Seductive Reasoning (TASK FORCE HAWAII Book 1) Read Online Free PDF Page A

talked,” Sean said, watching her.
    “No.”
    Sean sighed. “You knew he was going to hunt you down.”
    “No, I didn’t. He actually said he was sick of working with me.”
    Which had hurt. Granted, the man wasn’t the easiest to work with, but she had felt a connection to him early on. Other than Sean, he had been the only other person she trusted for the longest time. When they had their fight, they both said some horrible things. Of course, she had done her best not to show how much it hurt her, which wasn’t difficult. She hid her emotions easily—years of living on the street helped with that. It didn’t take away the pain, though.
    She watched as Del came striding through Sean’s house. Tall, muscled, and with a gun. He wore it in a shoulder holster, and she had seen more than once he knew how to use it. But, she had the idea that he would rather use his fists. He was one of those types of guys who hit first and asked questions later. That was okay, because she was the same way.
    As he stepped out onto the lanai, she tried not to sigh. It was difficult though. The man was built, and he had these milk chocolate eyes that she knew people called bedroom eyes. Dark, short hair, those eyes, and skin that just seemed to stay bronze naturally, and he was one delicious treat for the eyes.
    Bloody hell, he was gorgeous. The green T-shirt with the pocket TFH logo stretched across his massive chest was tucked neatly into a pair of khaki cargo pants. She’d had more than a few thoughts about what he would look like without those pants…even though they gave everyone a good view of his ass. That had been part of her problem. The ongoing fantasies she had been having about him had made her grumpy. Especially since he treated her like he was her older brother.
    “Taylor, I’ve been trying to get a hold of you.”
    And people said her manners were rude. She didn’t know why he insisted on using her last name. Like she was some kind of recruit. Del seemed to have forgotten he wasn’t in the Army anymore.
    “When?”
    “When, what?”
    Sean rolled his eyes. “Emma is confused by you saying you have been trying to get hold of her. She would like to know when you were trying to get hold of her. Damn, now I feel like a translator.”
    “This morning. We caught a case I’d like to hire you for.”
    She didn’t directly work for Del. She was contracted out, mainly because they didn’t need her on staff, and because they couldn’t afford to hire her full time. She also had made sure that her contract had her attached to the governor. He seemed to forget that…all the time.
    “I’ll let you two talk this out, because I’m sure there are things I don’t need to hear about the case,” Sean said. He kissed her on the cheek. “I think Randy said something about going to Leonard’s to pick up some treats.”
    She nodded, but barely spared him a glance when he walked away.
    “I told you I wasn’t working with you again.”
    He sighed. “ For me, Taylor. You work for me.”
    She sniffed. “That’s not what the contract says, boy-o.”
    He settled his hands on his waist. “While I would like to have a rehash of our argument from last month, this is more important. We found Grace Singh.”
    The name gave her pause. She had been working on some software development the last couple of weeks, so she had missed a lot. Still, she had taken note of the schoolteacher’s disappearance. It was hard to miss since the entire island seemed to be looking for her. There were regular updates on the telly and online. Every hour during the day, the local radio stations were reporting the newest developments.
    “I take it not alive.”
    He shook his head and sighed again. In that moment, she saw it in his gaze. There was a horror there that could not be denied.
    “She was murdered, and not in the usual way,” she said.
    He nodded, once. “Did you see the news this morning?”
    “No. I got up and came over here. Sean thinks I