Say I Do (Wilde Ways #10) - Cynthia Eden Page 0,36
flatly. “Screw it up and it will be the last mistake you ever make, Larry.” He hung up.
She frowned. “Are you making friends again?”
“Excuse me?”
Her hands went to her hips. “I’ve noticed you don’t seem to exercise a lot of tact when you talk with folks.”
“I can be extremely tactful.” When the situation called for it.
“You’re still naked, you know.”
“I’m glad you noticed.” He waved a hand in front of his body. “Look your fill. I’m not shy.”
Her lips curved the faintest bit. “I noticed.”
His eager dick noticed her noticing. What I wouldn’t give to take her again…No, dammit. The case. Do the job. Dex tossed his phone onto the bed. “I have to get dressed, we have to go for a big showdown, and you know…get shit done.” He headed for the bathroom. “But you can admire my ass as I walk away. I won’t hide behind a sheet like you did. So very rude.”
“Dex!”
He looked back at her.
“You do have a great ass.”
“Thanks for noticing.”
“Be serious with me. Everything is going to be all right this morning, isn’t it? You talked to your agent—though without any charm—and all is good to go? Because I’m still operating in the dark for the most part. I’m trusting you.”
He rubbed the center of his chest. It had started to ache. “You can absolutely trust me to keep you safe.”
She nodded.
He closed the bathroom door. Didn’t bother glancing toward the mirror. There was no damn way he could look at himself right then.
You are such a fucking bastard.
When she found out the truth, just how much would Lacey hate him?
Chapter Nine
Her teeth were chattering. The higher up the mountain they’d gone, the colder it had become. Lacey was bundled in a thick, puffy black coat, with a ski cap on her head and a dark scarf wrapped around her neck, but she was still freezing her ass off.
When you lived in the South, you considered a cold day to be fifty degrees. She was not made for these Colorado temps.
The snow crunched beneath their boots as she and Dex made their way to the small cabin. They’d ridden up the ski lift in silence, and the view had been incredible. If it weren’t for the fact that her cheeks had turned numb and they were heading out on a dangerous mission, she might have even enjoyed the ride. Thought it was romantic.
But…
Yeah. It was a mission.
“There aren’t any tracks here,” Lacey said as she surveyed the white ground leading toward the old cabin. “I don’t think Roman has arrived yet.” She knew that fresh snow had fallen in the hours before dawn.
Dex paused and stared at the ground, then he studied the cabin.
He’d insisted that she bring a gun with her, not just her knife. The gun was holstered beneath her jacket. He was packing, too, and his expression had become increasingly hard as they neared their destination.
“I’ll be waiting inside for him,” Dex said. “You find a spot out of sight so you can watch the scene. Don’t talk to him when he arrives. Don’t have any contact with him at all, understand?”
“Not like we’re best friends,” she muttered. “And I don’t think there is any place out here where he can whisper some dark warning to me.”
Dex’s head turned toward her. “Take no risks. If anything happens, if you feel threatened, shoot.”
“I can take care of myself.” She pulled her gaze off him and eyed the cabin. “Just why are the two of you having this big, important meeting?”
“Because I have something that is valuable to him,” Dex replied slowly. “He wants it back, but I’ve decided not to give it to him.”
Her attention shot to Dex. “Does he think you’re going to give this item to him today?”
“He thinks we’ll make a deal. That in exchange for intel I need, I’ll turn what I have over to him.” His jaw hardened. “That’s not going to happen. I’m keeping what I have.”
“Because it’s valuable.” She nodded. “And you think you can use it against him in the future?”
“No, that’s not—” Dex began, voice almost angry. Then he caught himself. “What I have—it turned out to be more than I expected. The value can’t be equaled.”
Okay. “Sometimes, Dex, you have got to just learn to say what you mean.” She huffed out a breath and a little cloud appeared before her mouth. “You’d better get inside, and I need to get hidden.”
“My men are out here. They’re watching our backs right