Taken By Fire (2011)
“Annika Svenson stood at the threshold of Dev’s office, her heart thundering madly. She probably wasn’t supposed to overhear Dev on the phone, but Marlena had learned long ago that trying to stop Annika from barging into the office was useless, and now that Annika was pregnant, the secretary made even fewer waves. In fact, everyone on base had suddenly become all kid-gloves with Ani. Even people who had always hated her. Which was kind of funny, and it took the sting out of being treated like an... invalid.
Dev’s brown eyes flashed with surprise, which was a rarity. “Clearly you forgot that conversation we had about you making appointments?”
“Which one?” She hurried inside, trying not to wince at how her boots pinched her swollen feet. “Dev—oh, my God, you got the bitch. You got that bitch who killed Akbar.”
Dev nodded, but there was an uncharacteristic hesitance in the action. “Yeah. We got her.”
Okay, so maybe he was having a bittersweet moment. Because, sure, they had the killer in their clutches, but the fact that Akbar was dead remained.MoreLess
Dev’s brown eyes flashed with surprise, which was a rarity. “Clearly you forgot that conversation we had about you making appointments?”
“Which one?” She hurried inside, trying not to wince at how her boots pinched her swollen feet. “Dev—oh, my God, you got the bitch. You got that bitch who killed Akbar.”
Dev nodded, but there was an uncharacteristic hesitance in the action. “Yeah. We got her.”
Okay, so maybe he was having a bittersweet moment. Because, sure, they had the killer in their clutches, but the fact that Akbar was dead remained.MoreLess
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