Total pages in book: 159
Estimated words: 155775 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 779(@200wpm)___ 623(@250wpm)___ 519(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 155775 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 779(@200wpm)___ 623(@250wpm)___ 519(@300wpm)
Thankfully, they reached the hotel a few moments later.
He parked outside and looked up at the building.
Addie tugged on his arm and he glanced down to find she typed out a message to him on her phone.
Thanks for the ride. I’ll be okay.
He raised his eyebrows in disbelief. She didn’t seriously think that they were going to leave her here, right?
“You’ll be okay? Really? You don’t even know where your sisters are. Do you have a key to the room?”
She nodded.
“Then we’re going to escort you up there. No arguments.”
Yeah, the bossy jerk was back. Actually, he’d always been like this, but he could try to be a bit softer with her. It was obvious that she wouldn’t be able to handle his harder side.
If she knew what he did for a living, she’d have a fit.
A huff of breath came from her and he glanced down in surprise. She sounded irritated.
Ralen raised his eyebrows. “Did you lose your manners back on that sharp turn?”
She typed something on her phone and showed it to Ralen who let out a bark of laughter.
What the hell were they laughing about? And why was he so irritated over it? Was he jealous?
Don’t be a dickhead.
Ralen is just being friendly. And even if he does want her . . . well, it’s nothing to do with you.
“Come on, let’s get this over with so we can go to bed,” he grumbled, getting out of the cab.
He had planned on shutting the door and letting Ralen help her down. But in the end, he simply couldn’t do it. Turning, he reached over, undoing her belt and sliding her across the bench seat, ignoring her gasp.
Setting her down, he readjusted his jacket around her shoulders before taking a firm hold of her hand. “Stay close to me. Do not wander off.”
What happened to the sweet guy who’d tested her hot chocolate to ensure it wasn’t too hot? The guy who’d rushed her into the kitchen to run her hand under the cold water?
It seemed he’d disappeared and left this bossy neanderthal in his place. He was grumpy. He was abrasive. And he kept touching her.
Right.
Like that last part bothers you.
It didn’t. That was part of the problem.
And she wasn’t going to wander off. Where did he think she would go? It wasn’t like she’d wandered off at the bar. She’d been in the bathroom. And then there had been a brawl. Not to mention that huge guy who had tried to chase her.
Plus, the dead body guy.
A shudder ran through her.
Urgh. She felt ill. She put one hand on her tummy as they headed up to the hotel suite that Dotty had gotten for them. It had two double beds and a sofa bed. She’d offered to take the sofa bed since she was the smallest.
As they entered the hotel room, she rushed past Cash to get inside. If her sisters were there, she wanted to see them first. To make sure that they weren’t intimidated by two strange men entering their hotel room.
Well, she tried to rush past him. Cash hooked an arm around her waist and brought her to a stop.
“Stay with me,” he ordered.
She didn’t understand. Why did she have to wait with him? What if her sisters were in there?
Ralen stepped past them while she and Cash waited out in the hallway. He was tense, but didn’t hold her hard.
Ralen soon reappeared with a strange look on his face.
“From the lack of noise, I’m guessing Addie’s sisters aren’t here,” Cash said.
“No, but unless you and your sisters are messy, Addie, I think this place has been ransacked.”
What?
What did that mean? She squirmed in Cash’s arms and he let her go, placing his hand on the small of her back to guide her into the room.
A gasp of shock escaped her.
What had happened in here? There was stuff everywhere. Clothes. Makeup. Shoes. It was like someone had come in and decided to make the biggest mess that they could.
There didn’t seem to be any reason, either. What could they possibly be looking for in here? They didn’t have anything worth any money. Dotty had brought her laptop with her.
Shit!
Dotty’s laptop! She rushed to the safe and checked it. Then she opened it with a shaking hand. A sigh of relief left her as she saw that they hadn’t gotten into the safe.
“They didn’t get into the safe?” Cash asked. “There was just a laptop in there?”
She nodded.
“Is there anything missing?” Ralen asked. “Was there anything worth any money?”
Feeling unsettled, she glanced around. Hand trembling, she brushed back her hair. Then she shook her head.
“No?” Ralen. “You don’t think anything was taken?”
“This wasn’t a normal robbery,” Cash said.
“No, that’s what I’m getting at,” Ralen said. “Nothing was taken. It was left in a mess. The safe doesn’t even appear to be touched. That would be harder to get into, but you think they might have tried. And why rob a hotel room? Seems odd. There’s bound to be cameras somewhere in the hallway or lobby. Plus, how did they get a keycard? Unless . . .”