Page 186 of Dark Love

This was the safest location for her to choose of all the 911 call centers scattered around Urbium. She sacrificed commute time for safety.

Smart woman.

“Funny seeing you around here.” Cormac walks over.

“You never know where I’ll turn up.”

Cormac chuckles. “That’s my new nephew. The one that married Maddie.” Cormac glances at a boy in a cop’s uniform.

When did they start letting kids become cops? “He can’t be more than eighteen.”

“That’s the innocence still lurking around him. Atlas is twenty-five.”

“Innocence and cops don’t vibe well together.” I give him a knowing look.

Cormac nods. “He’ll grow out of it soon enough. Don’t worry. I’ll keep an eye on him.”

And Cormac knows. “It’s a good thing to have family around to keep you safe. The world is a very dangerous place.” Back off and keep your family safe.

“Cops take care of their own, just like family.”

Don’t tell me you’re going to try to poke your nose in. This is too big.

Dahlia steps out surrounded by the two women that were with her in my club, ending the conversation.

“You found yourself a woman.” The shock in Cormac’s voice is irritating.

“She found me.”

“A woman ran to you instead of away from you. This woman I need to meet.”

The two ladies with Dahlia stare at me as they giggle to each other.

“Even her friends don’t believe it.”

Punching Cormac on the steps of a police station would land me in jail with my fingerprints and mug shots on record, which is something I don’t want.

Dahlia gives me a wiggly finger wave and her friend’s giggles draw the attention of every cop in the place.

Well, that’s one way to make an introduction.

The idea of walking any farther into their world makes me twitchy. I crook a finger at her.

She disengages from her friends and comes over to me.

Why is that so sexy? I can’t look away. Someone could pull a gun and I wouldn’t even notice. The sweet little smile on her bowed lips enthralls me.

My hand has a will of its own when she gets close. I cup her head, loosening the bun she wore to work. “Hello, Dahl.”

“Vex.”

Her breathy voice hits me in the gut, taking mine away.

I could kiss those delectable lips. Lose my sense—

“So, are you going to introduce me to your friend?”

Cormac brings me back to reality.

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