Page 38 (1/2)

“That’s insane,” Grant said, quickly adding, “But for the record, Morgan, he would’ve been better off dead”

“You don’t mean that”

He grated back his fury and a houseful of curse words With fists tightly drawn, he said, “I assure you, I do”

Morgan touched his arently said, “I don’t want to lose you, Grant You don’t want to lose me What I feel for Kilo isn’t love You have no reason to be jealous”

“Are you serious?” Grant asked, shaking his head, trying to understand what he ht have said or done to an, Kilo takes lives He destroys them I could take his in a minute if I didn’t think I’d be separated from you”

“Then why didn’t you?” she asked “Everyone knows you, Blake, and otten aitha life, why didn’t you just pull the trigger and put to rest a da to you, doesn’t deserve to live?”

Morgan was toying with him, and he didn’t like it “Because, damn it!”

“Because why?” she asked, raising her voice “If you can beat the ever-lovin’ hell out of someone, then you have it in you to kill as well You tell me why you wanted Kilo dead, and then you explain why you spared his life! I need to know if I have a realbehind his name and old family money”

“Morgan,” Blake said, atte buttons in Grant Today certainly wasn’t the day for that

&

nbsp; She shook free of Blake’s grasp and said, “I deserve an answer”

Grant narrowed his gaze, ian he used to love reappeared out of nowhere The sensible woman who always possessed the extraordinary ability to make Grant stop and consider his actions, the consequences that potentially follohatever course or path he chose to pursue, sat next to him with supreme confidence

Morgan was slowly co around Maybe she didn’t know it yet, but Grant had a feeling she just took a big leap in the right direction She was standing up for so she believed in, and she deserved to know the truth Was she going to bed with aas no better than Kilo or someone of Kilo’s caliber?

“Say soed hi on in that head of yours? I know you’re hurting God help me, I’ve seen the pain in your eyes, but you’re not a killer Are you? Have you turned into someone I can’t reach?”

“No, of course not,” Grant replied, cursing hi Kilo in the first place Had he caused Morgan to doubt hiaze toward Blake Had his actions earlier e?