Holden's Mate (Daddy Dragon Guardians) by Meg Ripley

Author:Meg Ripley [Ripley, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

I jerked awake as I heard my cell phone going off. I looked at my clock and it was 3:00am.

Who the hell is calling me?

I groaned and checked the caller ID; it was Knox, so I answered immediately.

“What’s up, Boss?” I yawned and rubbed my eyes. I probably wouldn’t have answered if it was anyone else.

“Ramon just filled me in on what you two discovered, and I’m very concerned. We’ve found an unknown infection with unknown ramifications from an unknown source—and all those things need to get known, right fucking now. I think whatever we find at this point should be gathered and presented to the conclave.” Knox’s voice was serious.

“I agree completely, but what are we going to do about the FBI?”

“That’s why I’m calling you. Agent Gianni reported what happened here today and everything she found to the FBI, and they want the suspect to be transported back to their headquarters. They think it’s useless to hold the investigation here when the evidence is so overwhelming. They want to proceed first thing in the morning—”

“What?”

“—And I need you to convince Agent Gianni to keep the suspect here for further questioning.” Knox finished with a stern tone. He did not like being cut off.

“How the hell am I supposed to do that?” Right then, I didn’t care about his attitude. He was asking the impossible of me. It wasn’t like Blanca and I were best buddies or anything; in fact, we were the opposite: two stubborn egos housed in incompatible personalities.

Even if those curves of hers did call out to my ursine mind.

“I don’t know? Tell her the blood samples you got have not been confirmed to belong the victims yet, so we still aren’t 100% sure if he killed those people. She lives by the facts, and if that guy committing a trio of murders isn’t a fact, she’ll want to make sure of it before she leaves.”

“Okay, I’ll head over to her hotel in the morning and offer her a ride here to see if she can call them off.” I sighed. It wasn’t going to be easy; Agent Gianni and I had definitely gotten off on the wrong foot, so I was going to have to smooth things over if I had any hope of having her on my side.

“Hey, being a little nicer could help, too. Make sure you work your charm; flirt a little,” Knox teased as he hung up. I shook my head and sighed as I ended the call. I threw my phone on my nightstand and fell back onto the bed. Wouldn’t she have been suspicious if I suddenly tried to be nice?

Maybe my inner bear will be getting his way after all, I thought. Hell, it’s been awhile. And she is pretty cute…

Either way, if I didn’t already have a tough day waiting for me, it had certainly just gotten tougher.

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