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“Hell no, I’ on the floor, head still in the bucket “I just barfedBoone’s Her skin went sheet white and she smacked her hand over her ain”
Peyton knelt next to Kinsley
, rubbing her back, and said in a soothing voice, “Re else—like that funny story you were telling me about earlier”
Boone watched the exchange closely Every time he saw Peyton, she’d reveal a little otten out of her was that she lived in Seattle before ht now, he’d bet money that in Seattle she’d been in the medical field She had the touch
A touch he desperately wanted
When Kinsley gagged, he glanced at his baby sister, and his chest tightened Last night, Kinsley had been working behind the bar at Whiskey Blues Far too close to this ive your statements, but feel free to wait outside until then,” he said
“Thank fucking God” Kinsley stood up, white faced, her dark hair a wild mess, and beelined for the door One foot outside, she looked back at him “I don’t kno you do this as a job Seriously, Boone, it’s gross”
He snorted at his sister Law enforcement was in his blood Boone was a cop, so were his father and grandfather Kinsley seeene
Peyton watched Kinsley leave She finally turned to Boone and gave hiiven hiuess I’ll see you later” She turned
Yeah, right
Boone snagged her wrist gently and watched her closely Like every tiot close, she inhaled sharply, an obvious shiver running down her spine Her pretty eyes flicked to his And held
He was blinded by the heat between the she wanted and s
She finally blinked and those eyes becaood detective Boone had honed his instincts through the ten years he’d spent with the NYPD—five as a beat cop and five more as a detective—and the last two years he’d worked in Stoney Creek as a detective Those instincts told hiht a memory of another death in her life “Before you head out,” he ns of a break-in when you ca?”
She shook her head and licked her lips, taking a step toward him
Damn, he ached to close the distance He stared at that pretty mouth, and he realized he stroked the inside of her wrist, earning hirin If he could do that by a soft swipe of his finger, he knew he could make her shiver even deeper once he really touched her Then he’d make her scream His name, preferably