Secrets of Mine (Of Mine, #2)

by Alexis Grace

“Think of it as a warning,” he says, closing in on me until I have to crane my neck to look at him. “If you ever run again, I’ve got the entire FBI at my disposal, and I will chase you to the ends of the earth.”

I’m a fully-fledged FBI profiler, and what better declaration of love than teaming up to catch a serial killer who also happens to be my father? Talk about meeting the parents…

He picks his Stetson up off his face and winks at me before replacing the hat, presumably to go back to his nap because I’m discovering Eli, when not full of hatred for me, is pretty much just a cat. He’s flirty and playful and he thinks he has nine lives.

You want to join the mile high club?” I splutter, choking on the sip of coke I just took. “Seriously?” I ask, wiping my face. Jude grins. “It would be fun.” I glare at him. “It would be unprofessional.” He groans and slumps dramatically across the seats. “It’s official, you’ve been spending too much time with River. I’m kidnapping you for the whole flight.”

“Anything, Oz?” His voice crackles through. “That’s a no go for the murder show.”

“Eli, you mean more to me than my father ever has. Living my life without him in it will be a pleasure. Living my life without you in it would be hell on earth.”

“He touched me,” I whisper. “He’s inside of me, and I want to tear myself apart and burn every trace of him off my skin.” “It takes seven years for every cell in your body to die and regenerate. He hasn’t touched a single part of the you that’s standing here today.”