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CHAPTER ONE

Draco lingered at the diner longer than usual, because of her presence

People came and went but she stayed, so he stayed Or ht amused him Whichever it was, the curiosity appeared to be mutual

Shortly after he’d noticed her, he caught her taking surreptitious glances his way froht her eye, she quickly shifted her attention back to her laptop and her face flushed She didn’t want to get caught looking at him Either she was shy, or it was important he didn’t notice her

What was she, an undercover cyber crime cop? It was a distinct possibility This diner here his stepbrother, Sean, had been hanging out when the cyber cops turned up and arrested hio In fact, if the cops had arrived a few minutes later, all three of them would have been there Draco knew he shouldn’t coood times in this place before Sean’s arrest, and hehim back

If she was a cop, was he under suspicion? It didn’t coes, not since Sean had been sent down Rory and Draco hadany more

Miss Pri to be a plain clothes detective She looked the part though, in black fraht business suit All the suit did was show off her curvaceous figure Draco guessed she was the saer, it was hard to tell with the heavy spectacles If she was police, she wouldn’t find anything incri on him or his laptop Since Sean had been sent down, Draco had stuck to the pact

A to try to arrest hi hi Could be a chance to get her number

Then there was the other guy A lanky, suy who sat in the booth directly behind her Draco had the feeling they were together, even though they’d arrived separately The guy, as smartly dressed and older, looked out of place as well He studied his laptop too, but every tie he picked up his own Coincidence, or co notes? It was the weirdest setup Draco wanted to knohy it was happening

Mostly he wanted to know the girl There was so about her Intense, that’s what she was Edgy, like she had a wild side she was keeping in check The idea of it made his interest levels soar

Who was she? Maybe his cyber criulars The pair of them looked particularly out of place So nearby but they made a quick escape after they checked the place out The diner was pretty reasy spoon, not for the likes of her, that was for sure

She was attractive but was trying to play it doith her glossy blonde hair tied back sharply The suit was all wrong for her Too uptight He figured it was either new, or she wore it to create an impression Maybe both When she’d first entered the diner, Draco caught a breath of her perfume as she passed by She’d taken a booth away fro narrow coffee bar and observed from behind her laptop

Just then he caught her having a look at hi it ht to get out of there, but so about her made him stay, made him take that risk

He’d always been observant and he was blessed with a photographic memory, but since his step brother Sean went into prison over a foolish hacking challenge, it was like his senses had been heightened He was alatching for so that they’d missed or should’ve been aware, a step that could’ve stopped Sean going down That ed their lives, otherwise the three of the on the world

From what he could make out across the diner her eyes were dark, possibly a shade of brown Draco detected no lipstick Her mouth was beautiful, kissable

I those lips, he smiled her way

She blushed, her face coloring quickly, and looked away to fiddle with her bag Either she was squir in her seat because of his scrutiny, or she was about to leave He couldn’t possibly let her leave without getting a closer look, and he didn’t want her to leave first

Pocketing his phone, he slid out of his booth

Would she follow him, try to make an arrest?

Only one way to find out

He did a circuit of the diner before he left, taking a good look at the lanky guy as he passed He could cover the distance to the door in seconds He’d be on the street and away down the back alleyways They could still catch him, but he took the risk

The lanky guy pocketed his phone and looked in the other direction, clearly rattled Draco figured Lanky wasn’t just overseeing the girl—which was one possibility—he atching Draco as well But she was in charge, she was at the front Definitely soured them out the better

Slowing his paces, he calanced over her shoulder as he came up behind her Her eyes were definitely a darker shade of brown Their gazes locked Draco saw instantly how shocked she was at his approach

Finally sure, he sured her out