Hiding From Danger (Danger Incorporated Book 2) (28 page)
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Authors: Olivia Jaymes
Tags: #Comtemporary, #Romance, #Fiction, #Investigator, #Mystery, #Suspense, #Thriller, #Danger, #Military, #Waitress, #Hiding, #Abusive Ex, #Montana, #Passionate, #Trust, #Past, #Protection, #Detective, #Affair, #Law Enforcement, #Leaving, #Adult, #Erotic
The man smiled and shook his head. “My real name is Caleb Faulkner. I’m a special agent for the FBI and my job was to infiltrate an organized crime syndicate that included Alan Morton. He was into much more than commodities and nightclubs. He had his finger in most of the gambling and prostitution in this city.”
“You said you know where he is?” West stood but didn’t let go of Gigi’s hand. “Have you apprehended him?”
The agent’s gaze flickered between Gigi and Aubrey. “After leaving you both to die the bastard waltzed into his office this morning as if nothing had happened. Of course I had a few agents stationed there just in case but I never actually thought he’d have the audacity to show up. When we arrested him – again – he acted like he’d never heard of you, Gigi, and that Aubrey was simply out of the office today because she was sick. He won’t be getting bail this time either, by the way. Another judge that he doesn’t own has been put on the case. He’s facing not only two counts of attempted murder but hundreds of federal RICO counts.”
“I hope he rots in jail,” Travis growled, his brows pulled together in a scowl. “He deserves far worse.”
“I saw him briefly before I came here. I’m guessing his lawyer is going to try some kind of temporary insanity plea. Morton appears to have completely lost it. He was acting like he didn’t know anything about that house and that he’d never had a sister named Anna.”
Gigi remembered how Alan had acted in the last moments she’d seen him. “When he cuffed us to the car it was as if he didn’t have any emotions left. He was on automatic pilot, like a robot.”
“A complete break from reality.” Travis settled into the chair next to Aubrey’s bed. “Once he realized that he’d left Gigi – or Anna as he may have thought of her then – to die it may have simply been more than he could handle.”
It was over and now she could go…home. Tremont and West were home now. She didn’t have to look over her shoulder anymore. A future was hers for the taking if she wanted one.
“When can we get out of here?” Gigi asked softly, her gaze meeting West’s. Everyone else in the room seemed to slip into the background as she took in his handsome face that right now looked more worried than relieved. She’d put him through hell today but he’d never wavered on his promise.
“Tomorrow.” West brushed his lips across hers, so light the kiss was like butterfly wings. “Right now you need to rest and get better.”
She reached up and wrapped her arm around his neck, pulling him close. These words were only for him.
“Thank you for saving me. I love you.”
West’s face split into a grin and he pressed a kiss onto her forehead and then her cheek. “Keep talking like that and I’ll never let you go. I’ll have to love you for the rest of my life.”
That was exactly the future she’d dreamed about.
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“D
oes Tremont’s sexiest
mayor want to take me out for lunch?”
West looked up from the spreadsheets he’d been scowling over to find Gigi standing in the doorway to his office. Looking amazing as always, today she was dressed in blue jeans and a bright red sweater, topped with a brown leather jacket she’d allowed him to buy her. She looked gorgeous today dressed in her favorite color. He’d learned a few things about his woman these past weeks but she’d been right all along. He did know the important things. The things that truly mattered.
He slapped the lid closed on the laptop and beckoned to the woman he adored, crooking a finger and giving her a big smile. Things had been good since they’d returned to Montana. Both of them were finding their way on how to be a couple and plan for the future.
“He absolutely does but first he wants a kiss.”
Giggling, she slid her arms around his neck and pressed her body flush against his own. Those lethal curves were hell on his equilibrium but being normal was way overrated. Capturing her lips with his own, he kissed her until they were both breathless.
“Are you going to be this demanding after we’re married?” Gigi asked coyly as she ran a fingernail across his jaw. His pulse leaped and he found himself eyeing the old oak desk just a foot away. It looked sturdy enough to handle their combined weight but the town founder, Jed Tremont, might just roll over in his grave. There had been plenty of funny business going on in the mayor’s office these last few years with Cavendish but none of it had been the naked, naughty kind.
“This and more,” West promised, dropping a kiss on her nose before reluctantly stepping back. He had a meeting at one o’clock regarding the new community center. It was his pet project and one of the campaign promises he’d made and after only three months in office it was getting off the ground. “I think you’re going to need to take your vitamins, babe.”
“You better keep that promise because I plan to demand a few things myself.”
Gigi had never been this relaxed and happy. After Morton had been taken into custody he’d been denied bail due to being a flight risk. While in the county lock up awaiting trial, he’d had an altercation with another inmate and had been stabbed to death. Gigi had of course been shocked, but after talking to Caleb Faulkner they’d learned that Morton had been deep into organized crime. Far deeper than anyone had imagined. His death was probably a mob hit to keep him quiet.
Now Gigi didn’t have to look over her shoulder ever again.
That’s why West had asked her to marry him last week. He’d planned roses and champagne but the evening had ended up much different when a storm hit. They’d eaten by candlelight but only because the power had gone out. She’d still said yes and now he was the happiest man in Montana.
“We’re meeting Travis and Aubrey at the pizza place,” Gigi said, taking his hand and leading him out of the office. “Zach can’t make it though. He’s busy training with Jason. I think he’s going to do well there.”
Aubrey had taken a job as Travis’s assistant but West was certain his older brother had far deeper feelings for the pretty young woman than simply as her boss. Aubrey appeared unaware of Travis’s regard but West doubted that would last much longer. When Travis Anderson wanted something he’d do anything to make it happen.
“Your brother had the perfect qualifications with his military and security background and Jason needed more field agents, so Zach is really doing him a favor. Logan will train him up and they’ll be happy to put him to work.”
Gigi linked her arm with West’s as they made their way down the sidewalk. “You made all of this happen. I have you and my family. I never thought my life would be like this, all because of you.”
West felt the heat in his cheeks and ducked his head so she wouldn’t see. Gigi kept saying this was all because of him but that wasn’t really true.
“You did this, babe. You never gave up, fighting the good fight. All I did was call in a few favors. But I’ll happily let you thank me again…later tonight.”
West’s voice dropped into a whisper at the end and he waggled his brows to emphasize his meaning. He’d never get enough of this woman. She was the sun, moon, and stars. Full stop. He was head over heels in love.
Gigi stopped right there in the middle of the sidewalk and stood on her tiptoes, pulling him down for a kiss. Right in front of the good citizens of Tremont who had voted him into office.
There simply wasn’t a more perfect woman. When an Anderson man fell, it was forever.
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Olivia Jaymes is a wife, mother, lover of sexy romance, and caffeine addict. She lives with her husband and son in central Florida and spends her days with handsome alpha males and spunky heroines.
She is currently working on a series of full-length novels called The Cowboy Justice Association. It’s a contemporary romance series about lawmen in southern Montana who work to keep the peace but can’t seem to find it in their own lives in addition to the erotic romance novella series – Military Moguls.
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