Save Your Breath (Morgan Dane, #6)

by Melinda Leigh

Do you have an RSID kit in your car?” Sharp asked, his face drawing tight. A Rapid Stain Identification Kit would detect the presence of human blood.

Why did it take losing someone to make one appreciate them?

She’ll need to coordinate with the ATF.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives would be interested in the possible illegal trafficking of firearms.

AFIS.” The Automated Fingerprint Identification System was a national database of fingerprints maintained by the FBI.

The National Crime Information Center, or NCIC, was an FBI database that tracked crime at the national level.

Abusive men often maintained control of their wives by making sure they did not have access to money. Financial dependence could be a heavy chain.

No one understood his rights better than an ex-con.

“Let’s take one day at a time and not borrow trouble. We have enough of our own.”

Fighting honorably was bullshit. The only thing that mattered was not dying.

He faced the headstone again. Now what? Just leaving seemed wrong. If John hadn’t died, Lance knew Morgan would still be married to—and in love with—him. Yet, Lance felt no jealousy toward the man who had once held Morgan’s heart. Wherever John was, he was there without the woman he had loved, something Lance did not even want to imagine. Lance bowed his head. “I’m sorry you died, John. I love your girls as if they were my own. I love Morgan too much for words, and I promise to take care of all of them. Nothing will be as important for the rest of my life.”

“Lance and Morgan wrote their own vows.” Lance faced her. “I promise to be your lover, companion, and friend. I will be your partner in parenthood, your ally in conflict, and your accomplice in mischief. I will make sure you always have coffee in the morning and donuts on Saturday, and I will love you with all my heart for the rest of my life.” Morgan had expected to cry, but joy filled her as she squeezed Lance’s hand. “I will never take you for granted. I promise to be your lover, your friend, your sidekick—and your lawyer when necessary. I will be forever grateful to be your wife. Today, I give you my hand. You already have my heart.”