Zoey Rogue
“If he hadn’t held her gaze, she would’ve run. Stunned wasn’t strong enough of a word for her reaction to seeing him. Any doubt he had that she might not feel what he did faded.
“Come here,” he ordered softly. “We need to finish the inquiry.”
She was fighting him silently. It didn’t last long. Zoey hesitated then moved forward, stopping just outside his reach. She was tense and wary, but it was the fear he saw that caught his attention. Last night, she was uncertain. This was terror.
... “I don’t want to do this,” she said for his ears only.
“You don’t have a choice.”
“What are you going to do?”
“Read you to determine what you’re hiding and what you’ve lied about,” he replied.
“Could you not?”
“No,” he said with a faint smile. “Rule one was weapons. Rule two: don’t ever lie to me again.”MoreLess
“Come here,” he ordered softly. “We need to finish the inquiry.”
She was fighting him silently. It didn’t last long. Zoey hesitated then moved forward, stopping just outside his reach. She was tense and wary, but it was the fear he saw that caught his attention. Last night, she was uncertain. This was terror.
... “I don’t want to do this,” she said for his ears only.
“You don’t have a choice.”
“What are you going to do?”
“Read you to determine what you’re hiding and what you’ve lied about,” he replied.
“Could you not?”
“No,” he said with a faint smile. “Rule one was weapons. Rule two: don’t ever lie to me again.”MoreLess
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