Vision of Justice by Charlee James

Author:Charlee James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, thriller, suspense, love story, contemporary, law enforcement, series, dark romance
Publisher: Evernight

Chapter Eleven

Sasha took one last look in the mirror of the hotel powder room, smoothing the layers of the beaded tulle gown that reminded her of morning fog. She’d taken a heavier hand than usual with her makeup, dabbing healthy drops of concealer beneath her lower lashes. The last week had kicked her ass. When Detective Wright, accompanied by an officer she hadn’t recognized, knocked on her door and explained that Jefferson and Sons and Haven Security were connected, she’d been shocked, speechless. She had two more interviews, one with the FBI in regards to the kidnapping, and the other with the homicide unit about a string of murders that happened in the same timeframe as the abduction. She’d cooperated, knowing there was nothing to hide. That didn’t mean the experience hadn’t been intimidating. Her nerves were frayed, and her stomach was perpetually twisting and churning with too much coffee and too little sleep.

After tonight’s silent auction, she was postponing all other engagements until she had a clearer picture of where the investigation was going and if she would continue to be part of it. Added to the stress was battling away growing feelings for Gus, and she’d meant what she’d said the morning after their first night together. She couldn’t be in a relationship. It appeared he was serious about staying away, too. It was for the best that he’d stayed true to his word and hadn’t come to see her since that night.

She drew in a long breath, focusing on new air entering through her nose while exhaling the negative energy through her mouth. Then she stepped out into the splashy foyer of the hotel. Crystal chandeliers glittered over white-gloved waitstaff passing hors d’oeuvres and champagne flutes to guests. She was among ten artists who donated their work for the children’s hospital fundraiser. The night was always long, but the cause was more than worthy.

The space was a sensory explosion. Chatter hummed through the air, heavy with the scents of competing perfume and cologne. Light glinted off the jewels on women’s wrists and necks, rich fabrics rustled through the crowd, and flowers spilled from gold vases on the scatter of high-top tables.

And then she stopped in the center of it all, heart thudding.

Every cell of her body stilled as she sensed his eyes on her back. She turned slowly, and her eyes met Gus’s across the room. Wings beat against the walls of her stomach, and a whole-body shiver raced over her skin. The sea of guests instinctively parted for him as he crossed over to her, the aura of power and confidence making people take pause. Interested glances followed his movements, not that she could blame them. Gus was James Bond debonair in a satin-detailed tuxedo, but it wasn’t the eveningwear that made moisture pool in her mouth, it was the intense look in his eyes. A gaze meant only for her. One that spoke to a heated night and intimate touches, frantic kisses and a desperate sort of lovemaking that had left them both breathless.

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