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hint
of amusement in his eyes. “I just don’t want any of this coming back to bite
you in the ass.”
    She shrugged.
“Delta is worth it. Besides, as long as I steer clear of dear old Mom, I should
be okay.” But there were others too. The monsters that she saw—the visages of
the beasts that they truly were, as they were able to hide nothing from her.
She saw the truth of a being instead of the façade they gave the world.
    That earned her
a scrutinizing stare. “You don’t get along with your mother?” he asked. He
peeked around a corner and waved her on to continue leading him where they
needed to go. Then at another, he did the same.
    “No. She’s
rather peeved off that Daddy left me with his fortune, and she can’t touch it.
Not a nice woman, my mother. She has proclivities that no one should ever
mention. She’s a terrible person.” She didn’t mind putting it out there for all
to know. “Believe me, if you never meet the woman, it’ll be far too soon.”
    At the door to
the security office, which was of course locked, he shot her another look
before crouching down. He dug in his pockets and pulled out a little packet
that he unzipped. He drew out two little, silver pieces of metal. “See, you say
that sort of thing, which only raises my curiosity more.” He worked the thin
strips in the lock before grinning at a soft click . Turning the knob, he
rose to his feet and pushed the door open. “Ladies first.”
    She stepped into the room and
put her back to the wall, watching him as he stepped in. “Well, you are a very attractive man, and Mother is
a beautiful woman, thanks to her plastic surgeons. You would likely enjoy
meeting her.” The thought of her mother sexing up the man she felt so connected
to made Riley physically sick.
    Hector strode
right up to her until she was snugly sandwiched between his body and the wall.
Bracing his hands by her head, he leaned in to stare into her eyes. “You think
I’m attractive?” A little tick at the corner of his mouth told her he was trying
not to smile.
    “Do you not have a mirror?”
Riley asked with a frown, tilting her head to the side. “Yes, I think you’re
very attractive. You’re the type of man that Mother would love to have as a
lover—hard all over, kind, and very generous.” She shrugged. “Do you want her
number?” You wouldn’t be the first one to
want my mother instead of me.
    “No. Yours, on
the other hand…” His lips curved into a small, lopsided grin as he lightly
bumped his forehead to hers. “Stop looking like you’re going to throw up. It’s
hard on my sensitive ego. You say I’m attractive, and yet you’re throwing me
toward another woman. On top of it all, you look nauseated just being in this
room with me. What’s going on, Riley?” His tone was light, but his eyes voiced
his true concern.
    “More than one
man has tossed me over for her,” she whispered, cheeks heating. “And you can
have my number anytime you’d like it. But we should do what we came in here to
do.” God help her, but she wanted to step in that little bit closer to him,
wrap her arms around his middle, and let the world fall away.
    “They were
unworthy of your attention if they were so easily swayed by false advertising,”
he said. Then he grinned. “Didn’t think I’d ever have occasion to use that
sentence. You’re right, though. We should move quickly. We need to gather all
the tapes. We can review everything later, from a more secure location. Gaius
will only be able to hold the staff off for a little longer. Where are they?”
He pushed away from her, but slowly.
    She pointed to
the hidden entrance and nodded. “You won’t need me to come with you, will you?”
She had questions, and he had promised her answers, but she was shaken.
    Hector lifted a
hand to cup her cheek, the roughness of his fingers and palm a direct contrast
to her soft skin. “I don’t need you to, but I would like you to. Very much,
actually. It must be