Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 40

Chapter 40

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Carter

My hands slipped to her hips, the brace now covering the deep lies and settling bruises

beneath her skin, the ones I could never unsee. Rage boiled in my veins. I needed to go for a

run, but I didn’t want to leave her.

“Sleep well, Briar. I’m going to take care of a few things, then I’ll be in the room just past the

bathroom you used earlier, if you need anything,” I let her know. She nodded, and I looked

away before my eyes could take in more of her. Touching her had been a mistake, so had

seeing so much of her beautiful body, exposed and damaged; everything I had found out

tonight, filled the wrath of the beast within me. I had to quell the urge to let that

surmounting violence out, to bottle it up before I frightened her. Her scent so close up was

intoxicating, the scent of honey and wild flowers, mingled with a scent that shouldn’t be

there. A scent I wanted to remove. She needed time, I reminded myself, as I padded down the

steps and out the back door into the brisk night after grabbing my phone off the kitchen

counter.

I dialed the only person I could trust.

“What!” Mazzies perturbed voice hissed over the phone.

“Good to see you’re maintaining your sunny disposition,” I countered her tart hello with

uncharacteristic sarcasm.

“Well, you seem in a foul mood yourself there, Mr. Rainbows and Sunshine.”

“It’s been a long day.”

“I’m sorry, but I’m not built for this Carter, your route is way too peopley for my pay grade,”

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she grumbled. “I hope you have called to tell me your special assignment is completed and

you will be back to work as usual tomorrow?”

“Not quite, I need a favor.” She made an unhappy sound and I rolled my eyes.

“I need to go in for research tomorrow, I’ll cover the routes, I just need some time in the

office.”

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“Since when do you do research?”

“Since now, Mazzie! It’s important!” I urged her, my tone stern, it was no laughing matter. She

went quiet.

“You’re serious, then?”

“Never been more serious in my life. This assignment has to do with Jake. There’s a lot more

to piece together than running off some tourist hell bent on overstaying their welcome.” I

gave her all I was willing to elaborate on the subject.

“What do you need?”

“I have her at my place, I need you to watch her tomorrow.”

“Soo, you’re playing house with the suspect, while I’m out here pulling double duty? Are you

sure it’s not just your dick talking?”

“It’s not like that, Mazzie,” I only half lied, my dick was for sure tied up in all the feelings this

woman brought on, but she didn’t need to know that.

“Sure, and you need’ me to babysit your new toy?”

“Briar is not a fucking toy, get that straight.” I snapped in a growl that shut her down. “I need

you to take this seriously, she’s in some kind of trouble and she’s linked to Jake somehow,

otherwise, she wouldn’t be here. I need you to make sure nobody bothers her, and if anyone

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