Total pages in book: 160
Estimated words: 149137 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 746(@200wpm)___ 597(@250wpm)___ 497(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 149137 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 746(@200wpm)___ 597(@250wpm)___ 497(@300wpm)
“Because we hate the Agency shit,” Dec reiterated. “And Big Tag’ll kill us if this turns into a FUBAR situation.”
“I won’t let anything happen to him.” She hated the fact that they didn’t trust her implicitly, but she understood why. She was the Agency’s tool in this case. She wasn’t one of the boys. “I’ll do my job, but I can keep him alive at the same time.”
“Let us know what you need. Show time.” Riley opened the door, his face going bland again. “Through here, Ms. Summers. Mr. Hunt will see you in the dungeon. Let me show you the way.”
She followed him out, ready to get to the job.
* * * *
Josh sat back, perfectly unimpressed with the women he’d seen. Yes, they were lovely, with perfect faces and bodies, and not one of them had moved him.
He might need to rethink his plan. He might have gotten to a point where he could no longer be moved.
The last time he’d felt anything at all had been the night he’d lost Tina.
She’d been the only person in his life he’d been able to count on and he’d disappointed her. He’d gotten so involved in being Josh Hunt that he hadn’t seen the signs that she was sick, hadn’t forced her to get treatment. Hadn’t treated her like the odd mom/boss she’d become to him.
And yet she’d held his hand as she was dying. Don’t let the past screw up your future, my Josh. The past is a burden you can let go of.
God, he hadn’t let go yet. He likely never would. And he’d never told Tina his secrets.
But someone knew.
“She was hot.” Jared watched as the door closed and they were left alone again.
The redhead was hot, and yet she somehow left him utterly cold. Then again, Jared thought every woman was hot in her own way. He should have known Jared wouldn’t be much help. Despite his recent trouble, the man was endlessly optimistic, and sometimes Josh wondered if Jared could see the darker side at all. “She doesn’t have as much experience as she says she does.”
Jared frowned. “I don’t know. Her form was perfect. She didn’t get stuck on the idea of a contract.”
“I wasn’t talking about her being submissive. I’m sure she’s been in the lifestyle, but the vetting notes from McKay-Taggart questioned her job experience. They can prove she was employed by a bodyguard firm, but no one would confirm her field experience. I asked her about a specific weapon and how easy she thought the safety was to use.”
“Yeah, I remember that.”
“That pistol has no safety,” Josh returned. “She doesn’t know firearms.”
If she didn’t know firearms, then she likely hadn’t spent much time in the field. She would likely be excellent in bed, but how long would he enjoy her before they all got murdered?
He was going to have to give up his house on the beach. Tina had left it to him. He was going to be forced to move into the canyon, far away from the one fucking place that made him feel like he might make it through another day.
Unfortunately for him, all California beaches were public beaches. He couldn’t keep people away. If he had proper security, he could stay. That meant sleeping with a weapon in his house, and he wasn’t talking about a Glock.
“Damn.” Jared sat back. “That’s not fair.”
Life wasn’t fair, but then he’d figured that out a long time ago. “Maybe we should cancel the whole thing.”
How much time did he get to spend here anyway? In a few months he’d be back on a set somewhere working his ass off and living in a trailer. Wasn’t hard to guard a trailer no matter how big it was. He would shove his needs down. He didn’t want vanilla sex. He could get that anywhere. All he had to do to get a woman in LA to drop her panties for him was to smile her way.
He wanted something more.
Click clack. Click clack. He sighed at the sound. Another one was coming, her heels making that sound on the floor that should get his blood pumping. Should. Didn’t.
“Come on.” Jared stood up. “We have to try harder. Not everyone lies. I get it. Some of the women weren’t as forthcoming as they should have been, but we can still find someone. You know no one ever tells the whole truth.”
A lovely woman with pitch black hair stepped through into the room, and Joshua couldn’t help but give her his full attention. She was in a black sheath dress that molded to her every curve. He tended to prefer taller women, but she was perfectly formed. Her long raven-black hair came down to her waist, showing shades of navy blue. Everything about her was perfect and pristine, like nothing had ever touched her in a negative fashion.