Rendezvous with Danger (Reunited Series) Read Online Free
Author: Sharon C. Cooper
deeper into her jacket, her shoulders hunched up to her ears. She had never felt so humiliated in all her life. How could Quinn treat her so cold, dismissing her as if she were a beggar on the street looking for a handout? Sure, she understood his shock in her appearing on his doorstep after so much time, but to refuse her an opportunity to explain wasn’t like him.
She finally reached her vehicle and with frozen fingers she fumbled with her keys, dropping them twice before she successfully unlocked the door. She hated Chicago’s weather. It was only October and already temperatures had dropped to the low twenties. At this rate, there was no way she would be able to handle winter in the Midwest. The sooner she found the people she was after, the quicker she could head back west.
Anxious to get out of the cold, she practically dove into the car once she got the door opened and rushed to start the engine. Her teeth clattered, her body shivered and she wondered if she would ever get warm again.
What a waste. She thought of her intention to get Quinn to stay away from the hospital. Not only had she seen a different side of him, a side she didn’t like, but she also almost froze her butt off in the process. Parking so far away, on the coldest day of the year was an even worse decision than going to see him. He lived out in the middle of nowhere, a densely wooded area with very few lights. She had talked herself into going to him without being sure she was ready to see him face to face, and had parked a distance away in order to sneak away if she chickened out at the last minute.
How could I have been so stupid? To think I could just walk in there and ask for his help. What was I thinking?
Seeing Quinn again sparked an untamed desire within her, and memories of the love they once shared had tormented her since the day she saw him in the emergency room. She knew months ago that he lived in Chicago, but hadn’t decided when or if she’d reveal herself, but after the night at the hospital she ached to see him again. It wasn’t just because she needed his help; it was because she knew she was still very much in love with him.
Once on the highway, Alandra dodged in and out of traffic. The heat in her car was on full blast, but she still shivered against the freezing cold. If it weren’t for following a lead on her self-imposed mission to find the person responsible for ruining her life, she would be on the next plane back to Los Angeles.
She pulled into the Jewel Osco’s grocery store parking lot. She had just over an hour to get to work, but after eating fast food for the last three days, she needed something more nutritious.
Alandra stepped out of the car, stopped and glanced around. An eerie sensation of being watched had plagued her for the last couple of days, and tonight was no different. A slow perusal of her surroundings, nearby cars, people walking to and from the store, revealed nothing. Nothing looked out of place, but the creepy tingling on the back of her neck remained.
She shook off the feeling, sure she was being paranoid. Only her sister and now Quinn and his friends knew she was in Chicago, so it was unlikely that she was being watched. She grabbed her bag and locked the car door. Living as a different person for the past few years had made her even more restless than usual. She’d never been one for living in fear, but once someone tries to kill you, you’re never the same. And as an ex-spy for the CIA, she still looked over her shoulder at every turn out of habit, wondering if she would ever be able to shake the annoying practice.
Alandra hurried into the grocery store, seized a hand-held basket and proceeded to the deli counter to place an order for two. Since arriving in Chicago, she and her sister, Natasha Lockham, Chief of Staff at the hospital, often grabbed a quick bite together. Guilt clawed at Alandra when she thought of her sister. When she begged Natasha for a job, she never mentioned
She finally reached her vehicle and with frozen fingers she fumbled with her keys, dropping them twice before she successfully unlocked the door. She hated Chicago’s weather. It was only October and already temperatures had dropped to the low twenties. At this rate, there was no way she would be able to handle winter in the Midwest. The sooner she found the people she was after, the quicker she could head back west.
Anxious to get out of the cold, she practically dove into the car once she got the door opened and rushed to start the engine. Her teeth clattered, her body shivered and she wondered if she would ever get warm again.
What a waste. She thought of her intention to get Quinn to stay away from the hospital. Not only had she seen a different side of him, a side she didn’t like, but she also almost froze her butt off in the process. Parking so far away, on the coldest day of the year was an even worse decision than going to see him. He lived out in the middle of nowhere, a densely wooded area with very few lights. She had talked herself into going to him without being sure she was ready to see him face to face, and had parked a distance away in order to sneak away if she chickened out at the last minute.
How could I have been so stupid? To think I could just walk in there and ask for his help. What was I thinking?
Seeing Quinn again sparked an untamed desire within her, and memories of the love they once shared had tormented her since the day she saw him in the emergency room. She knew months ago that he lived in Chicago, but hadn’t decided when or if she’d reveal herself, but after the night at the hospital she ached to see him again. It wasn’t just because she needed his help; it was because she knew she was still very much in love with him.
Once on the highway, Alandra dodged in and out of traffic. The heat in her car was on full blast, but she still shivered against the freezing cold. If it weren’t for following a lead on her self-imposed mission to find the person responsible for ruining her life, she would be on the next plane back to Los Angeles.
She pulled into the Jewel Osco’s grocery store parking lot. She had just over an hour to get to work, but after eating fast food for the last three days, she needed something more nutritious.
Alandra stepped out of the car, stopped and glanced around. An eerie sensation of being watched had plagued her for the last couple of days, and tonight was no different. A slow perusal of her surroundings, nearby cars, people walking to and from the store, revealed nothing. Nothing looked out of place, but the creepy tingling on the back of her neck remained.
She shook off the feeling, sure she was being paranoid. Only her sister and now Quinn and his friends knew she was in Chicago, so it was unlikely that she was being watched. She grabbed her bag and locked the car door. Living as a different person for the past few years had made her even more restless than usual. She’d never been one for living in fear, but once someone tries to kill you, you’re never the same. And as an ex-spy for the CIA, she still looked over her shoulder at every turn out of habit, wondering if she would ever be able to shake the annoying practice.
Alandra hurried into the grocery store, seized a hand-held basket and proceeded to the deli counter to place an order for two. Since arriving in Chicago, she and her sister, Natasha Lockham, Chief of Staff at the hospital, often grabbed a quick bite together. Guilt clawed at Alandra when she thought of her sister. When she begged Natasha for a job, she never mentioned