Page 5 of Wanted
I’ve been dealing with your stupid treason charge for six months.
He didn’t reply. She watched the dots on the screen blink.
That’s not what I’m talking about, he finally typed.We need to face with what’s happening between us.
I don’t understand.
I think you do.
She swallowed hard.There is no us. You’re the predator, and I’m the prey. That doesn’t make this a relationship.
No? Then why are we both starting to wonder what will happen when I lay my hands on you?
Dani’s fingers froze over the keyboard. He couldn’t mean— She had to be misinterpreting him. Still…You’d get fired for something like that, Reno.
At this point, do you think I really care?
There was no misinterpreting that declaration.
Dani stared at the promise, because that’s what it was. He couldn’t have been more blatant.
She’d always felt the sexual chemistry between them, but neither of them had ever dared to mention it before. She’d certainly never thought he’d follow through on it. After all, he was Mr. Fed, and she was an embarrassing blotch on his record. He was supposed to be chasing her because she was wanted, not because he wanted her.
Leave me alone, Reno, she typed.
Are you sure that’s what you want?
Her stomach flipped. He couldn’t know.
She’d thought that she’d hidden her feelings well. If he knew… then it made him a thousand times more dangerous. She held no misconceptions when it came to him. He was out there to do a job, and he wouldn’t hesitate to use her feelings against her if he thought it would help him accomplish his goals.What I want is my freedom, she typed with clumsy fingers.
Turn yourself in, Dani. You know you can’t keep running forever.
I can try.
You won’t succeed. Run, and I’ll chase. Eventually, I’ll catch you.
Her gaze flicked once again to the window. She didn’t know what made her more nervous, the chasing or the catching.
Why won’t you believe me?If he wanted to get personal, she could, too.Haven’t we gotten to know each other? You should know by now that I could never betray my company or my country.
We’ve been over this. The evidence says otherwise.
The evidence is wrong.
Then show me what’s right.
She slumped back against the wooden chair. They’d had this discussion a million times. She was innocent until proven guilty, but the evidence wasn’t helping her cause. She’d racked her brain for months now trying to find a way to refute it.
I can’t.
Reno stared at the simple admission on the computer screen. Tiredly, he leaned back against the headboard. He’d like nothing more than to believe her, but the evidence against her was overwhelming.We might be able to come up with something if we worked together, he typed. Just meet with me.
The answer came back almost instantaneously.Nice try, GQ, but I’m not falling for that, either.
He cursed. Just when he thought they’d been getting somewhere… Irritated by his warring emotions, he reached over and grabbed his beer from the bedside table. He drained the bottle and slammed it back down.Did you eat today?
When he got no response, he tossed the empty bottle into the trash can and sat upright.Danielle, you’ve got to eat.
