My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

The traveler entered the private room and sat across from the group of men, asking in a hushed tone, “I brought the money. Where’s the merchandise?”

“We brought the merchandise too, but…”

“But what?”

The men exchanged glances, and one of them pulled a backpack from behind, unzipping it and pushing its contents toward the traveler.

The traveler glanced at the backpack’s contents and promptly opened his briefcase. As the lid lifted, neatly arranged bills came into view.

The bills delighted the men, making them unable to contain their joy.

“This is our first collaboration, and we’re all very cautious. Please understand.”

The traveler didn’t bother listening to their nonsense. He immediately started inspecting the goods. Squinting, he began to appreciate the quality of the merchandise. He felt that the wait had been worthwhile.

Suddenly, Logan kicked the door open, holding up his badge, and sternly declared, “Don’t move!”

“Crap!”

badge shattered their dreams. Believing that Logan was alone, they

assisted by Esther, who worked seamlessly with him despite being his temporary partner. In the blink

took out handcuffs and restrained the two men responsible for the transaction, cuffing them together. Esther leveraged her knowledge of pressure points and bones and efficiently

at Esther’s actions, Logan didn’t say anything but chose to tacitly approve. After making

Esther even worried they might attempt suicide, so she dislocated their

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half an hour, police

colleague greeted him, and they escorted the men out of

if she could follow Logan. She looked at him,

“Let’s go together.”

Esther responded excitedly. “Okay.”

got into the same

expression softened, seeing the unmistakable

noticed and teased, “Logan,

warning,