Page 42 of The Billionaire's Betrayal
“What if this whole time I’ve been following my instinct, and my instinct is wrong?”
She leaned closer, squeezing his shoulder. “You’re doing what you can. Don’t beat yourself up for it. Do you still want to meet with the other guy?”
Oh, yeah. He’d almost forgotten. The other dude with a previous battery charge in his criminal record. Tony Brogan. “Yes. We’ll pay him a visit next. Liam said he works security and also part-time as a personal trainer at a gym.” He reached for the GPS system in the car and punched the address of the gym Liam had given him. “Brogan should still be there for another hour or so.” He shoved his foot on the pedal, a rush of adrenaline sweeping over him.
“And you also want to talk to Kace Jarred?” she asked, a note of apprehension in her voice.
“Yeah. I’ve come this far. But I’ll prepare first. See who I’m dealing with, then pay him a visit.” To see Kace, he probably needed to gather more information to have the upper hand in their interaction. Questioning Mike and soon Tony at their places of work was quite different than intruding into Kace’s territory unannounced, if he were in fact a dangerous son of a bitch capable of murdering his sister. “We’ll talk to this guy, then I’ll drive you back to your office.”
“Don’t drive me back to my office. I want to be with you the rest of the day,” she said.
Her offer caused a hot throb to awake his nerve endings. “Are you sure?” he huffed. Hell, the last thing he wanted was to be charity. After dinner the previous night, she’d distanced herself, and he’d chastised himself for pushing her too far with his questions—questions that had zero to do with what had happened to Pamela. He’d missed Alexa but had decided to give her space. And now she was suggesting they spend more time together. Why not? If he were honest with himself, the way he felt about Alexa stopped having anything to do with finding out about his sister a long time ago.
She met his gaze, a faint smile forming on her lips. “I’ve never been so sure.”
