Danger lurking
Seth
Sleep eluded me.
Not because I hadn't tried, but because every time I closed my eyes, they found their way back to her.
Emily.
In less than twenty-four hours, she'd become my wife.
As the hours ticked by, it all began to feel more real, and the thought tightened something in my chest.
I stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows of my study, watching the city breathe beneath the night sky. Headlights streaked through the streets like ribbons of light, while the occasional siren echoed faintly in the distance.
I rarely used my study. My work hardly ever allowed me to. But these days, with the wedding approaching and dealing with all the threats, I have grown to use it more often.
The untouched glass of whiskey on my desk had long since lost its appeal.
I wasn'
