Seeking Evil (Looking Into The Mind Of A Killer Series) Read Online Free Page B

’ t. ” He confirmed with a handful of simple words.
    Fear crept down through her like an electrical charge. She no longer tried to be strong. “ I can ’ t go back to D.C. I won ’ t. I can ’ t go there, John. ”
    He ’ d moved closer without Anna realizing it. John was just shy of six-four and extremely fit and devilishly sexy . Against her wishes, Anna's mind took her to places she wasn ’ t prepared to go. She remembered all the times past he ’ d love d to her . The way his body responded beneath her fingertips. Inside her . She shuddered from the weight of those memories. The needs he ’ d ignited in her once more hurt physically. It was like being frozen solid then thawed suddenly. There was nothing comfortable about wanting John.
    When he spoke, Anna could feel his warm breath caress the nape of her neck. “ Anna… ” His hands cupped her shoulders , drawing her back against him. All anger left her the moment his body touched hers .
    “ Anna, I can ’ t let anything happen to you. I promised Aaron— ”
    Anna jerked from his grasp and rounded on him. “ Don ’ t . ”
    She lost t he nerve to continue the second she saw the raw desire in John ’ s liquid gaze. Just as quickly as it appeared, the anger her accusations ignited tamped it out. He caught hold of her before she could move away.
    “ Aaron was my friend, my mentor. My partner. I would do anything to protect him and you. Whatever happened between you and I didn ’ t take away my feelings for Aaron. I loved him like a brother . ”
    “ Is that why you went after me? Because you loved him ? You were jealous of him. You wanted what he had— ”
    “ The only thing I ever wanted of Aaron ’ s was you. Just you, Anna. Only you. ” He was inches away. They both were breathing as if they ’ d run a marathon. His eyes softened as they slipped over her face, not missing any of the desire, the confusion, the hurt she couldn ’ t hide from him.
    W hen her life had spiraled out of control, it had been John who was there to comfort her. Make her feel special, needed, desir ed again.  
    “ John, the agents are here. ” Neither of them realized John ’ s partner had joined them until he spoke. They jumped in unison and turned guiltily toward the younger man.
    “ We ’ ll be right there. ” John managed an answer. Anna could not. When the door slid back into place, they stood frozen side-by-side watching the man retreat.
    That had been John a few years back. Cocky. Confident. In c harge. The man standing close to her now was the senior agent, just as Aaron had been. He ’ d changed. Anna could almost feel the weariness in him. Dealing with death had a way of doing that.
    Anna breathed in the ocean and fought for the calm she didn ’ t feel. “ He reminds me a lot of you. ”
    John turned to get a closer look at her . He suspected she was being sarcastic. After a moment, he nodded. “ Yes. Although I can ’ t remember the person I was before Aaron ’ s death. The baby’s. Before I lost you. ”
    While Anna tried to recover from those heartbreaking words, he stepped to the door and waited for her . Cool and professional again . For a second, she believed she ’ d imagined the whole thing, until their eyes met . The pain she ’ d glimpsed in him from the moment he walked back into her life again was still there.
    The secrets were all over as far as he was concerned.
    * * * * *
    “ John, this is Agents Brady and Hays. ” Rick nodded to first one man and then the next, but it was easy to see who the senior agent was.
    John was conscious of his partner ’ s curiosity. But he was more aware of everything Anna did. She ’ d followed him back inside reluctantly. She hadn ’ t join ed in the introductions. She ’ d simply disappeared into the belly of the house.
    Agent Hays appeared to be somewhere in his mid-forties . He carried his resentment and disappointment like a chip on his shoulder.
    “ Agent Delaney. I ’ ve heard a lot