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.”Before he could deny that he had done any such thing, she said, “What about our other leads? You think Fuller’s a freelancer?”“Not sure.That was my first impression.That he either grabbed the kids and then contacted potential buyers or he was hired to grab the kids because there were already buyers in the waiting.” He nodded at the chart.“But now, based on this thread, I think Ricard had become his full-time employer.”“But why have him killed?”“I think your earlier theory is valid.Fuller took a high-profile kid.One his employer didn’t approve of and that attracted attention they didn’t want.”“But why take the Dennisons’ baby? Not as high-profile as the Hempstead child, but the news of Mandy Dennison’s abduction went worldwide.”He shrugged.“I don’t have an answer for that.”“We need to talk to Lara and Carter Dennison.See if they have any kind of connection to Ricard.”“I’ll talk to them.”“Without me?”“They know me.… They don’t know you.”“So what? Or is there a particular reason you don’t want me to go?”Yes, there was, but he couldn’t say what it was.Having Mia meet his ex-wife was no big deal.There wasn’t anything Lara could tell Mia about him.Hell, Mia probably already knew more about him than the woman he’d been married to for almost three years.Unable to come up with a reason, Jared shook his head.“Not at all.I’ll give them a call to make sure they’re both home.”“While you do that, I’ll call Noah.He’ll need to know what you found.”“I called him.He’s expecting us at two this afternoon.”“I’ll go shower.Do you want to stay or do you want me to meet you at the Dennisons’?”“I’ll stay.”For some reason, at those words, the heat he’d glimpsed earlier returned to her eyes.He was within inches of her—all he had to do was lean forward and his mouth would be on hers.He’d been aching to taste her … here was his chance.The invitation was clear … she would welcome him.She would open those luscious lips and he’d finally know her taste.Seconds passed.Everything within him told him to go for it.Jared surprised the hell out of himself by turning away from her.Yeah, he wanted to kiss her.He’d only spent part of the night working the suspect list.The rest of the time, he’d watched Mia, imagined how delicious she would be and how those dark eyes of hers would darken even more when he slid inside her.Jared refused to go down that road.Mia wasn’t the type for a casual bed partner, and casual was all he would ever do again.He heard a soft sigh as she walked away.He told himself that was what he wanted, for her to walk away.Lying came easy in his job, but he’d never lied to himself—until just now.Mia warily eyed the Ducati motorcycle Jared was sitting on.He’d said they could go to the Dennisons’ together.She just hadn’t known that her ride would be on the back of one of the flashiest and most exciting motorcycles ever built.She’d never been on one before and was dying to try it out.There was only one problem.“You’re sure there’s room for both of us?”“You can take a taxi.I’ll meet you there.”He thought she was afraid.She wasn’t.Fear had nothing to do with her reluctance.She was going to be sitting behind him, her arms wrapped around his waist.Okay, maybe there was fear, but not from physical injury.“No, that’s fine.”His long legs straddled the bike.Mia took a deep breath, got on behind him, and put her hands at his waist.Jared cranked and revved the engine, then shouted, “Hang on!” and took off.Wrapping her arms around him, Mia held him as loosely as possible.As he weaved in and out of traffic like a motocross pro, she gloried in the wind in her face, the myriad sights, sounds, and fragrances of a busy Paris morning, and the feel of Jared’s hard body pressed up against hers and between her legs.Why she was torturing herself by allowing these feelings, she couldn’t say.The look she’d given him earlier had been an obvious invitation … one he hadn’t accepted.She’d seen desire in his eyes, so she knew the attraction wasn’t one-sided.He wanted her, but he was going to do nothing about it.She told herself to let it go
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