Jenny that she had a soft spot for the other woman, and he couldn’t blame her.

That didn’t mean he wanted her risking her own neck to help. It was one thing to provide moral support and to be there as a friend, even if it annoyed Jenny’s husband. But now that someone had thrown a tree branch through the cabin window, Santiago feared the stakes were considerably higher.

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