Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 1420

Cooper holed up in the bathroom, phone pressed to his ear.

"Any updates on Maja? Can you just cut to the chase for once? Faking drunk for my brother-in-law is wearing me out."

A woman's voice drifted back, low and tempting.

"I could, but only if Sweetie calls me Mama Kiss."

"Yeah, right. Get lost."

He hung up. On the other side of the door, Henry was banging and yelling,

"Cooper, open up!"

Cooper swung the door open, scooped up Sweetie, and made straight for bed.

Henry just stood there, blinking in confusion. He'd only wanted to use the bathroom-why was Cooper running off with the kid?

At the station, Annie sat at her desk, looking ghostly pale.

She hadn't been herself lately-her thoughts kept slipping away, and today's crime scene had her bolting outside to throw up. She'd seen worse before and never flinched, but this time her stomach wouldn't quit churning.

A coworker noticed and nudged her to take a breather in the lounge.

The medical examiner came out of the autopsy room, peeling off gloves, spritzing disinfectant, and heading over to Easton with the findings.

oil in a meeting, the examiner eyed Annie, concern written all

up with you tonight? You've been through bloodier

of the old-timers, but

just beat. Haven't been sleeping well," she

Easton came over, stern.

sick, get checked out. Don't tough it out-this job will chew you up

nodded. "Got it,

glancing over at her for the rest of the

so late

broke

the that everyone

dorms. Annie and the

shared a room-bunk beds, nothing

leaned over from the

has your

blinked, caught

not yet. But it's never regular. Whenever we're

and my hormones go haywire."

Work always came

examiner gave her a

a fiancé.

staring at

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