Kane. He had worshiped her with his body. What would it mean to
share his thoughts? Her pussy clenched at the idea, even though her heart
pounded with fear at the notion of being totally exposed.
He cleared his throat. When she met his gaze, he also looked
aroused. She wondered if his thoughts were similar to hers. She didn’t ask. “I
am going to have to trust you completely in order to get to my grandmother and
protect her from Oscar and his people.”
“And you don’t.” He didn’t say it with anger. His voice was
very matter-of-fact. They both knew it was true.
“I’m tempted to just tell you to take me in to the Boston
authorities. At least Gran would be safe.”
“But you would likely end up in that body bag.” He sounded
angrier than she’d expected.
She knew he was right. Oscar would either have her killed or
he would somehow get his hands on her, and if that happened, she would kill
herself. Either way, she would be zipped into one of those bags and the first
vision would come to pass.
“I don’t want you dead, Lena. I’m willing to play this thing
out until your trial date. Which means we have less than a week to find
Grandma, figure out how to clear your name and get you to the Boston
courthouse.”
“Why are you helping me?” She had to know.
“I’ve never felt like this before. I’ve never wanted what we
saw in the second vision. It never even occurred to me that kind of life was
possible for a man like me. I’m still not convinced, but I’m willing to risk
everything to find out.” His eyes sparkled in the flicker of the candles on the
table.
It must have been a very sad existence as a little boy
growing up the way he did. “My mother and I lived with my grandmother until
Momma died a few years ago. I barely knew my father, but I had a happy childhood.
I was loved very much. When you grew up in the training facility, did you have
friends?”
He cocked his head to one side. “Sure. Wade was my friend
for a time.”
“What happened?”
He shrugged and then laughed. He looked as if he remembered
something long forgotten. “We grew up and took different paths.”
“You are both paid bounty hunters working for the same
company. How are your paths different?”
“We are contractors. Some are willing to overlook what’s
legal in favor of profit. Wade is one of those people. He has an odd sense of
right and wrong.”
“But not you.”
“No. I don’t need money that badly. I have enough.” He
looked over her shoulder toward the beach, seeming lost in thought.
“What about women?”
His focus was back and he looked at her as if he might jump
over the table and take her in the restaurant. “What about them?”
“Were there women in training with you?”
“Sure. I know a lot of great women recovery agents.”
“Do you sleep with them?”
He narrowed his eyes. “Sometimes.”
She hadn’t expected the pang of jealousy at the idea of him
having sex with another woman, but there it was. She felt a jolt of anger and
had to push it down. “Did you ever fall in love with any of them?”
He must have sensed her jealousy. That devastating smile
returned. “I would tease you, but I can’t do it. No, Lena, I’ve never fallen in
love with any of the women I’ve slept with. Not on the job or off. Never—”
He stopped so abruptly, it seemed as if he was going to say
more. “So you’ve never loved anyone in your life.”
“No.”
The intensity in his stare made her heart pound faster. “I
want you.” The words tumbled out of her mouth as if of their own accord. She
didn’t know why she had said them, other than they were the truth. She did want
him, all of him.
An instant later, he called for the check.
When he gripped her arm and pulled her from the restaurant,
she wasn’t surprised, but then he didn’t head toward their room. “Where are we
going?”
He didn’t answer, just turned and grinned down at her before
sliding his hand down her arm and taking
share his thoughts? Her pussy clenched at the idea, even though her heart
pounded with fear at the notion of being totally exposed.
He cleared his throat. When she met his gaze, he also looked
aroused. She wondered if his thoughts were similar to hers. She didn’t ask. “I
am going to have to trust you completely in order to get to my grandmother and
protect her from Oscar and his people.”
“And you don’t.” He didn’t say it with anger. His voice was
very matter-of-fact. They both knew it was true.
“I’m tempted to just tell you to take me in to the Boston
authorities. At least Gran would be safe.”
“But you would likely end up in that body bag.” He sounded
angrier than she’d expected.
She knew he was right. Oscar would either have her killed or
he would somehow get his hands on her, and if that happened, she would kill
herself. Either way, she would be zipped into one of those bags and the first
vision would come to pass.
“I don’t want you dead, Lena. I’m willing to play this thing
out until your trial date. Which means we have less than a week to find
Grandma, figure out how to clear your name and get you to the Boston
courthouse.”
“Why are you helping me?” She had to know.
“I’ve never felt like this before. I’ve never wanted what we
saw in the second vision. It never even occurred to me that kind of life was
possible for a man like me. I’m still not convinced, but I’m willing to risk
everything to find out.” His eyes sparkled in the flicker of the candles on the
table.
It must have been a very sad existence as a little boy
growing up the way he did. “My mother and I lived with my grandmother until
Momma died a few years ago. I barely knew my father, but I had a happy childhood.
I was loved very much. When you grew up in the training facility, did you have
friends?”
He cocked his head to one side. “Sure. Wade was my friend
for a time.”
“What happened?”
He shrugged and then laughed. He looked as if he remembered
something long forgotten. “We grew up and took different paths.”
“You are both paid bounty hunters working for the same
company. How are your paths different?”
“We are contractors. Some are willing to overlook what’s
legal in favor of profit. Wade is one of those people. He has an odd sense of
right and wrong.”
“But not you.”
“No. I don’t need money that badly. I have enough.” He
looked over her shoulder toward the beach, seeming lost in thought.
“What about women?”
His focus was back and he looked at her as if he might jump
over the table and take her in the restaurant. “What about them?”
“Were there women in training with you?”
“Sure. I know a lot of great women recovery agents.”
“Do you sleep with them?”
He narrowed his eyes. “Sometimes.”
She hadn’t expected the pang of jealousy at the idea of him
having sex with another woman, but there it was. She felt a jolt of anger and
had to push it down. “Did you ever fall in love with any of them?”
He must have sensed her jealousy. That devastating smile
returned. “I would tease you, but I can’t do it. No, Lena, I’ve never fallen in
love with any of the women I’ve slept with. Not on the job or off. Never—”
He stopped so abruptly, it seemed as if he was going to say
more. “So you’ve never loved anyone in your life.”
“No.”
The intensity in his stare made her heart pound faster. “I
want you.” The words tumbled out of her mouth as if of their own accord. She
didn’t know why she had said them, other than they were the truth. She did want
him, all of him.
An instant later, he called for the check.
When he gripped her arm and pulled her from the restaurant,
she wasn’t surprised, but then he didn’t head toward their room. “Where are we
going?”
He didn’t answer, just turned and grinned down at her before
sliding his hand down her arm and taking
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