Spying Under the Mistletoe (Love Undercover Book 2) by Stina Lindenblatt

Author:Stina Lindenblatt [Lindenblatt, Stina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-09-23T18:30:00+00:00

20

Landon

My mouth moves on Chloe’s soft lips, and a newfound respect for Nikolai Orlov burns in my veins.

But that still doesn’t change anything.

He might have been there for her when her father and stepfather took on the role of douchebags, and when her best friend died of leukemia, but that doesn’t alter who he is.

The boy who Chloe remembers and loves is nothing like the man he became. Somewhere along the way, he turned into a facsimile of their grandfather.

I pull away from Chloe just an inch. “What happened to your cousin after his parents died?”

A voice deep in the back of my head screams, What the fuck are you doing? You’re supposed to be kissing her.

I ignore it.

Or try to ignore it.

Chloe makes a small sound, a barely-there Do-you-want-to-discuss-this-now? whimper. “My mother offered for him to stay with us. I was so excited because that meant I’d get to see him all the time. But then, my grandfather, her father, decided Nikolai would be better off staying with him.”

That would explain things. Maybe if he had stayed with Chloe and her mother, he would have turned out differently.

Or not.

“I just wish he’d contact me and let me know how he’s doing,” she says, her voice a whisper, as I’m about to resume kissing her again.

Now that I have a better idea of why the two cousins are close—or were close—there are other things I’d rather be doing than discussing that asshole.

I mean, unless she can give me something to go on so the Feds can finally locate him. A family reunion with his grandfather would make our day.

Okay, maybe not Nikolai’s day, but that’s not my problem.

“Have you tried contacting him?” I ask.

She shakes her head. “I have no idea where he is.” Her voice is like that of a kid who realizes Santa isn’t real. “It seems to be a common theme when it comes to the men in my life. Everyone I love isn’t interested in sticking around for the long haul.

“But I guess that’s not entirely true when it comes to Nikolai. He might have vanished from my life, but he sent you to be my guardian angel. So at least I know he still loves me.”

Fuck.

Her words slice through me like a hot knife through peanut brittle ice cream.

Because Nikolai Orlov is just one more man in her life who’s let her down. One more man who cares more about himself than this sweet and giving woman beneath me.

“But now you understand why I’m not looking for love anymore,” she says, smiling brighter this time. “Why I wasn’t interested in dating you before I knew your job was the only reason you wanted to be with me. Now, enough of this discussion. I believe you were kissing me. How about we get back to that?”

Her eager eyes almost do me in. But despite what she might think, there’s still a hollowness in them that cuts me to the marrow.

All I can do is hope that

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