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Оглавление“Do you realize the position you’ve put me in?”
“It’s not bad enough that you jump bail and I cover for you. Now I’m withholding evidence from the police.” The fact that Clancy hadn’t asked him to protect her, that he’d done it all on his own, only made it worse. “I just compromised myself and my career, put my P.I. license on the line for you,” Jake told her, laying it on a little strong.
“Let’s not forget why you’re really here.” She glared at him. “To get the goods on me, isn’t that what you said?”
She looked ashen. Shaken. Scared. Not at all like a criminal.
Before he could consider how stupid it was, he pulled Clancy into his arms. She resisted at first, but slowly he felt her soften in his embrace. He tried to focus on the case, not on the wonderfully feminine feel of the woman he held.
Jake growled at himself in disgust. He wanted to kiss her, protect and shelter her. But he couldn’t let anything get in the way of the truth. Not even Clancy.
