Whiskey Masked Attraction

to the steady thump of his heart and the occasional crackle of the fire. Her body w

sleep, murmure

atter

ooden floor, and stood by the window. The guesthouse was quiet, isolat

ould do. She'd tasted t

ng bruise still lingered beneath her foundation. It wasn't th

Jaxon stirre

e," she

ng his face. "Co

ed. "We nee

d immediately. "T

It's not a mistake. If I don't l

pped like ice

blanket around his waist, his chest rising

it you

es

you s

on't understand how Grant works." He

leave. No

o vanish. Neither do I. He's got private investigators. Friends in law e

s. "Then we made him think we shouldn't le

"That's not a pla

a st

against his. "God, wha

"You didn't pull me

ext few hours la

ike Jaxon, it was a memory, a fantasy she discarded. She'd pack slowly, hide essentials in places

genius he'd once bartended for. Milo could forge documents, wipe digi

promise one thing:

d. Don't let him suspect any

like it. Bu

r

elene returned to

ffice, arms wide, smile fake. "

laugh. "I nee

ossed the room, an

nch. She'd lea

phone behind,"

ne f

lightly. "I d

left the GPS tracker in the ca

ood ra

fingers lingering too long. "Now, I don't

w shopping. I was at the downtown

again. "Al

omach

ipped. "I'm not mad, Selene. I understand. You're

don

r off. "And that boy, Jaxon...

om her hand, shatter

huckled

her hands trembling. "I

aid. It always needs to be rescued. Alwa

him," she sa

or-sharp. "Good. Because if I ever catch

rist suddenly, t

cut out h

d, barely

tood. "Clean this up.

e left the room befor

y for a

her face and st

illed with computer parts and pizza boxes, staring at Mi

, popping a grape into his mouth

es

noble. How cliché." Milo s

igur

nt someth

owed his e

keeps in his poker room? One bottle. Unopen

nked. "Th

I am. It's a relic. A trophy. You stea

ed. "He'd kno

you're

"Fine. You'll h

keys. "Then you'll

nt's bedroom quietly. He was on call,

snapped. Tell them the deal's on. If they keep pu

to the bathroom a

ed on th

n the

amed int

this wasn't just a

as a

lways leav