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“Let us not forget the tequila” She let out a soft groan “I one a little overboard”

“You can sleep it off In estion or a question He wanted her to spend one ht with him And she was evidently too wiped out, perhaps even still too tipsy, to argue with hihtest

In fact, she was asleep again …and tried to breathe a bit easier himself

No luck there

Damen had a hell of a lot on his mind Most of it rapped around Nikki and her computer The fact that she’d no doubt be out the door to, once she was rested and refreshed

Chances were dautted him

He toiled over all of this and it seemed to eat away at his very soul

But he had more on his mind that he couldn’t quite reconcile

Damen’s superiors weren’t the least bit pleased by how a civilian had been roped into the investigation…and put in harm’s way

That meant Garcia was on their radar—and Daent’s involvement from start to finish

And bad news…all the dings against herto end well for Fiora Garcia

As pissed as Damen was at her, he would never discount she had talent, drive and chutzpah She was a fast-thinker and learner, highly resourceful and had a knack for being at the right place at the right time

The truth was, Dah to take Nikki to Little Tijuana Sure, he knew Garcia’s relatives were all heavily arencies But beyond her fa as a protective shield for Nikki, he didn’t doubt for a second that Fiora would as well

Making it painful and hypocritical, in his head, to have to report her

Fuck his life, he was just getting ood conscience seemed to be tested at every turn