Page 117 of The Rancher's Secret Relationship

"I wasn't aware being observant is a crime now."

But if she was playing a game with him, then she had everything to lose.

Games like this were what he lived for.

And whether she liked it or not—-

She was his prize.

And he meant to take his sweet time savoring every trembling inch of her.

Flint

I DON'T GET FAR, OFcourse.

Since I'm not in the habit of running for my life, it only takes a couple of minutes before my stamina literally becomes my downfall, and I'm face-first in the snow.

Oh God.

I barely manage to scramble up when he tackles me from behind.

"Let me go!"

I thrash wildly against his hold, but it's as if I'm striking my fists against a solid wall, and tears of humiliation prick my eyes as he carries me over his shoulder and dumps me back into the passenger seat.

Telltale clicks pierce my hearing, and my stomach plunges in dread. The tables have turned, and it's my wrist that's now cuffed to the steering wheel.

My gaze flies to his, but his violet eyes reveal nothing.

"Just tell me the truth," I demand tightly. "You're actually working with Migs, aren't—-" My words stutter to a stop at the anger that flashes over his hardened features.

"Dantes killed my brother six years ago."

My throat locks up as the reality of his words hits me.

"Unfortunately, we didn't have enough evidence to put him behind bars...until about four months ago. He found out shortly after that we were on the move to have him arrested, and he's gone into hiding ever since. "

Culo's erratic behavior in the past months finally makes sense, along with his sudden obsession with moving to Mexico. It was why my roommate had broken up with him...which somehow led to Culo turning his attention to me.

"You were the last person he was seen with in public."

He doesn't have to tell me what's obvious. It's not just my name he knows. He probably knows everything else...since I'm a possible accomplice in his eyes.

"I...I get why you think I might be working with him—-"

"Are you?"

I can't shake my head fast enough. "He was my roommate'sboyfriend.That's the only connection I have to him, I swear."

"Do you know anything about where he could be hiding?"

His jaw clenches when I give him another shake of my head.

"I'm sorry. I wish I could be of help to you, but I don't really know him. And I...I'm so, so sorry about your brother."

"He was the only family I had," he acknowledges curtly. "And Dante killed him to get to me."

My heart breaks at what I'm hearing. "I'm so, so sorry."

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