Page 46 of Brazilian Revenge

He opened the door to his room. “Hi.”

Satyanna walked up to him, and held him before he could fight it. Did he want to? Once they found Clemonte he’d have to set her up somewhere near him. This…domestic atmosphere wouldn’t do any of them favors.

“I’m so sorry for your loss.”

She tightened her arms around him, and for a second he let his shoulders sag and sighed into her flowery scented hair. Ever since that night when she agreed to stay, he’d decided not to pursue her sexually anymore. He closed his eyes, and for that instant his problems dissipated.

“I feel…horrible. And useless. I told Addie I’d be happy to help her with whatever she needed. She’s been locked with Bruno in their room. This is unreal,” she said, her voice shaky.

He cupped her face in his hands, and kissed her nose. A strange need to calm her down assailed him. He was the one with the loss, and she was comforting him. So why did it matter so much how she felt? Because you care. “We’ll catch the bastard.”

“Yes. We will.”

Disengaging from her, he sighed. Keeping focus was the best thing he could do right now. He sat his cell phone and wallet on the nightstand. “If you don’t mind, I want to be alone,” he managed to say.

A wrinkle formed on her forehead, but she shook her head and soon her expression softened again. “Sure. Call me if you need me.”

He nodded. Needing her was exactly what he feared.

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