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EXCERPT – Her Perfect Catch by KL Brady
(Exclusive to the Valentine, Pets & Kisses Box Set)
The lobby was no
less elegant than the hotel's exterior, draped in luxurious natural-colored
decor with reddish accents, Italian marble, and ornate European-styled
furniture placed in cozy, conversational arrangements. The desk attendant, an
older gray-haired lady with a southerntwang, shifted her eyes between them.
"Well, don’t
you two make the cutest couple?"
"We do, don’t
we?" Dylan said, wrapping his arm around Mel's shoulder, grinning as if he
won the lottery.
With one eyebrow
up, Mel glanced at his hand and then brushed it off. "Uh, no, no. We're
best
friends."
"Oh, I get
it. Friends with benefits." She winked.
"No, no. Just
buddies."
"Well, if
he's not with you"—she reached between her ample bosom and pulled out a
business card—“he
can give me a call. I get off in an hour."
"Uh, ma'am,
we'd just like to check in, please. Any additional rooms available?"
She pursed her
lips and gave Mel every bit of her attitude. "Afraid not. We're all booked
up until Monday. Super Bowl."
Mel handed the
woman her credit card, waited for her to process it for incidentals and hand
her the keycards. “Room 315. Up the elevator to the third floor; your room is
on the left at the end of the hall.” As Mel dragged her suitcase and Mack
toward the elevator, his carrier handle started to cut into her finger so she
swapped bags with Dylan. Then they pressed ahead through the pristine, marble
lobby to catch a ride to their room.
"Mel, why do
you keep doing that?" Dylan asked as they waited for the elevator to alert
its arrival.
"Doing
what?"
"Telling
everyone we're not together as if I’m a leper or something."
"If my memory
serves me correctly, denying that we're a couple used to be your role. How many
times have you told your potential prey that I'm your little sister?" Mel
responded, giving him the side eye. "Guess you taught me well,
Obi-Wan."
He grimaced as the
elevator doors opened, motioned her inside, and pressed “3.”
"Listen, I've
wanted to talk to you about Gizelle. She didn't cancel. I did...and there's a
reason, something
I didn't realize until recently."
"How many
times did I tell you Gizelle was all wrong for you?"
"About a
thousand, but that's not what I'm—"
She let out a long
exasperated sigh. "Dylan, while I just love hearing about your
sexual
exploits and
break-ups," she said facetiously, "how about you hold that thought
until after I'm out of a hot shower and into some pajamas."
"But you
don't understand. What I'm trying to say is—"
Just then the
doors opened and Mel stepped off the elevator. It was too late when she heard
someone yell, "Go deep!"
An object collided
against her temple, causing a dull aching pain to stretch across her skull and
into her neck. Dylan's voice screamed, "Watch out!" before all light
and sound faded and the hall went black.
***
K.L.
Brady is a
multi-award-winning author of sweet and sexy romantic comedies, young adult
romance, and a spy thriller series based on her career in U.S. intelligence.
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