Read Cyber Seduction: Across A Crowded Room (IATO Series Book 3) for Free Online

into the hotel?” The unasked question hung in the air like a fog. How far will you go to convince her I was just an easy conquest?
    “Please, don’t.” Jason felt her pain. He knew he was feeling the same way, worrying about what she would have to do to regain Mosel’s interest. “I’m not going there over this. We’re both going to do what we have to do.” He clenched his jaw and his voice cracked. “And, we’re not going to discuss it ever again.”
    “No.” Emily glared sharply at him, realizing he was thinking about her and Mosel. “I’ll see you in two weeks. We’re going to finish this so you and I can go on from here. Right?” Tears brimmed but didn’t spill. She blinked them back.
    “Right! This time we’re all working together. All of us will have closure. We won’t feel like victims anymore. But Emily, be careful. Mosel’s dangerous now on more than one level. Don’t take any chances. You know I couldn’t survive if—”
    “I won’t.”
    He gave her that lopsided grin. That damn dimple of his , Emily thought. It undid her. Tears poured from her eyes as she turned and ran from the car without a backward glance. By the time she reached Kate and Jorge, her face was wet with tears and rain, but she had her practiced smile on.
    “Okay, you two, let’s get this act going.” Emily grabbed and hugged them both—partly for effect if anyone was watching, and partly because she needed the physical contact of friends she loved.
    After wandering the shops and stopping for coffee and baguettes mid-morning, Emily checked her watch and knew it was time to meet Mosel. The group positioned themselves near the hotel lobby where the two were staying, just in time to see Jason enter with Jacqueline on his arm. The sight made her visibly sick, wondering what lengths he was willing to go. But the ache in her gut confirmed she knew how seriously he took his job. Emily didn’t have to do much acting to seem devastated, not knowing he’d be naked in bed with Jacqueline in moments. There was nothing he wouldn’t do to maintain his cover, now more than ever.
    God help him, where did he get the energy after this morning and all last night? She was torn between screaming and crying, and tearing the bimbo’s hair out. Being jealous was insane under the circumstances, since she’d be facing the same situation with Mosel soon.
    It didn’t matter that Jason had agreed never to return to this moment when it was over, because the jealousy almost knocked her on her ass when Jacqueline looked at her like she’d won the lottery. Emily only hoped when the time came, she’d have the willpower to let it go.
    Thank God, Jason never looked up to acknowledge her. Kate and Jorge edged Emily to the bar where Mosel had agreed to meet them. Kate patted Emily, whispering in her ear. “Emily, it’s all right. Isn’t this exactly how it’s supposed to go? So why are you so pale?” she asked.
    “I’m worried about him.”
    “That empty look in your eyes looks all too real. What’s wrong, did something else happen? Did he—?”
    Emily shook her head. How could she admit to spending the night making love to a man she was sending off to be with another woman? This was so screwed up.
    Mosel sat at a table in the back waiting for them. He stood as they approached, reached up to shake Jorge’s hand, and kissed first Kate on both cheeks, then Emily. He paused. “ Meine liebling , what is the matter? Are you ill?” He looked to Kate for an answer as Emily just stared straight ahead. Kate only shook her head in warning to him.
    Emily gazed down at her hands in her lap. “I’m fine. Only I’ve made a terrible mistake.” She choked naturally on his name, imagining his mouth doing things to Jacqueline he’d just finished doing to her. “Jason, Jason DesJardin is here in this hotel, with someone else.” There was no pretending her pain when she thought of Jason touching Jacqueline’s lush breasts, of her kissing his broad