Page 17 of Shadow of the Moon

He gave her an incredulous look. “No. I wire cameras and surveillance systems. Usually to catch employee theft. No guns, no killing people.”

“I had to ask,” she said defensively.

It was aggravating to him she thought so little of him, that he might go out and kill for money. It hadn’t been a job he’d ever wanted, it had just suited his skill set. He liked guns and he was good with them. As soon as his commanding officers had seen that, they’d plugged him into a spot, and that was where he’d stayed his entire Navy career.

Now that he didn’t have to kill for a living, he was a much more relaxed person. Or at least he thought so.

It was disheartening that her opinion of him had fallen so much. Of all the people that had turned on him, her ill thoughts hurt the worst.

In his heart, he knew it hurt because he was still hooked on her.

Fuck.

They didn’t talk much after that, and he was fine with it. In his mind, he knew Amberly would probably never forgive him or understand what he’d done for her, and their family.

They arrived at Fort Collins an hour later, just in time for the sun to set behind the mountains. There was a single car in the school parking lot. He assumed it was a custodian, or maybe the principal, catching up on last-minute work. Dev didn’t know what he was looking for, but he circled the school a couple of times.

“Do you think we should go in?” Amberly asked, leaning against the center console of the car.

Dev made a face. “Not until I’ve researched it a little. Let’s go get a hotel room and plan. The direct approach may be a better option.”

She gasped, looking at him like he’d grown a second head. “Are you serious?”

Dev looked at her and grinned. “Nothing like living life on the edge,” he said, looking at her lips.

Amberly blinked, shaking her head. “You’re nuts,” she whispered. “And I’m not sure how on the edge you can be in a school.”

Dev snorted, letting her back away. “True. I think in this instance it will be better to go in the front door.”

“We’ll research it and see.”

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