Most Wanted Woman. Maggie Price
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Название: Most Wanted Woman
Автор: Maggie Price
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Ужасы и Мистика
Серия: Mills & Boon Vintage Intrigue
isbn: 9781472077448
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She jerked from his touch. “I have to pick up some things at the market for Etta before I take her lunch.”
“I’ll run with you as far as your place.”
“No.” Her face was flushed now from either the heat or emotion. Maybe both. “I told you, I prefer jogging alone.”
“What is it about cops that makes you nervous?”
Something flickered in her eyes, then was gone. “I don’t know what you mean.”
“Then I’ll explain. Chief Decker says when he stops by Truelove’s, you make a point to avoid him. I have to wonder why, since he’s a decent guy. You sure as hell didn’t want him to know you list ‘skilled in emergency medicine’ on your résumé. Then there’s me. I come around, I get the impression you check for running room.”
She sent him a cool smile. “Cops aren’t my favorite people. Nothing personal, McCall.”
“Sorry to hear that. Some of us can be real charming if we put our mind to it.”
“Charming men don’t impress me. Now I’ve got to go.”
He stepped forward, blocking her retreat. “I watched your face while you worked on that girl. You’re not just good at emergency medicine, you’ve got a passion for it.”
“You have no idea how I feel,” she shot back. “About anything.”
“You’re right. I have no clue what stopped you from being out there, helping people. Saving lives. Or why you’ve stuck yourself in an out-of-the-way, small-town tavern.”
“I’m not stuck. I tend bar now.” Her hands clenched. “That’s what I do. What I want to do. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
“Didn’t say there was.” He dipped his head. “I don’t know you well enough to have you figured out. Yet. But Etta does—or thinks she does. She cares about you. Her feelings matter to me. If whatever is going on with you harms her, you’ll have me to deal with.”
Her eyes went hot. “I love Etta. She gave me a job, a place to live. I owe her. I would never hurt her.”
“I’m sure you’ll understand if I don’t just take your word for it. I intend to keep an eye on you.”
“Do it from a distance.” He saw the tremor in the hand she used to shove her bangs out of her eyes. “I don’t want to jog with you, McCall. I don’t want to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner with you. Is that clear?”
He kept his eyes cool and steady on her face. “Crystal.”
“Fine. So please leave me the hell alone.”
He watched her dash toward the road, her tanned legs pumping, ponytail bouncing.
“Not a chance, sweetheart,” he murmured.
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