“I hit every note perfectly. I’ve been trained.”
Their easy camaraderie made Lila’s stomach turn over. She didn’t know what this was, but she definitely didn’t want the two of them that close. In fact, it was taking all of her control not to go over there and pull Ian away from Emily.
She blinked. Oh…that wasn’t good. So, they’d shared a kiss. He had probably already forgotten about it. There was no reason to feel slighted by his relationship with Emily.
Ian stepped into the room with a tall, attractive woman. She knew most of the people at Dillon and Emily Daniels was no exception. She handled a lot of their research but also went out into the field from time to time.
Lila glanced at El, who sat up straighter. Yep. That hadn’t changed. She knew her old friend had a thing for the woman, but he refused to admit it.
Lila shared a look with Eden, who rolled her eyes. Yeah, his twin knew about his infatuation.
“You look horrible,” Ian said.
She tore her attention away from Eden. “Excuse me?”
“You look like shit. You need a nap.” Ian crossed his arms over his chest. He really had the most amazing forearms.
What the bloody hell was wrong with her? She was going on about his forearms? She only had one defense, and that was to be an ass.
“You sure do know how to sweep a girl off her feet.”
“Children,” Conner said. “Miko was going to give us an assessment.”
Instead of taking any of the remaining seats away from her, Ian sat down next to her on the small loveseat. This close, she could smell him, and that same yummy scent that clung to him filled the air around her.
Miko’s gaze ping ponged between the two of them, but she said nothing. There was no doubt in her mind that the profiler had a lot to say about this.
“Well, our problem is the change in MO and why now? Have you discovered anything of value lately that would cause someone to attack you?”
“No. Actually, I feel like I’d hit a plateau.”
Miko pursed her lips. “So it must be something that happened a while ago. You’ll have to figure out what you have uncovered, if anything, in the last six months.”
The truth was, she had stopped obsessing as much about her own issues because of outside forces. The twins had needed her a few months ago to help with a threat to Eden. Plus, there seemed to be weird threats coming after Ian. That seemed to take up most of her time these days.
“Why is the change in MO so important?” Eden asked.
“If you look at the pattern Lila has established, this person was probably involved in more than just her family’s death.”
“So, the person who killed my family isn’t the person who sent people after me?”
“I didn’t say that. I meant that the direct attack is new.”
“Not that new. I mean, they never cornered me in a house, but I have had four close calls in the last six months.”
“What the fuck?” Ian exclaimed. “You never told me about those.”
The anger in his voice confused her, and she knew that he rarely swore around women. “It was just a few run ins, and people who made me feel uncomfortable.” She shrugged. She didn’t know how to share…not since her grandmother had died. “Ask the twins. I have a suspicious mind.”
“Is that supposed to make me feel better that you were attacked and didn’t tell me?” His voice had lowered in a threatening manner, deepening along the syllables. She was sure most people would feel threatened by it, but she was turned on. Her entire body seemed to vibrate.
“You do have a suspicious mind, but it’s rarely wrong,” El said, tearing her attention from Ian. Eden was nodding.
“Listen, I have had a lot to handle the last few months. I had to help your sister, and Jin. Then, the twins had their mess to deal with. And since someone seems to have a hard-on for you, I’ve been tracking that.”
“There is no one after me.”
Idiot man. She opened her mouth to refute his stupid comment, but Miko interrupted her. “You think there’s a threat against Ian?”
