Off the Grid for Love by Rena Koontz

Author:Rena Koontz [Koontz, Rena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781682915547
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Still, she seemed agreeable to it all and, as if it was the most natural of actions, he kissed her goodbye before he left. She’d been smiling as he closed the door behind him and he grinned like a buffoon.

Unbeknownst to Mackenna, Jake had already contacted the owner of a corner apartment with an extraordinary view two floors above his and laid down one month’s rent as a security deposit, with the understanding that Mackenna not be privy to that information. Instead, the office manager agreed to tell Mackenna that, since Jake knew the owner, he would accept Jake’s reference and guarantee for the condition of the premises and waive the required deposit. As for the rent, Mackenna would be charged half the asking price. Jake planned to pay the other half.

He imagined his mama tsk-tsking and waving a cautionary finger at him. Mama liked to quote her favorite poets to her children. Her voice echoed in his head: “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive, child.” And Mama didn’t know the half of it.

Still, he could justify the deceit. He continued to work his undercover job—two of them, technically—and still protected Mackenna. Jake countered Mama’s nagging voice with his own quote, although he didn’t know from whom: “The end justifies the means.”

The meeting with Courtney went well. She lectured him again about the risks of compromising his identity, reminded him it was unwise to have women at his apartment, no matter how drunk they were, and seemed satisfied with his assurance that it was a one-time thing. Yet another layer of deception to his pyramid of lies. The rest of the meeting was all business and there was no indication the Bureau suspected he harbored a person-of-interest. And Jake couldn’t wait to get back to her.

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