บท 30: CHAPTER 30- LETHAL

AUTHOR'S POV

Sydney and Gabriel landed in Arizona before midnight. They hailed a taxi to the Morgans. Thirty minutes later, Sydney stood by the front door of the home she'd spent her treacherous childhood in with a man who wasn't her husband by her side. Her stomach was suddenly grumbling. She hoped Caleb was miles away from Arizona on a business trip.

Releasing a breath, she turned to Gabriel and looked at him with grateful eyes. "You've done enough for me, Gabriel."

"I could do more," he replied.

She stretched out a hand to silence him. "It's been a long day. You need to rest." She reached into her purse. "I'll pay for you to sleep in a hotel tonight."

He watched her as she searched her purse. He understood she didn't like being helped or assisted with something, but he knew that wasn't the reason she wanted him away. He was just some strange man she'd met in the worst circumstances. He wasn't her husband. He wasn't the man who made her heart skip a beat.