alone, broken, and trying to fight something so horrible that she’d nearly died.
She couldn’t live that again.
Johanna couldn’t handle that feeling of having her heart ripped out, thrown on the ground, and stomped on. Broderick Seaton had that power over her. After all, she loved him, and she wanted to be with him more than anything else.
So, she had to walk away.
If she got sick again, Johanna couldn’t risk that Brody would abandon her. So instead, she did the deed. He was far stronger than her, and Brody could handle it. She knew he’d be fine.
Granted, he didn't give up easily, and he chased her down.
Every day at FBI West, as they waited for their new partners, she was forced to sit at her desk knowing he was staring at her. It was uncomfortable, but she deserved it.
He’d sent her flowers.
Candy.
A giant pink teddy bear that made her weep.
The man even slept on her porch, waiting for her to come out in the morning so they could talk, and yet she stood her ground.
Brody deserved better.
She loved him but couldn’t break him.
One day, he’d want a family, and she couldn’t give him that. Johanna was barren inside, stripped of everything that made her a woman in an effort to save her life.
Now, she was nothing more than a shell of a human being and a losing bet.
Sweet and gentle Brody would make one hell of a father one day, and when he found a wife, the new woman would give him everything she couldn’t.
Johanna was the opposite of perfect.
She was a dead end, but he just didn't see it.
As soon as she was moved to the vice department, Johanna was glad. A case came up, and she jumped at the chance to take it. Yes, her new partner was a newbie, but then again, so was she. The FBI wanted her on the team because she looked young.
Thank God for small miracles.
It got her out of the office and away from the sexiest man in the world. With each moment near him, Johanna was weakening. What she wanted to do was find Brody, kiss him, and tell her old partner how sorry she was.
It took everything not to do just that.
In fact, it broke a piece of her.
Sitting on the bed in her dorm room, she let her fingers run over the pink teddy bear. She brought it with her because it was something so teen-like, that it would fit in with the college surroundings.
Then she laughed.
That wasn’t why she did it.
Johanna brought it along because at one point, Brody held it against his body, and it smelled like him. That was one of the few ties she had left to the man, and she couldn’t sleep without it.
In her dreams, he was still there.
She was with him.
Once awake, reality set in.
She forced herself to stand and move away from the bear. If she wanted to have any focus on the case, she shouldn’t be thinking about him.
Broderick Seaton tied her up in knots.
Instead, Johanna forced herself to worry about the missing girls. The FBI had been called in by the board of trustees. The university suspected that the co-eds were being taken for a sick, sex ring. It was a horrible crime, and Johanna was undercover in the sorority where the women had gone missing.
When she was in college, she’d pledged. She’s lived the Greek life, so this was nothing new. Kappa Omega Alpha was a wild house of girls. They liked to party, get drunk, and keep up with their brother fraternity—Beta Phi Ti.
It wasn’t easy. Those boys made ‘Animal House’ look tame. If they weren’t sexing it up, boozing until dawn, or breaking the law, they were having their secretive meetings.
Johanna knew about them from word of mouth, but as a woman, she couldn’t get access. When she reported to the Blackhawks, they said they’d handle it.
She only hoped they did. At that point, three women were missing, scooped right up off the face of the map, leaving no trace.
No, that’s not true. Poppy Gauger, the latest victim, had left behind her ID and a shoe. To Johanna that proved one thing—she was definitely taken.
Now the race was on
She couldn’t live that again.
Johanna couldn’t handle that feeling of having her heart ripped out, thrown on the ground, and stomped on. Broderick Seaton had that power over her. After all, she loved him, and she wanted to be with him more than anything else.
So, she had to walk away.
If she got sick again, Johanna couldn’t risk that Brody would abandon her. So instead, she did the deed. He was far stronger than her, and Brody could handle it. She knew he’d be fine.
Granted, he didn't give up easily, and he chased her down.
Every day at FBI West, as they waited for their new partners, she was forced to sit at her desk knowing he was staring at her. It was uncomfortable, but she deserved it.
He’d sent her flowers.
Candy.
A giant pink teddy bear that made her weep.
The man even slept on her porch, waiting for her to come out in the morning so they could talk, and yet she stood her ground.
Brody deserved better.
She loved him but couldn’t break him.
One day, he’d want a family, and she couldn’t give him that. Johanna was barren inside, stripped of everything that made her a woman in an effort to save her life.
Now, she was nothing more than a shell of a human being and a losing bet.
Sweet and gentle Brody would make one hell of a father one day, and when he found a wife, the new woman would give him everything she couldn’t.
Johanna was the opposite of perfect.
She was a dead end, but he just didn't see it.
As soon as she was moved to the vice department, Johanna was glad. A case came up, and she jumped at the chance to take it. Yes, her new partner was a newbie, but then again, so was she. The FBI wanted her on the team because she looked young.
Thank God for small miracles.
It got her out of the office and away from the sexiest man in the world. With each moment near him, Johanna was weakening. What she wanted to do was find Brody, kiss him, and tell her old partner how sorry she was.
It took everything not to do just that.
In fact, it broke a piece of her.
Sitting on the bed in her dorm room, she let her fingers run over the pink teddy bear. She brought it with her because it was something so teen-like, that it would fit in with the college surroundings.
Then she laughed.
That wasn’t why she did it.
Johanna brought it along because at one point, Brody held it against his body, and it smelled like him. That was one of the few ties she had left to the man, and she couldn’t sleep without it.
In her dreams, he was still there.
She was with him.
Once awake, reality set in.
She forced herself to stand and move away from the bear. If she wanted to have any focus on the case, she shouldn’t be thinking about him.
Broderick Seaton tied her up in knots.
Instead, Johanna forced herself to worry about the missing girls. The FBI had been called in by the board of trustees. The university suspected that the co-eds were being taken for a sick, sex ring. It was a horrible crime, and Johanna was undercover in the sorority where the women had gone missing.
When she was in college, she’d pledged. She’s lived the Greek life, so this was nothing new. Kappa Omega Alpha was a wild house of girls. They liked to party, get drunk, and keep up with their brother fraternity—Beta Phi Ti.
It wasn’t easy. Those boys made ‘Animal House’ look tame. If they weren’t sexing it up, boozing until dawn, or breaking the law, they were having their secretive meetings.
Johanna knew about them from word of mouth, but as a woman, she couldn’t get access. When she reported to the Blackhawks, they said they’d handle it.
She only hoped they did. At that point, three women were missing, scooped right up off the face of the map, leaving no trace.
No, that’s not true. Poppy Gauger, the latest victim, had left behind her ID and a shoe. To Johanna that proved one thing—she was definitely taken.
Now the race was on
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