Warrior's Heart: Iron Portal Series (Paranormal Romance) by Laurie London

Author:Laurie London [London, Laurie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780988273450
Publisher: LB Books
Published: 2015-06-18T04:00:00+00:00

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A few hours later when they were back at Reckless, Zara walked past the break room on the way to Rand’s office and cringed. Even though the wall-mounted flat screen was on mute, she could see that the news vlogs were broadcasting stock images of cars that were the same make, model and color as hers. A witness had recently come forward with a description of a vehicle they’d seen in the backcountry area near where Vince had escaped. It felt as if a noose was tightening around her neck. First AIU and now this.

The door to Rand’s office was open. He was at his desk, hunched over a handheld, and poking the screen with a stylus. He wore a short sleeve T-shirt stretched tightly over his bulky tattoo-covered biceps, and his dark hair was tousled, as if he’d been frustrated and had been running his hands through it.

She knocked lightly, and he looked up. “Hey, Zara, come on in. Have a seat.” He pointed to a chair on the other side of his desk.

“Thanks.” She moved a stack of automotive catalogs and sat down, then handed him the paint chip samples he’d given her earlier. “I picked one. I’m hoping it’s not a premium color.”

She’d taken him up on his offer to paint her car, but she didn’t want to spend much.

“Already?” he asked, quirking a brow. “That was fast. I’m impressed.”

In truth, she didn’t give a crap what color her car was. All she cared about was that it was different from what it was now. She pointed to one of the grays. “I’m looking at this one.”

“That’s a standard one, all right.”

“Then let’s go with it.”

He buzzed the paint shop and told them the color she’d chosen.

“Thanks for being able to get it in so quickly. I really appreciate it.” Then she thought about the apartment, and how he’d offered Vince a job. Rand was taking a tremendous risk harboring the two of them here. “And everything else you’ve done to help us out.”

He waved off her gratitude. “It’s no problem. I’m glad to help.”

Rand had lost his wife in a terrible tragedy involving the Pacifican army, so his hatred of them ran deep. She’d learned that many of the men he employed had their own grievances with the army as well.

Zara noticed a framed photograph of Rand and a young girl. “Is that your daughter?”

“Yeah, that’s Caitlyn. She’s nine.”

“She’s adorable.” Zara thought about a similar photo she had of Darius and an intense longing gripped her once more. This was the longest they’d ever been apart.

As she rose to go, she saw a truck pull up in the parking lot. Perfect timing. It was probably a customer or a sales rep. But then she did a double take when the man climbing out of the vehicle had a tall, wiry-haired dog with him.

“Asher?”

Rand looked out the window. “Unless that’s his body double, I’d say yes,” he quipped.

How did she not know her brother was

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