Fighting Chance by Victoria Paige

Author:Victoria Paige [Paige, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Victoria Paige Books
Published: 2016-09-19T18:30:00+00:00

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It would be another three hours before she was let out of her cell. This time it was Frank Briggs who came for her. Her old friend looked at Cassie with a resigned expression.

“Where’s Trent?”

“He’s waiting for you in the parking lot,” Briggs said.

Cassie frowned as the uncertainty between her and Trent roiled in her stomach. Did he still want her or was he just keeping her out of trouble to make his job easier?

“He couldn’t come fetch me himself from where he’d left me for six freaking hours!” she burst out suddenly. “I could have asked Lucas to pick me up, and Trent wouldn’t have to bother with me again.”

Briggs sighed. “Cassie, it’s not my place to explain. You need to talk to Trent. Just don’t jump to conclusions right now and make it worse than it already is, okay?”

“Is Trent in trouble?” Cassie asked worriedly.

Briggs simply answered her with another sigh.

“Do the other deputies hate me?” She never really cared what they thought of her before, but ever since Trent started spending more and more time with her, she found out she wanted some form of acceptance from his colleagues at least.

“They hate Riley,” Briggs replied, his voice hard. “Nothing worse than when you’re betrayed by one of your own. They have their reservations about you for a different reason.”

Cassie spotted Trent immediately. It was impossible not to because he was an imposing figure with his tall and muscular build. Leaning against the front of his Silverado, he had his arms crossed over his chest. Even in the dark, she could feel his eyes trained on her. Cassie didn’t back down from anyone, but for some reason she wanted to run the other way. But she was glued to the intense energy pulling her toward him.

“Thanks, Frank,” Trent said curtly.

“Anytime,” Briggs replied. “You take care of her.”

“You bet I will.” His voice held a note of challenge directed at her that raised her hackles. What’s his problem?

When Briggs was a few steps away, Trent turned from her and walked to the driver’s side. “Get in the truck.”

All right, now she really had to put her foot down until he started talking to her like a normal human being and stopped barking out orders.

“Not until you tell me what’s going on.” Cassie folded her arms in front of her.

Trent prowled back to her, towering menacingly over her. There were times when she loved how his height made her feel so feminine. This was not one of those times.

“You need to take a step back,” Cassie stated pointedly.

Trent turned his head away briefly, swearing under his breath. When his piercing eyes returned to her, he said, “I’m done playing to your tune—to anyone else’s tune, Cassie. I’ve been patient, trying to keep the balance here, but you ended up nearly shot to hell—”

“I was fine.”

“No. Don’t—” He pointed a finger at her in a gesture to shut her up.

“Get that finger out of my face!”

He did, but he grabbed her shoulders instead and hauled her up against his hard body.

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