Moving Target
“Her hand hurt from slugging him so hard. But she barely felt the pain as she stared at the man who'd allowed her to think her sister was dead for over two years.
He grabbed a couple of tissues from a box on the hotel room's dresser. He wiped the blood from his nose and studied her for a long moment. "I deserved that," he finally said.
Ani ground her teeth. "I want you out of here. I don't care who it is, but I want a different Deputy to remain in the room with me." "Ani, please listen—" "You ca...n't say anything to change this, Daniel." Heat made her feel like her head was going to go up in flames. She pointed toward the door. "Go." He wiped more blood from his nose. "I'll be up for my things later," he said, but his eyes told her he didn't want to leave.
She clenched her hands so hard her knuckles ached. She didn't give a damn what he wanted. "You can send someone else to get your crap for you." Daniel looked at her one more time before tossing the tissues into a wastebasket beside the dresser.MoreLess
He grabbed a couple of tissues from a box on the hotel room's dresser. He wiped the blood from his nose and studied her for a long moment. "I deserved that," he finally said.
Ani ground her teeth. "I want you out of here. I don't care who it is, but I want a different Deputy to remain in the room with me." "Ani, please listen—" "You ca...n't say anything to change this, Daniel." Heat made her feel like her head was going to go up in flames. She pointed toward the door. "Go." He wiped more blood from his nose. "I'll be up for my things later," he said, but his eyes told her he didn't want to leave.
She clenched her hands so hard her knuckles ached. She didn't give a damn what he wanted. "You can send someone else to get your crap for you." Daniel looked at her one more time before tossing the tissues into a wastebasket beside the dresser.MoreLess
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