Mike: Brotherhood Protectors World (The Guardian Agency) by Regan Black & Brotherhood Protectors World

Author:Regan Black & Brotherhood Protectors World [Black, Regan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Page Press, LLC
Published: 2019-02-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Malibu, Friday, December 12, 5:20 a.m.

Mike was up before the sun and longing for an hour with his surfboard. He needed the constancy of the ocean, the surge of the tide. There’d been no nightmare despite talking about his last mission and the subsequent fallout. He needed space to think about what that meant, although after that mind-blowing kiss he wasn’t sure thinking was possible.

He’d given her a wide berth when she’d come out of the bathroom and he’d refused to hear any argument when he’d told her to take the bed while he slept on the floor. Amazingly, he’d even succeeded in keeping his eyes on his laptop when he heard her sliding under the covers. His prayers that she’d fall asleep quickly weren’t answered, but that was no surprise. At least she hadn’t wanted to talk about the kiss or anything else.

Turning to the bed, he watched her sleep and marveled at the view. She was lovely and so much deeper than he’d expected of a woman in her line of work. He rubbed his eyes. When a man stared at a sleeping woman without thinking about sex, he was in big trouble. Now he sounded like his old man—never a good thing. What a jacked up mess he was making of the situation. His job here—his only job—was to keep her safe until the bad guys were in custody. End of story. The problem with that neat ending was the glaring fact that the bad guys would never be in custody unless the two of them made it happen. Making it happen was where things got tricky.

Reclaiming a small bit of focus, he set up the coffee machine for her. Sliding into his shoes he grabbed his wallet and a room key before heading to the vending machine for his morning cola. He’d accused her of acting just to keep her at arm’s length. What a dumb move that had been. She’d taken it well, but she deserved his apology for that petty attack. He would do that, he vowed, just as soon as she brought up the subject of the kiss. He popped the top on the can of cola and drained half of it. Why was he afraid of a simple conversation? Of a heartfelt kiss?

The answer would take far more time than he had at the moment.

She was awake when he came back in and cradling her cup of coffee between her hands. “Thanks for this,” she said, raising the cup. “Did you sleep okay?”

The gratitude shining in her pale eyes made him feel as if he’d slayed a dragon. “I did.” He drained the rest of his cola, eager for the infusion of sugar and caffeine. He held up his phone. “Email from Claudia. She went back over the travel routines of a few groups who deal…” He hesitated.

“In women,” Lauren filled the gap.

He nodded. “Seems several of them are in the area. She did some backtracking and California is an annual stop this time of year.

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