Reckless: A Salvation Society Novel by Nicole Blanchard & Salvation Society

Author:Nicole Blanchard & Salvation Society [Blanchard, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wild Thorns Press
Published: 2021-07-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Griffin

The next afternoon, I wait for Phoebe outside the lot once shooting is complete so we can go meet the journalist for the interview I got suckered into.

If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be going to a damn interview in the first place. I like interviews almost as much as I like journalists, which is to say not at all.

But maybe it won’t be so bad with Phoebe there.

I find I search out opportunities to be around her, not only because I think she’s in danger. The way she laughs—light and bubbly—makes me want to laugh along with her. I can’t remember the last time I laughed that way. Carefree. Full-bodied. I swear she all but sparkles when she does it.

I shake my head.

You’re so full of it, McNalley.

As though to taunt me, the door opens, and Phoebe walks out, the sound of her giggle preceding her. The grip she’s talking to only has eyes for her. He stumbles off the sidewalk and into the road before he can look somewhere else. When he finally sees me step closer to Phoebe, his Adam’s apple bobs, and he makes a quick excuse to scurry away.

“Do you mean to intimidate everyone all the time, or is it a power you can turn on and off?”

“You need to be more careful who you’re with. We don’t know who is stalking you. It could be anyone.” I need to remember that myself. Any of these people could be the person stalking her. People I’ve worked with and trusted. It’s hard to imagine any of them with the capacity to say and do the awful things they’ve done.

“Barry? He’s harmless.”

“You can’t know that for sure.”

She rolls her eyes. “Listen, I understand I need to be cautious, but I won’t turn this into some sort of witch hunt. Now, come on, we’re going to be late. Are you ready to go?”

Phoebe speeds off before I can answer, and I bite back a growl. How she can be demanding and solicitous at the same time is a mystery. She shoots me a prim look, and I click the button on my fob to unlock the doors. She climbs into the GT with one graceful movement, only showing a flash of leg in her slim taupe skirt.

Goddamn skirts.

She doesn’t have to be near me for me to be thinking about them. The way her legs flirt around the hem when she walks or how they make her ass look so goddamn good it drives me to distraction.

I push those tormented thoughts to the back of my mind and reluctantly join her in the GT. The sooner we get this taken care of, the sooner we can follow the leads about the email trace. Then we can catch whoever is stalking her, and she and I can go back to being completely professional. After our very nonprofessional date.

The thought makes me frown.

“So I’ve spoken with the reporter you’ll be meeting today, for real this time. It’s actually a really good opportunity to get some exposure for your career and promote the film.

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