Tempting Whispers: The Kategan Alphas 6 by T. A.Grey Page A

her then she flung herself
into his arms. He braced barely a second before he caught her.
    Someone cleared his throat and Brayden
looked over his shoulder. The butler stood there, his gaze on the ground. “King
Brunes has a busy schedule. If you wish to finish your interview it must be
now, sir.”
    Brayden opened the passenger door then
pushed Vanessa into the seat. He buckled her in, then reached across her to
turn on the car’s A/C. “Stay here. I’ll be back in a few minutes, okay?”
    Her eyes opened wide and scared. “Don’t
leave me. He’s out there right now.”
    He leaned in close to her and cupped her
cheek. “He won’t do anything with me around, and I won’t let anything happen to
you. I’ll be just a minute. Lock the doors after me.” Then he pressed a quick
kiss across her lips and shut the door.
    He found Brunes in his office. “Everything
all right?” Brunes asked in a voice that clearly said he didn’t care.
    Brayden marched right up to him and got
in his face. For the first time, Brunes’ temper flashed in his eyes. “You had
something to do with her death, I know it. Maybe you even straight-up beat her
and threw her off the boat like a piece of trash. Either way, I’m gonna find
out. Then I’m taking you down.”
    “Be careful whom you threaten, Justicar.”
    “I’m also going to find out if you had
anything to do with Justicar Daniel’s death. Be sure, if I do, you’re going
down for that, too. You got me?”
    Brunes’ cheek clenched, then he smiled. “The
case is closed, Justicar. Let it go. Everyone else has.”
    “Not everyone,” he said.
    A flicker of emotion, anger, flashed in Brunes’
eyes. “Sarina never did adjust to her mother’s death. She’s got a bit of a soft
side.”
    “Maybe, because you killed her mother.”
    Brunes’ smiled broader. “It’ll take more
than your puny questions to break through me, Justicar. I have nothing to hide.
Good luck with your investigation. I have a feeling you’ll be needing it.”
    Brayden swung on his heel and headed toward
the door. At the last second, he turned around. “Do you know what my track record
is for catching murderers?”
    Brunes lifted a bored eyebrow.
    “One hundred per cent. Just think on
that, why don't you?”
    He slammed the door behind him.
     

Chapter 10
     
     
    “Sit down and drink this.” Brayden
shoved a cold can of Coke under her nose until she took it.
    She popped the tab with a fizzy hiss and
sipped the sweet syrupy drink. Her eyes searched his office. “Why are we here?
Shouldn’t we be doing something about Joseph?” God, he knows where I am .
    “We can’t do anything about Joseph
except keep you away from him. I’m going to call your father and see if he’ll
void the contract. If not...then we’ll move on from there.”
    She set the cold can on the desk and dug
her palms into her eyes. “And why are we here?” she asked again. She didn’t
want to talk about Joseph now. Every time they did, the road led to a dead end
with no possible out except to go back from where she came. And she couldn’t do
that.
    “King Brunes said Daniel was killed. I
have to look into it.”
    Her eyes shot to his. “The Justicar we
just met with?”
    He nodded, his expression grim. “Seems
he got his skull bashed in by car tires—twice. Stay here; I’ll be right back.”
    He left and closed the office door after
him. She fidgeted in her seat, then finally turned the chair so she could keep
an eye on the door. She didn’t like having it at her back...anyone could come
in behind her.
    She couldn’t help but notice his office.
It looked as immaculately clean as his home did. The desk was black and shiny,
his walls a shiny bright white that gleaned back the reflection of the
fluorescent light overhead. It all felt very hospital-like.
    A shadow appeared in the doorway. Some
instinct inside made her freeze, as if by not moving, the shadow wouldn’t be
able to see her and would go away. The thick-paned