Peril for Your Thoughts (Mind Reader Mystery) Read Free Page A

about him except for his admittedly amazing body and looks, but I knew Jaz. That was all she cared about. Same as me, she had no interest in getting serious. Yet unlike me, she was more than ready to be seriously seduced.
    “But I—” Nik started to say with a slightly flushed face.
    “I can’t believe you live such an exciting life,” Jaz purred to Darrin, cutting Nik off and drawing my attention back to their conversation as she played him like a violin.
    “It’s no big deal. Maybe I’ll take you some time if you want,” he purred back to her, and she gave him a look that said, Yeah, baby, I most definitely want!
    Take her where, to the shed? Because you’re obviously a tool. International businessman my ass; you’re a car salesman. I saw your slip-up on eRomance.com Why don’t you take Little Miss Designer instead? Maybe she can design you a new life. Then again, you’re probably not her type either.
    I gasped, completely stunned as I focused on Nik and didn’t even try to hide how appalled I was. “ You’re the tool,” I said to him, then hissed, “What are you doing?”
    “What are you talking about?” Nik asked, looking at me warily. “What did I do this time?”
    “You know what you said, and so does everyone else.” If he didn’t care, then I didn’t either. I didn’t even try to lower my voice this time. I might not like Darrin, but I wasn’t about to ruin things for Jaz if that’s what made her happy. “I just can’t believe Darrin is being so gracious.”
    Darrin gave him a look of sympathy. “Sorry, man. Some of us have a way with the ladies, and some of us don’t. Better luck next time.”
    Jaz shot me a look as though I were the one ruining things for her. “You’ll have to excuse her, gentlemen. She took a bit of a spill this morning.”
    I sent her a questioning look back.
    Her expression changed to one of worry and concern as she studied my pupils again. “Honey, are you sure you’re feeling okay. I still think you should have gone to the doctor. You’re, um, not quite yourself.”
    “I’m fine,” I said, confusion knitting my brow. I crossed my arms and stared at Nik. “Just know that I’m watching you.”
    “You do that,” he responded, staring right back at me. Mothers aren’t the only crazy species around here.
    “Aha!” I pointed at him. “See what I mean?”
    Jaz glanced at Nik and then back to me, shaking her head no and looking more confused than ever.
    I stared at his mouth when it suddenly hit me. I’d heard him speak, but his lips hadn’t moved even a smidgen. “I think I, um, was mistaken,” I said as my breathing picked up and my heartbeat started pounding in my chest.
    “You were saying?” he asked with that damned eyebrow of his arched sky-high as we reached for our water glasses at the same time and our hands touched. You might look like an angel on the outside, sweetheart, but you sure are one odd woman on the inside.
    Before, it had sounded like he’d muttered, but now it sounded like he had raised his voice and was speaking right next to my ear. I jerked my hand back.
    He frowned. Now, what the hell did I—
    I jerked my leg away from his until we weren’t touching at all, and the voice in my head stopped.
    As much as it would kill me, I had to know. I reached out and grabbed his hand with mine.
    His eyebrows crept all the way to his hairline, but he didn’t say a word, yet I heard, Oh yeah, someone has been watching one too many episodes of the Looney Tunes. He gently pulled his hand away from mine, and the voice stopped once again.
    “Sorry,” I said, whipping out my hand sanitizer and scrubbing my hands, which didn’t help my case any, judging by his expression. “You’re right, Jaz. I’m not myself today. In fact, I think I’m going to be sick.” I bolted to the bathroom with Jaz hot on my heels.
    Nothing had changed? Ha! Apparently everything had changed, because somehow, someway I was hearing voices in my head, but I