Crushing Beauty (Harbingers of Sorrow MC): Vegas Titans Series by Celia Loren Page A

her the
remainder of the omelet. They finished their breakfast in silence; they didn’t
need words.
     
    “What would you like to do today?” He queried, his palms
lightly touching the tops of her knees. “After you break up with David, of
course.”
     
    He wasn’t going to drop it. She would need to set up a
meeting today. “I have to work tonight.”
    “No you don’t.”
    “Jagger, I do.”
    He narrowed his eyes, knowing what he was about to say may
make him seem overbearing, but there were some things that he wouldn’t accept. “I
don’t want you working at the casino anymore.”
    “It’s my job.”
    “I will take care of you. I don’t want you working.”
    “And then what? What happens when this is over and I don’t
have a job?”
     
    In that moment, she forgot that she worked for the FBI. She
was honestly asking him what would happen to her when he undoubtedly left her
again. Jagger took a step back, letting her works sink in.
     
    “When this is over?”
    “Come on Jagger, I’m just being realistic.”
     
    His blood was boiling. He wanted to grab her and force her
to believe that he would never leave her, but he knew his adrenaline was
pounding too much to lay a hand on her. He kept his distance.
     
    “What do you need from me?”
    “What?”
    “What do I need to do to show you that I’m not going anywhere
this time?”
     
    This was her chance. She would tell him she needed to know
what he did for work: everything he did for work. She would ask him to take her
to the motorcycle club house and introduce her to his key players.
     
    “I…” She paused, finding it difficult to lead him into the
trap.
    “Anything. I would do anything for you. Just ask.”
    “I don’t know.”
    “What don’t you know?”
    “Anything about you: who you are, what you do.”
    “But you do know who I am.”
    “Do I?”
    “You are the only one in the world who does. And what I do…”
he didn’t feel good about this situation, but to lose her again would be the
worst thing that could ever happen to him. He couldn’t let this be the end. “I'll
show you.”
     
    She'd finally done it. He was going to divulge all his secrets.
He was going to jail, and she would put him there. She searched his pleading
eyes, and a deep feeling of hatred spread throughout her body. But it wasn’t
hatred toward him. In that moment, she hated herself. How could she do this to
someone who obviously loved her, to someone who she…no. She couldn’t think that
way. She was undercover and she was on a mission. This was her job, and she
couldn’t let her emotions cloud her judgment. She nodded her head. “Okay.”
     
    “Okay?”
    “Yes, okay.”
    “So we’re doing this for real? You and me?” His voiced
cracked.
    “You and me.” Britton nodded and started to sob, collapsing
into his chest.
    “No, no, Britton, this is a good thing. Don’t cry.” He
lifted her chin up, studying her face. “You are happy about this, right?”
    “Of course.” The problem was that she didn’t know what case
she was happy about. Was it that he had asked her to stay with him, to be his? Or
was it that she would be successful on her first undercover case? David would
be so proud. David. What would David think if he knew the thoughts flying
through her mind?
     
    “I have to call David.”
    “And I’ll call your boss.”
    “No.”
    “Britton, please, I can’t have you working there anymore. I
can’t think about you walking around in your tiny, tight dresses and letting
other men ogle you. It’s just not acceptable. I won’t be able to handle it.”
     
    She needed to let him win this one. Her goal was for him to
take her to the heart of the Harbingers of Sorrow. The casino had served its
purpose. “I’ll call in sick today, and quit next week.”
    “Thank you.”
     
    She disappeared into the bedroom. Jagger pulled out his
phone.
     
    “Dom, I need you to do me a favor…can you…clean up the
place? I’m going to bring