Deadly Secrets, Loving Lies

Excerpt

Her cell rang again. This time, she answered. “Genie, where are you?”
Kyle. She hated the little flutter that hit her chest when she heard his gravely self-assured voice. Flutters like stupid, happy little butterflies.
“I’m in the crow’s nest. They’ve breached my perimeter.”
“Don’t worry, I’m almost there.”
“Who said I was worried?” she added, faking nonchalance.
“And why would you be worried? I’m sure you can handle this. Should I just go back to Vegas, belly up to the bar and grab myself a cold one?”
She hated that it had to be him coming to her rescue. Of all the people on their team, Cameron sent him. “You do whatever you have to do.”
“That seems to have become a specialty of mine.” The line clicked and he was gone.
She sighed. She always pushed him away.
Becca’s voice mocked her. “God forbid Genie should let herself find a little happiness and love. It would mean she had something to lose, a weak spot, an area of vulnerability. And that could never happen.”