Burning For Claire (The O'Connell Family Book 2) Read Online Free

knows the truth. “What’s your problem with me? You don’t even know me.”
    “I know that you’re a liar, and you’re not who you say you are. Does Sam know that you’re a Fed, Travis?”
    I turned to shut and lock the door. Then, I rushed up to her, and she stepped back only stopping when her ass hit her desk. My face showed I was pissed. I couldn’t have her blowing my cover, no matter how much I wanted to do her. There were more important things at stake than fucking her. Wait, I couldn’t believe I’d thought such a thing
    With my hands on opposite sides of her body, I growled, “Watch your mouth. I’m undercover for a damn reason. I’m protecting Sam. I’ve spent almost the last two years on the case. I can’t have it blown not matter how hot you are.”
    She paused and with a stutter added, “I won’t tell anyone, but don’t you think it’s wrong to keep this from her?”
    “Yes and no. I want to tell her because I love her.” I saw a sign that she was interested: hurt. I needed to correct my statement fast. “I love her like a sister, but since I care about her I have to do all I can to protect her. Now she’s being protected by your brother, so that leaves me all available to spend time getting to know you.”
    “Getting to know me or my family? Are you trying to find something illegal on them? Do you think you can charm it out of me?”
    “No. The reason I’m here has nothing to with your family. I came to take you on a date and maybe a little more,” I replied suggestively.
    “I’m supposed to believe you when you tried to take my family down? You’re here to try and get more information against my uncle.”
    “I told you already. I’m here for you, no one else. I haven’t stopped thinking about you since I walked out that damn door on Wednesday. So here’s what it is, I want to take you out to dinner tonight. The sign says you close at six tonight. I’ll be here then. Don’t make any excuses because I’m not having it.”
    “Are you done giving orders? What if I have a date already? Do you think I can’t have a date or a boyfriend already?”
    She was bluffing, and I could see it in her eyes. She didn’t want to want me, but she already gave me the signs when she blushed deeply.
    “I don’t care if you have plans with anyone else. You better cancel them. You’re busy tonight with me.”
    “I’m not sleeping with you. You’re the enemy.”
    “The enemy? Why because I was investigating your family so many damn years ago?” I hated that she thought of me that way. Hell, Rick didn’t anymore.
    “Yes. My family got you in trouble. Or is this because of Samantha and Rick getting together? Are you jealous?”
    “This has nothing to do with Rick and Sam. I actually like your brother. Everything I found out about your father and brothers were on the up and up. They proved to be honest and hardworking.”
    “So this is about me? Do you think I’m guilty of being crooked?” She was spitting venom.
    I didn’t think anything of the sort, but I wanted to get her riled up, so I asked, “Do you have anything to hide? Are you as crooked as your uncle?”
    I must have hit a point of contention because she rose up from the desk, and I received a hard smack to my cheek. “How dare you?”
    I growled, “Little girl, that was a very bad move.” I grabbed her wrist, and she tried to smack me with the other so I captured that one too.
    “Tsk, tsk, Miss O’Connell. You never hit a grown man like that unless you have somewhere to run. I wouldn’t hurt you, but someone else might not tolerate that shit,” I whispered in her ear. My body was pressed against hers as her ass hit her desk again. I could feel the soft curves hidden under her smock. Oh, Lord, I was in trouble. Her breasts were larger than I expected with a tiny frame like hers. She heaved as she fought to get out of my grasp. I wasn’t holding her tight or roughly. I was just using enough strength to restrain the