The Justice Way Complete Collection--Ryder's Wife\Roman's Heart\Royal's Child by Sharon Sala

Author:Sharon Sala [Sala, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488095801
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

The temperature was in the high eighties when Roman pulled into the parking garage below the complex in which his office was located. He got out of his car, then stood beside it, giving the area a thorough sweep before he popped the trunk. The weight of the duffel bag he slung over his shoulder was nothing compared to the weight of responsibility he felt in having it in his possession. He headed for the elevator with his hand resting on the gun beneath his jacket.

The ride up to the fourteenth floor was swift, but for him, none too soon. Last night, before he’d left the cabin, he dumped the money in the middle of the living-room floor and started to count. When he passed the five-hundred-thousand mark, he began to sweat. When the count had risen to over nine hundred thousand, he’d gone into shock. By the time he had finished, the count was so close to a million dollars, the few thousand it was off hardly mattered. And he’d promised to baby-sit the damned stuff until further notice.

Within a few short minutes, it would be safe and sound behind lock and key.

His secretary looked up as he entered the office, surprised to see him.

“Mr. Justice! I didn’t expect you in today.”

“Afternoon. Elizabeth. And you still haven’t seen me, okay?”

She smiled. “Yes, sir. I understand. If you don’t mind my asking, when am I going to see you?”

Roman returned the smile. “Day after tomorrow. I’m going out to the ranch in the morning. Got to see a little lady about a cat. At last report, it was flea-bit and severely off limits.”

Elizabeth’s smile broadened. Her boss’s fondness for his four-year-old niece was a well-known fact. She would have been stunned to know that another woman had gotten under his skin, as well, but in a different sort of way. She went back to her work as Roman entered his office, shutting the door behind him.

Roman paused inside, adjusting to the culture shock of civilization. This ultra modern high-rise was a far cry from the simplicity of the Colorado cabin he’d left behind. There was a stack of faxes on his machine and a small mountain of messages on his desk. A couple of packages had come in the mail that had yet to be opened, and a picture hanging on the wall over his desk was slightly askew.

But his focus was on the locked door across the room that led to a large walk-in closet. Inside were the classified files he kept regarding all of his cases, as well as a genuine reissue of an old Wells Fargo safe. More than once, he’d considered getting rid of the monstrosity. Now he was glad he had it.

In a few quick strides, he was inside the closet and down on his knees, working the combination. When the last tumblers clicked, he opened it, tossing the duffel bag inside. Only after the safe was shut, and the door locked behind him. did he breathe a quiet sigh of relief.

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