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“Who says I want to talk to you?” Aerianna snaps back.

“Aerianna,” Donovan warns. He’s sitting at a table with Aftermath and Kensi. “I just found out Trigger’s sister is missing. You’ll be working with him to get her back.”

She opens her mouth to protest, but Donovan cuts her off.

“That’s an order.” Aerianna’s eyes grow wide with realization before they narrow at me.

“I’m not the one who outed you, and neither is Donovan.” I lean close so my lips brush Aerianna’s ear. “We aren’t the bad guys, so put away your claws, Little Kitten.”

Aerianna shivers, and the room grows quiet. I can feel everyone’s eyes on us as I take her hand and lead her to my room. I have no intention of fucking her, not yet. I just need privacy so we can focus on Elise.

Unlocking my door, I gesture for Aerianna to step inside before I do. She looks around in shock. “Jesus, this room is clean for a bachelor. Do you have one of your, what are they called, Club Bunnies to come and clean your room for you?”

I know exactly what she is doing, and she isn’t going to get away with it. “Now, Little Kitten, do you actually think I’d have a woman I only fuck clean my room?”

Aerianna’s cheeks turn bright red. I lean in close and breathe in her scent of Vanilla and steel. A heady mix that goes straight to my dick. “This is all me.”

Aerianna’s breath hitches in her throat, and she makes a small gasping noise. “What do you want?”

Still only standing a hair’s breadth away, I answer, “I want you.”

I step back and watch her chest heave up and down making my dick hard as stone. “But right now, I have to find my sister. She’s been missing since last night.”

I watch with rapt attention as Aerianna goes from a woman driven with lust to a no-bullshit cop in an instant. And cue my little head being very excited about this.

“What do you know?” she asks, all business.

I tell her everything, from the moment Elise disappeared to now.

She takes it all in, her mind working through the details at lightning speed, not missing a beat.

Jesus.

This woman is perfect for me.

Chapter 13

AERIANNA

Good lord, can Trigger smell any more masculine? I shake my head and listen as he tells me what happened to his sister. The wheels are spinning.

“My sister’s boyfriend’s name is Jonas Mercer. He’s the brother to the motherfucker that kidnapped and raped some of the girls that are here.” The hate and anger in Trigger’s voice is noticeable. The hat he’s wearing sits low, covering his eyes, but I can imagine the rage burning in them.

I pull out my phone and begin a search. I typeJonas Mercerin the search bar and wait for it to load. Once the files finish downloading, I open them up.

I almost collapse. “Holy shit.”

“What?” Trigger asks.

I turn my phone so he can see the file. “Jonas Mercer is the brother to Josiah Mercer. Josiah is the man I’ve been looking for.”

Trigger’s defenses come up. “Why are you trying to catch Josiah?”

“That doesn’t matter.” I wave my hand. “Can I see Elise’s room?”

“Why?” Trigger’s eyes narrow in distrust.

I roll my eyes. “Look, Trigger, I get you don’t trust people. But for me to do my job, I need you to trust me and not question every move I make.”

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