Gail Barrett - High-Risk Reunion

He eyed Gabi’s thick, tousled hair, the tempting bow of her lips and everything inside him rebelled. He didn’t need her hanging around him. He wanted to forget he’d ever seen her and get her permanently out of his life.

But he couldn’t escape the facts. Ortiz had framed him for the diplomat’s murder. This case was far more complicated than he’d believed. And like it or not, whatever Gabi was searching for impacted him—which meant he had to keep her around.

But he also had to be careful. He had too much at stake to let down his guard around her now. “I want to see that message you intercepted.”

She blinked. “You still don’t believe me?”

“After everything you’ve done to me?”

Her amber eyes turned wounded, but he crushed down an answering spurt of guilt. She was acting again, trying to play on his sympathies, and he refused to take the bait.

He glanced at his watch. “It’s nearly dawn. We can head out now.”

Not bothering to answer, she rose and headed toward the door. But he quickly stepped around her and blocked her path. “I’ll only say this once,” he said when she lifted her gaze to his. “I’m in charge here. From here on out, you do what I say.”

Her eyes filled with outrage, just as he’d known they would. “I don’t take orders from you.”

“You do now. I’m warning you, Gabi. You try to sneak off, you try to stab me in the back or steal that ring, and you’ll be sorry you tried.”

Her mouth tightened. Annoyance flashed in her golden eyes. Then she pushed past him and stalked outside the hut.

He watched her go, unwilling to feel any guilt. No matter how vulnerable she appeared, no matter how expertly she plied her charms, he couldn’t trust her again.

She’d devastated him before, crushing any illusions he had.

And he’d be damned if he’d let her make a fool of him twice.

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