Page 109 of Deadly Designs

Aja Blue smiled and waved at Christian’s bosses asthey sauntered in. She snuck a peek at Christian to see a blushstaining his cheeks. He was embarrassed they’d been caught kissing.Little did he know his bosses had already figured out theirrelationship.

“Hey, Luke, Logan.” Christian turned to her. “This isAja Blue LaLonde.”

“We know,” Luke told him. “We’ve met.”

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Christian’s gaze shot from his bosses to Aja Blue.She was smiling. “When did you meet?”

“That would be when she accused us of beingHeathcliff Sinclair’s henchmen out to harm you.”

Christian’s eyes bugged. “What? When did thishappen?”

“We visited you when you were the one lying in thebed,” Luke explained. “As we left your room, Aja Blue confronted uswith her claws out.”

“She verbally ripped us to shreds,” Logan added.

His gaze shot to her.

She shrugged. “I did.”

Oh God, he loved this woman. With all his heart.Funny, but he didn’t care that his bosses knew it. In fact, hewanted to shout it to the world. He leaned down to kiss her whenLogan interrupted, and he pulled back.

“How are you feeling, Aja Blue?”

It warmed Christian’s heart that they addressed herby her first name.

“I’m okay, but not happy that Christian isn’t the onebeing monitored. He has a head injury. He should be lyinghere.”

Christian frowned at her. They were supposed to be ateam, and she was selling him out?

“To be fair, we’d have done the same thing,” Lukeadmitted.

“And have,” Logan added.

“Knock, knock. Can you handle a few morevisitors?”

Christian turned to see Kayne, Presley, andNicole.

“Sure,” Aja Blue said. “The more the merrier.”

“Actually, we need to borrow Christian,” Luke toldthem. “We’ve held off the authorities as long as possible, but youmust give a statement.”

He hated to leave Aja Blue but knew he couldn’t putit off forever. “All right. Let’s go so I can return as soon aspossible.”

“What about me?” asked Aja Blue. “I’m sure I’ll haveto do the same.”

“We’ll keep them away from you while you’re here,”Logan said.

“I want to get it over with.”

“I don’t blame you,” Luke said. “We’ll bring them inonce Christian is done.”

Christian wanted to lean down and kiss Aja Bluebefore he left, but he didn’t want to embarrass her in front of hisbosses, coworkers, and Nicole. Instead, he said, “I’ll be backsoon.”

She gifted him with a radiant smile, which hereturned.

Once they were outside in the hallway, headed to theelevator, Logan clapped him on the shoulder. “Welcome to theclub.”

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