Barenaked Jane
Chapter One
Life doesn't play fair. In fact, it cheats, lies, and steals its way
through a person without a single thought to the consequences
of its actions. Since I know this, I really shouldn't have been
surprised to find myself in my situation. Flat on my back, beneath
a strange man.
Since he probably outweighed me by at least a hundred
pounds, struggling would've been a waste of energy. How many
minutes had passed since I'd heard something outside my office
and had gone to investigate? I should've stayed hidden after I'd
called the police. Instead, I'd stalked out of my office, determined
to give the intruder a piece of my mind and maybe kick
his ass in the process. I'm really not a stupid woman, honest.
The man had fended me off effortlessly and tossed me on the
floor as if I weighed nothing. Every minute of my training at
the police academy in Georgia and hours of kickboxing lessons
had proved useless in a matter of seconds. The man, whomever
he was, hadn't hurt me more than it was necessary to subdue
me, and he was putting off an air of shocked frustration.
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