She made her way to the clothing racks with reluctance, secretly longing for something more substantial .She argued that he was only a child at the time. "One that you almost frightened the living hell out of.""You've been in the system long enough to have an understanding of the capabilities of criminals. Pedro is not superior to anyone or anything. He is willing to resort to any means necessary. Even if you have to pay a child to identify you, do it."Pedro was not with that child at any point."They were interrupted by the passage of a woman who sported dark hair and glasses. Jerome watched her with wary eyes as he warily appraised the situation with an expression on his face. Did he have information that she didn't have? As the flavor of terror deepened in her mouth, tension began to spread through her entire body.While Anna did so, Jerome was observing the woman. And then witnessed the return of his attention to her. They stared each other down. She frantically examined his fa

She carelessly threw the cell phone on the bed, oblivious to the fact that she had just made him extremely hot without exerting any effort, which paradoxically made him even hotter. "It was," she affirmed in agreement. "Dean not only agreed that I should continue working on the case, but he also pledged to do everything in his power to see that it did. The fact that he is making a personal phone call to the judge with the assurance that he will take over if I am unable to attend the trial is, of course, extremely unusual. It will make it very clear to the judge how significant Dean views my role in this proceeding to be. But it also means that his wife's cancer treatments will be delayed by two weeks as a result of this. Jerome wiped crumbs from his hands, smiling broadly at the news that had just been delivered. He then questioned, "And my testimony?""Before I brought it up, he had already been sold. This morning, Dean got a call from a man whose name was Phil. Tell him that if y

She took in a breath that was trembling. "Don't apologize. Jerome, getting over the blame is difficult, but you won't be able to achieve it by acting like it doesn't exist in the world. My personal experience has taught me that avoiding confronting negative emotions only makes them stronger in the long run.He detected her effort to bring her emotional armor into place because she was speaking more forcefully, which he picked up on from the tone of her voice.He didn't want it in place. The two of them shared a lot of similarities with one another. They were both broken on the inside and alone in the world. At this moment, there was only one thing he desired. To get lost in her. to disregard everything else except for this one woman.His hands moved up her back, shaping her into a close proximity to him and bringing her mouth to his. "Get ready, Anna, because I'm going to make love to you right now." His lips brushed against hers in an attempt at a tender kiss, but she pulled away. Ho

After gently tracing his brow with her fingertips and feeling a wave of tenderness wash over her face, Anna leaned back against his shoulder and laid her head there. His chest felt constricted, and his heart was pounding. It was difficult for him to even breathe. This connection, this kinship, had to be an act; it was probably brought on by the adrenaline rush that came from being on the run. Didn’t it? But he was conscious of the fact that there was more to it. He was unable to develop feelings for Anna. He was nothing but a source of frustration. Hell. He had no desire to be concerned about another person. He did not want anyone else to be concerned about him. He could put that chapter of his life in the past.He hushed, "What are you doing to me, woman?" This was a repetition of the question that she had asked him before. "What are you doing to me?"Anna did not reply, but she did pull closer to him while her arms were about him. As the seconds passed, they became more comfortabl

Anna blinked awake on the third day of essentially living in the same hotel room from sunrise to sunset. She gave the bedside clock a blurry-eyed glance as she glanced at it through her bleary eyes. It is currently eight in the morning. There were only ten days left until they had to make the trip back to Austin for the rescheduled trial. Only. Right.She would lose several weeks of her life before this ordeal was finally finished. It wasn't like she was bothered by being in Jerome's company. He'd become quite a lovely diversion. And while we're on the subject of her diversion, Jerome stirred next to her and pulled her into his arms. They laid down next to one another, with their heads on pillows, facing one other. He pretended to be asleep by keeping his eyes closed and acting as if he had reached out for her while he was asleep. But she was more savvy than that. She could sense that he was paying attention to her.The fact that she had spent these few days sharing each and every wa