ENVY Deceptive Desires #1 (Romantic Suspense) by Amarie Avant

Author:Amarie Avant [Avant, Amarie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blu Savant Press
Published: 2016-09-11T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Liam’s eyes popped open to a pitch-black night, ears perked to the sound of rummaging downstairs. He pulled on his pajama pants, stepped onto the fur rug, and tiptoed to the acrylic painting on the wall. Pressing the latch behind the gold frame, it opened. He tapped the code and the titanium door clacked. Pushing past stacks of crisp bills, he picked up a chrome Desert Eagle and clicked off the safety. Gun poised, bare feet padding along the floor, he slowly descended the stairs. The moon peeked into the living room, highlighting African artifacts. Raven didn’t even shade the walls! His house was a burglar’s heaven, and she’d left it on display.

To the sound of rustling, Liam did an about-face. His eyes scanned the walls as he passed the media room. A burglar could be hiding behind any one of the theater chairs. He peeked into the indoor pool room and continued. The rustling came from further away.

Cocking back the hammer, Liam paced toward the kitchen. “Don’t fucking move!”

A high-pitch scream shattered his ear drums.

“It’s me!” Raven stood rigid.

“Fuck!” He instantly lowered his gun. “Sorry.”

“Yeah, well, if you shoot me, then I guess I won’t have to take these pills anymore.”

“What’d you say?” Liam turned on the lights. His gaze softened as she frowned. He put the gun down at his side and took in the beautiful woman in a short pajama set and cowgirl boots. Hair pulled into pigtails—Royael’s signature style. She reminded him of an innocent girl he once knew in Bellwood, a tomboy and a sexy bombshell all wrapped into one adventurous yet enticing package. “It’s almost two AM. What are you doing?”

“I’m going night photographing and just wanted a bottle of water. Is that okay with you?” She brushed past him.

“It’s almost two, I just told you.” You can’t go wandering around outside at night.

“Good thing it’s called night photography.”

He watched her grab a blanket that he hadn’t noticed draped over the stairwell. There was also a camera case at the bottom step. Tunnel vision had him miss all of those signs. “Where are you going? It’s too late for you to gallivant around town in the middle of the night.”

“Gosh, Liam, if I wanted a damn daddy, your phone number is first on my list. I'll be just outside, dang. You can come and be my—what’s the name of that little, fat dog with all the wrinkles? Oh, yeah, bulldog.”

“Okay.” He couldn’t help but grin, knowing Tyriq had told her about the Chihuahua nickname. He placed the gun on the end table in the living room and went to the closet for his boots.

“Magnum.” Raven picked up the gun, removed the magazine, and set it on the table. “Desert Eagle .50AE—chrome because it must be shiny for you, huh? Oh, and a pearl handle. How cute, how … lame. Has a hard kick, though. The guy at the gun shop did you a good deed.”

He rolled his eyes as she disassembled the barrel. In a matter of seconds, she took out the piston grip and the rest of the items.

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