Tangled Hearts (Evermore 4 Book Box Set) by Andrea Smith

Author:Andrea Smith [Smith, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Meatball Taster Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-05-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

I’d heard all about the fight or flight reflex, but this was the first time I’d experienced it full force. It seemed like minutes had passed instead of just mere seconds since the hand had been placed on my shoulder, and the masculine voice had halted my effort to exit the party.

It was me. I was the party crasher, and in Devon’s terms, I was the fucking paparazzi whose presence had quite possibly interrupted a XXX porn scene between her and a major rock star. I wanted to kick my own ass.

I gathered my wits and turned to face my captor. The first thing I noticed was the embroidered shield on his black shirt that read “Security.” There was no official law enforcement badge. He was private security. He had no jurisdiction over me, and I was about to blurt that very thing out when he spoke again.

“Neely? Are you…Neely…from the beach?”

I studied him closer, but he had a security cap perched on his head, and nothing really seemed familiar…until he pulled off the cap, and I saw the shock of red hair that tumbled out. “Remember now?” he asked cockily.

“Give me a sec,” I replied, running a hand through my own hair. “Nelson? From Seth’s party?”

“Right on, home girl,” he said with a laugh, holding out his hand for me to high-five him, which I did enthusiastically with a sigh of relief.

“So, you’re a security guard?” I asked, wrinkling my forehead, “I thought you were going into the business?”

He frowned, “Yeah, well that didn’t work out so well. I’m back in college. I do this part-time to pay the bills. And speaking of careers, what the fuck are you doing here?”

I swallowed nervously. “Look, I was just fixing to leave, I promise.”

He paused for a moment, his eyes moving down my body, landing on my fanny pack. “You know, I can’t let you leave with that camera, doll. If and when those pictures hit the print, I’ll be unemployed.”

I stalled for time, my mind was working furiously. Could I outrun him? I dismissed that idea quickly when I saw his long, lean legs. “Listen, Nelson, this is my job now. My first solo assignment. Besides that, the camera set me back some serious cash. I can’t leave it here. I need this job too. Can’t you just say you didn’t find me?”

He remained silent. “Tell you what. Some old busy body called over here about an hour ago and said she saw somebody climbing the fence when she took her dog out for a walk. I’m the only one on duty outside, so I’ll report back that it was a kid that was already on the other side of the fence when I got here. But you have to make tracks, and you have to promise to never tell anyone I did this, got it?”

I smiled and nodded, extremely grateful for the break he was giving me. “Sure thing, Nelson,” I replied. “And thanks.”

“No, don’t thank me, Neely. You owe me.

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