Page 18 of Tice’s Kind of Trouble (Obsessive Protectors #2)

EIGHTEEN

Bethany

That’s strange. My feet halt before I reach my office.

There it is again. A noise.

Looking back toward the front of the building, I confirm that Kane’s girlfriend is in the cat room, scratching Pepper’s chin.

Everything looks normal.

Tice is still outside. So who is in my office?

Tiptoeing, I move closer to the partially open door.

Oh my god. There’s a man digging through my desk drawers.

Fear races across my nerves. I recognize him.

Pulse pounding, I try to unfreeze my body before he sees me.

But his gaze is down. Something on the desk has his attention as he mutters to himself.

Breath locked, I ease back a step, fumbling for the storage closet door, my vision pulsing from the erratic throbbing of my heart.

Come on, Tice. I need you.