Killer Bear by Dillon Kym

Author:Dillon, Kym
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lovestruck Romance
Published: 2018-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

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By the time she’d arrived at home, Allie had begun to regret walking away from Mark the way she had. She didn’t want to end things with him. And, after all, it had sounded like he was trying to explain himself. Had she overreacted? Maybe she should go over to his house and try to reconcile.

But then again, he’d said he didn’t want anyone to see them together. He wanted to keep her a secret. How was she supposed to take that? He had said he’d wanted to protect her, but how much damage could town gossip really do? Besides, she was already going to attract a fair amount of talk for being his lawyer. Did he think it would be that much worse for her as his girlfriend?

And did he really think she would care about that? He must know exactly how she felt about him; the bond between them went both ways. As if she could possibly be turned away from him by the prospect of being unpopular!

The phone in her pocket rang. Grateful for the distraction, Allie answered it. “Hello?”

“Is this Allie James?”

“Speaking.”

“Ms. James, my name is Gerold Fitzpatrick, of Fitzpatrick, Wallace, and Grey.”

“The law firm?”

“That’s correct. I heard you were no longer with the Prosecutor’s office, and we wondered if you would be interested in trying your hand as a defense attorney?”

“You want to hire me?” Allie asked.

“Very much, if you’re amenable. Your record speaks for itself. And your ex-colleague Myra Cohen recommended you.”

Allie was surprised. She hadn’t even known Myra thought well of her work. “You’re aware that I was fired, right? For losing a big case?”

The voice on the phone chuckled. “Ms. James, we really must work on your predilection for honesty. There was no need for you to disclose that fact. I hadn’t even asked why you left your previous employer! As it happens, however, I am familiar with the circumstances, and I’m willing to overlook that incident in favor of your other attributes.”

“What attributes?” Allie asked.

“You’re a shark.”

At this, Allie had a mental image of herself shapeshifting into the form of a shark. Intimidating, until one realized that the shark would be left flopping around on whatever part of the land it had been standing on while in human form, a fish out of water. Were there aquatic shifters, or was it something that just happened with bears? She would have to ask Mark…

She told Gerold Fitzpatrick that she would consider his offer and hung up, feeling more confused than ever. If she had gotten this call just a few hours ago, saying no would have been easy, almost reflexive. She had awoken excited about the life she and Mark could build together in Cedar Rapids. Going back to New York had been the last thing on her mind. But now, after what Mark had said...it didn’t even seem as though he was serious about the two of them having a future? Even if she agreed to grant his absurd, insulting request

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