Caught 2: Ajana’s Return
A short novel of erotic suspense by
MARIE ROCHELLE
Phaze Books
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Also by Marie Rochelle
All the Fixin’
My Deepest Love: Zack
Caught
Loving True
Taken By Storm
A Taste of Love: Richard
Taken by Storm
Closer to You: Lee
Crossing the Railroad
Lucky Charms
Desire
This is an explicit and erotic novel
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Caught 2: Ajana’s Return copyright 2009 by Marie Rochelle
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Prologue
The loud shriek of the phone woke him up from a well-deserved sleep. Reaching for the nightstand, Ryan picked up the cordless phone on the third ring.
“Hello,” he muttered in a sleepy voice.
“I’m surprised you’re still in bed.” Sergeant Carelli laughed. “I thought you would be down here bright and early this morning bugging me about your job.”
Sitting up in bed, Ryan rubbed the sleep from his eyes. “Hmmm… I was taking your advice.” He lied. “I slept in.”
“Oh.” Sergeant Carelli sighed. “I thought maybe you called one of your many girlfriends and spent the night celebrating Halloween. You’re young. You need to be out having fun, not wasting your life away worrying about cases. I don’t want you to end up a broken man like me. I put work first and lost my wife and kids because of it.
“That’s why I’m so interested in your social life. I see a lot of me in you when I was that age. Never let this job take the place of having someone to come home to late at night. You wouldn’t believe the difference it makes having another person to talk to about your problems.”
A twinge of guilt hit Ryan as he stared down at the sleeping body next to him. Moving the covers down some, he traced the small of Ajana’s back with his fingers. He celebrated Halloween the way his boss wanted, but not with a woman he should have. Telling Sergeant Carelli about Ajana was on the tip of his tongue but he couldn’t, not until he figured out a few things first. The last thing he wanted was a lecture, and he already felt guilty enough.
“I remember the pain you went through with your divorce from Tamara. I’m not going to let that happen to me,” Ryan replied as he removed his hand from his bedmate’s body. “I’m working hard on the robbery case, and I promise you that I already have my sights set on a special woman. I just have to work through a few things first.”
“Wonderful. I’m glad to hear it. As soon as this case is closed, I want to meet her. Can’t let you get hooked up with the wrong girl like my son Anthony did. However, I didn’t call you to be meddlesome. We got another call last night about a stolen bracelet.”
Ryan sat up even straighter. If the robbery happened while Ajana was with him, then she was innocent. Sergeant Carelli would have to drop all the charges against her.
“Sir, where was the robbery last night, and what time did it happen?”