Elemental Assassin 02 - Web of Lies

“Gin.”
    “Detective.”
    We stood there, staring at each other. An invisible electric current hummed between us, firing off sparks of hot desire in every direction. I breathed in. The detective’s clean, soapy scent filled my nose, overpowering the cumin, red pepper, and other spices in the air. Donovan looked away and cleared his throat.
    “You want to tell me what happened?” he asked in a low voice.
    “You want to tell me why you’re here?” I countered. Donovan stared at me. “All right. I asked dispatch to let me know if there were any incidents at the Pork Pit.”
    “Why? Afraid I might take to killing people in my own place of business? You must not have gotten the memo, but I’ve retired, detective.”
    His black eyebrows drew together in surprise. “Retired?”
    I nodded. “Retired.”
    Some emotion flared in his amber eyes. It might have been relief or even hope, but it was gone before I could decipher it. “Well, good for you, I suppose.”
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