Touch of Betrayal, A by Charles L. J

Author:Charles, L. J [Charles, L. J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amentino Publishing
Published: 2013-02-25T00:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

I set my alarm for six. Mitch said he’d arrive at eight, and I wanted to be awake, alert, and functioning before he showed up. No one had knocked on my bedroom door, joined me when I took a swim in Annie’s pool, or slipped encouraging notes under the slider.

A wrong kind of quiet filled the house. When an eleven-month old child is in residence, there should have been a lot of giggling going on, and at least a few screams of delight. The house had amazing soundproofing, so it made sense that Annie had taken Madigan upstairs to her playroom. She probably thought they’d have a mother-daughter date to ensure that everyone got a good night’s sleep. But the quiet made me twitchy.

Pierce headed out to do something with his team right after our late lunch-slash-early supper, so Adam took first watch. He was outside doing whatever guys did when they were in protective mode, but with Annie’s security system, there shouldn’t have been any reason for him to patrol the grounds. Maybe ‘watch’ meant something else altogether. It niggled at my curiosity. Did Annie and Sean have a control room somewhere, with cameras?

A lingering wisp of Pineapple Passion soap floated from the bathroom and followed me as I wandered around the bedroom. I ran my hands over the furniture, straightening the coverlet on the bed, and aligning the two club chairs Annie’d tucked into a corner adjacent to the window-walls. They were covered in white denim—totally impractical and super elegant—which meant my room was off-limits to Maddie.

The early evening wind blew across the swimming pool, and as the sun dipped behind the hills the pool lights came on. They had to be on a sensor rather than a timer because it was still early. The clear purple-blue water lapped against the slate tiles in a soothing rhythm that stole the edge from my anxiety, so I snuggled into one of the chairs to soak in the beauty. Curling my legs under me, I let my eyes drift shut and relaxed in the cushy texture of chairs.

Mitch would be here in mere hours.

I didn’t have a clue what to say to him. It wasn’t like he’d cheated on me in a weak moment. That I could handle with righteous indignation and the slap of divorce papers. Marriage and monogamy went together—simple, straightforward, black and white. But if Annie’s research was correct, Mitch didn’t just spy on me, he’d broken my trust with forethought and planning.

Shades of gray. And there wasn’t an easy answer.

Irritated that my mind wouldn’t calm, I hustled outside with my yoga mat for an extended session on the patio. I’d done a series of Sun Salutations and was working on a Warrior sequence when I caught sight of Adam making rounds.

My legs wobbled. I hadn’t realized the guys were that serious about keeping watch. Annie and Sean’s security system enclosed the property like a fortress, so it shouldn’t have been necessary.

Seeing their plan in action unraveled

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