Consumed by Truths (Truth or Lies 6)

“I know, but I don’t have enough cash on me to pay for a hotel room. And I don’t want any trail for Beckett to follow. We just need a room to duck into for a moment. We aren’t staying.”

Kai nods as the elevator doors open on the fourth floor. I duck my head out and find exactly what I’m looking for. A maid outside one of the hotel rooms with her cart.

“Do you want me to or—” I start.

“I got this,” Kai says.

I smile and grip her hand, so she is on the side closest to the maid. I love how I don’t even have to communicate what my plan is; she’s already on the same page as me. And I love how our skills compliment each other.

“Have I told you how much I love you?”

She looks at me and giggles, gushing at me, pretending I’m the only person she sees.

I watch from the corner of my eyes as the maid stops folding the towel she is holding and sighs at us.

“We just got married today,” I say to the maid as we approach. “I’m the luckiest guy in the world.”

“You two look very in love,” the maid says, smiling brightly.

I don’t know if Kai snatched the maid’s key card or not. But Kai doesn’t stop me as I nod at the maid and keep walking, so I assume she did.

We walk ten more doors down before Kai holds the key card out. We stop in front of a door as the maid heads back inside the room she is cleaning. We both listen at the door. I knock lightly. No one answers. So we insert the key and go into the small room.

It’s unoccupied. We spot no signs of anyone staying here.

Kai wraps her arms around my neck and kisses me hard and passionately, like she’s afraid this will be the last time she will ever kiss me. As much as I enjoy the kiss of her slick tongue, my erection pressing between her legs. This can’t happen now. Not until I get her somewhere safe.

“Hold on, baby.” I kiss her gently, trying to get her to calm down.

“I want you so badly.”

“I know, I want you too. But I have to get you somewhere safe first.”

She nods, taking a deep breath to try and calm down. “Beckett won’t hurt me. Or you.”

My lips thin. I wish I saw the good in people the same way she does. But I don’t. Every person is as equally capable of good and bad. Everyone is shades of gray. Every once in a while you might find a truly bad apple. One who is only evil. But I’ve never see

n a person that is pure good.

“Beckett is my blood. No one that comes from the Black line is all good. We all have a little evil in us,” I say.

“Our kids won’t,” she says, rubbing her stomach.

“Only because they will take after you and not me.”

She rolls her eyes. “You have plenty of good in you.”

“And also plenty devil.”

“So what’s the plan? My father is searching for Beckett. But since he let Beckett escape, I’m not sure he’s capable of finding him. What is our big concern here? That he will contact Felix or some of Felix’s men to come after us?”

I nod. “You’re right. Felix is still our biggest concern—not Beckett. But since Beckett works for Felix, we can’t let any of them know where we are.” I wish Langston was here. He’d find Beckett in minutes.

“Should we search for Beckett?” Kai asks.

Yes.

But I look at her stomach, and I won’t put her in danger. I don’t know when her due date is, but it’s only a couple of months away. I won’t risk stressing her or the babies out. I could find Beckett easily, but I won’t bring Kai with me. And I won’t be away from her.