Total pages in book: 146
Estimated words: 136425 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 682(@200wpm)___ 546(@250wpm)___ 455(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 136425 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 682(@200wpm)___ 546(@250wpm)___ 455(@300wpm)
“You think Un…Big Tag knew about Henry and Lucy and didn’t tell anyone?”
“I think if Big Tag suspected something was up with Zach, he would play it close to the vest unless he honestly thought Zach would hurt one of us. I don’t think he knew everything but he had suspicions, and he and Henry work well together. They back each other up. Henry’s the only guy who knows what he’s going through. So I would bet we’ll have more guests soon.”
And she would have to be ready for them. To play her role. Well, around the Canadians at least. She was sure her uncle would have a lot to say behind closed doors.
She was about to turn for the stairs when she decided to ask her brother the real question she wanted the answer to. “What do you think of Zach?”
TJ sighed. “I think he’s in a lot of trouble. I wish he wasn’t dragging my sister into it, but he’s also been a good friend to this team. He lied but he never sold us out, and he had chances to. He’s saved everyone at least once. Took a bullet to the chest for…”
There was only one reason her brother would hesitate. “Tasha.”
The round raised scar on his chest. He hadn’t mentioned he’d saved Tasha. Taken a bullet for her.
She was not going to be jealous. Nope. She was having a wild fling and so there was nothing to be jealous about.
“Yes,” her brother agreed. “It was Tash, but he was the only one there and I think he would have tried to save any of us.”
But Tash was special. Tash had been his dream.
And that didn’t matter because she was only with him for a few weeks. A month or two. She was enjoying Zach. She wasn’t in love with him.
Even if it felt like she was. “TJ, don’t make it weird. I’m beyond happy Zach saved my cousin. I adore Tash, and the thought of a world without her makes me want to cry. It’s a good thing.”
TJ smiled like he finally understood. “Cool. I was worried because he had a thing for her, but we all get crushes. No one finds the right person the first time out.”
Well, except for TJ and Lou and Coop and Kala. Oh, they’d screwed things up royally and cost themselves years, but it had always been Lou for TJ and Coop for Kala. Come to think of it, her cousin Carys had known she loved Aidan and Tristan when she was young.
Devi had some crushes but certainly no one she’d longed for years to be with. No one she would have taken a bullet for. She had never been in love with anyone the way she was…the way Zach seemed to have loved her cousin.
Nope. She wasn’t going down that very awful road.
Besides, she had a mission. Or at least she was part of it until her uncle showed up and hauled her home.
“I’m not saying he’s the right person. He’s the right now person,” she said, forcing a grin on her face. Like this was all about sex and it was good. Which it was.
“We’re ready to start the debrief.” Zach stood at the end of the hall, a grim expression on his face.
Because he’d heard her say it was only sex. Well, she’d told him. He hadn’t walked into this afternoon with sweet promises from her.
TJ winced. “Well, let them know I’m making sure the Canadians don’t lose their shit when they wake up. Which should be soon.”
Zach moved in, looking into the room. “Parker’s awake.”
She heard a muffled curse, and she was shamelessly curious. Kara wasn’t her cousin. She was TJ’s sister, but Kara was just a chick on TJ’s team. She could be Zach’s whatever they were, but she wasn’t related to any of her other relatives. There. She had this spy stuff down now.
She moved in behind Zach. There were two people laid out on Lacey’s bed. Which was bigger than theirs, so she’d been holding out on them. There was plenty of room for kittens in here.
Also, Ben Parker was hot. So freaking hot.
Zach frowned her way like he could read her mind.
He was hotter. Way hotter.
Zach growled under his breath but turned toward the big Canadian. “Parker, I am not the one who drugged you, and don’t blame Kara either.”
Parker shoved himself to a sitting position and held his zip tied wrists up. “Of course she didn’t. Who do you think I’ve been working with? We’ve been looking for you, but she has to do it undercover or the Agency will expect her to bring you in. What the fuck are you doing, man? Is that TJ’s sister? I think I met her at that club last year.”
The Hideout. They met briefly, though she wasn’t supposed to ask a lot of questions. She gave him a wave. “It’s Devi. Hi.”