Glamour and Grit (Platinum Security: Shadows of LA) by Kelly Myers

Author:Kelly Myers [Myers, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Swan Secrets
Published: 2024-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

14

DANE

Marksmanship is about self-control. About reaching the absolute peak level of discipline a human can hope to achieve. Mastering yourself and then extending that mastery to the environment.

Fear of failure kept me from taking the shot on Klaus. Now, fear of the unknown kept me from taking a shot on Selene.

Just being close to her taxes me. Selene’s dark, golden brown, silken mane stirs in the air coming from the AC vent on the dashboard. It’s hard not to get lost in the semi-curly locks, and the impish, perfect face her tresses frame.

She’s thrown me off my game completely. I don’t know which way is up or down. It’s taking all my concentration just to keep the tail on Petty.

“Hey, he’s getting away.” Selene leans forward, peering intently through the windshield as a car pulls into the lane ahead of us.

“Petty’s going to get stuck at the next red light, same as us. He’s not getting away. Besides, we don’t want to be too close to him. A man like Petty can spot a tail.”

She shifts in her seat and grimaces. “Great. What if he’s made us already?”

“Maybe he has. If so, he hasn’t given any sign. Then again, he probably wouldn’t give a sign. That's what I would do, in his position.”

“Is there anything we can do to, um, blend in better?”

I grunt as the light turns green and we roll along the avenue. I let Petty put some distance between us.

“We give him plenty of room, like I’m doing now. And we try to act like we're not tailing him.”

“What does that even mean?” she sputters.

“If we act casual, like we’re just a young LA couple on a drive and having a good time, he won’t notice us at all.”

We catch up to Petty again at the next red light. A homeless guy comes up to try and wash his windows. Petty flips him the bird.

“Get the fuck outta here, you smelly fuck.”

He flicks a lit cigarette at the homeless man, who flees back to the safety of the curb. I shake my head at the casual cruelty.

“Well, what did you expect from a guy who works for the mob?” she asks. “Humanitarian of the year?”

I laugh, and turn her way.

“Now you’re getting it. Laugh and joke, anything you need to do to relax and stop throwing out signals that we’re doing exactly what we’re doing.”

She blinks her soft brown eyes several times before snickering.

“I think I understood your word salad. It’s just hard to be casual and relax when I’m worried about Justin.”

“I know. But this will help us find him. Remember, the Moreno family seems to want something from you. That means they want you alive, but also that they might do something desperate to get their hands on you.”

She nods, her jaw setting with determination.

“So, you said earlier that we should pretend to be a couple.”

I stiffen up. That had sort of just slipped out.

“Yes, and?”

“And…I’m just saying if you really want to sell that we’re NOT tailing him, I should totally give you road head.

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