by Cynthia Eden
“Right.” He pushed his hand through his hair. “I don’t have to worry about that.”
She stepped toward him. “Jax?” He’d made her curious now.
But he was backing into the elevator and shaking his head. “Forget it. I think it was a mistake.” Then he flashed his broad grin at her. What she thought of as his panty-dropping grin. “Though seeing you is always a pleasure.”
He was wearing a mask, one that hid his true emotions. In that moment, she was sure of it. For an instant, he’d let her glimpse behind the mask, but that instant was over.
“Have a safe trip back home. And who knows? Maybe our paths will cross again one day.”
“Maybe.” She was missing something there. She hesitated, then called, “Jax?”
But the elevator doors slid closed.
Sarah took a deep breath. Okay, so that had been unexpected. Pretty much everything about Jax Fontaine was unexpected. The last time she’d seen him—just days before—he’d told her, “When you need me, come find me.”
Only he’d been the one to find her. Asking questions that had put her on edge.
The carpet swallowed her footsteps as she hurried to her room. Maybe it was because she was thinking so much about Jax or maybe she was just off her game, but it took Sarah a moment too long to realize that her door was ajar. She blinked, staring at it, then she tried to hurriedly back away.
But the door was yanked open. A man stood there. A man covered from head to toe in black. She whirled away from him, but he grabbed her and yanked Sarah back against him.
“Time to pay.”
She opened her mouth to scream, but his gloved hand covered her lips.
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CYNTHIA EDEN
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About the Author
Award-winning author CYNTHIA EDEN writes dark tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader bestseller. Cynthia is also a two-time finalist for the RITA® Award (she was a finalist both in the romantic suspense category and in the paranormal romance category). Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written more than thirty novels and novellas. Cynthia lives along the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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By Cynthia Eden
Twisted
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Shattered
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EPub Edition MAY 2015 ISBN: 9780062349651
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