Chapter 1205

Annie could feel the unexpected tenderness in Conner's rough demeanor, like the warmth of his touch seeping right through her clothes to her very core.

"It's almost the anniversary of your mom's passing," she said softly.

Conner's hand stilled on her back for a moment. Then, after a brief pause, he bent down to brush off the back of her pants, standing up with a teasing grin.

"Remembering your future mother-in-law's anniversary, huh? Looks like you're head over heels for me."

Annie turned to face him, meeting his eyes. "Conner, I'm sorry."

Her apology took him by surprise. "Sorry? For what?"

herself as his fiancée, her heart making room for him. Inviting him to her dad's birthday

been with Conner to pay

with work lately, no time to

his usually serious face. "For a second there, you had me worried. I thought

me to go back with you?"

shadows, and I'm worried they might come after you when I'm not around. That's why I want you with me. If you

gonna take more than a few thugs to scare me. Conner, you go. Your mom would love to see you. promise, when the

small gang, and with the upcoming interrogations and the need to uncover the larger criminal network, her department needed all hands on deck. She

that gang, they're

broke into a gentle smile, her calmness stirring

you

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