Then she jabbed my shoulder grinning right before I pinned her to the blank wall and kissed the grin off her face.īefore I let her go, she informed me that I loved her. I told her I’d be holding my breath for the results. That bought me her “I win” smile and she said she’d shop for both, do a cost comparison. I finally asked, “Can we order that shit or are we going to need a contractor?” That morphed into a hook for her purse and, if it can be believed, by the end of the twenty minutes, her key holder turned into lockers and cubbies along the blank wall in the mudroom. I drop my keys on the counter, reminding me how she took up twenty minutes of my life the other day explaining how we needed a key holder mounted in the laundry room by the garage door. It’s late and a single light glows from over the sink letting me know someone’s thinking of me, waiting for me to return. I turn off the alarm and move through the clean laundry room and kitchen. If I stand in this sick fuck’s condo for another minute, I might explode.

I nod, but say nothing before turning to get the fuck out.

They’ll be pissed, but relieved he’s behind bars.” Now.” I try to take a calming breath, knowing it won’t work before telling him, “Please, fuck, there’d better not be anything else, but if there is, call me. I close my eyes to control my temper before stating, “I’ve gotta get home. Horrific ones that carry a vengeance so evil, no one saw them coming.“This might’ve sealed the deal on him not getting bail,” Jude growls before tipping his head to me. Yet, he can’t help himself when it comes to her, and Jude moves in to watch over Gabby.īut just when life seems to be settling down, demons surface from the past. Nightmares that are his reality have paralyzed him from living a full life. That doesn’t mean he isn’t wrestling feelings he hasn't allowed in years.

And between battling criminals, flooded basements, fantasy football drafts, and her crazy Italian family, Jude also finds himself unable to resist her charms. With his dark chocolate eyes and commanding ways, Gabby can't resist. Just when she forced herself to move on with life after tragedy touched her family, she finds herself thrown into a tailspin so swift, she can’t find her bearings.īeing cuffed and patted down by Special Agent Jude Ortiz is enough to wake anyone up. That’s what happens to Gabrielle Carpino. There’s nothing like getting caught in the middle of an FBI raid to change your life.

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