Page 58 of Only You

“And what was that?”

“You, on camera.”

Oh, so he was one of those. There were a lot of guys who liked the cop for the fetish of the whole thing. Then there was the notoriety. Then, some guys didn’t like that she had a spotlight. They wanted to be the big man in charge.

“It’s part of my job.”

“Bullshit.”

She blinked. Declan was a rough-and-tumble guy, but she rarely heard him cuss. Well, other than in bed. Then, he had been all down and dirty.

“Are you blushing? Why?”

“Stop changing the subject.”

His frown turned darker. “We will come back to that. But I am saying it’s bullshit that you had to put a target on your back like that. You practically dared the asshole killing women to come after you.”

Her skin iced over. It was precisely what she had been doing. That was why the captain sent her several texts. Oh, and Eddie was furious with her.

Every man—including her brothers—had feelings about what she did.

“No—”

He stepped forward. “Yes, you did. Do you think I don’t realize that you look like the women being killed?”

“Similar, just like thousands of other women in this city.”

“I don’t care about those other women.”

“Well, you should.”

“Well, I don’t love them!”

She blinked as her heart boomed in her chest. He looked a little surprised by the comment. “What?”

“Yeah, I didn’t want to tell you this way. I have some game, as you saw last night.”

“One night, Declan.”

He shook his head as he cupped her face in his hands. She felt the calluses on his fingers as he smoothed them over her cheeks. “It’s been months and months.”

“No. This…whatever this is…it just started last night.” Panic hit her again. This isn’t how it was supposed to go. She could keep her emotions on an even level if he just went by the usual playbook. Why was he doing this?

He cocked his head to one side and studied her for a second. “What happened to the badass?”

“I have no idea what you mean.”

His mouth twitched. “Damn, I would have never thought you would freak out just because I told you I loved you.”

“I am not freaked out.”

He leaned closer so that his breath feathered over her ear. “Liar.”

It was a whisper that vibrated through her soul. He was right. She was lying.

When he pulled back, she wanted to protest, but instead, she pressed her lips together.

“Do you want to know when I started falling for you?”

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