Chapter Fifty-Nine

Angel knew Colton’s reaction wasn’t from an intense need for caffeine. He’d practically run out into the living room like there was a fire.

His quickness to cover it up meant it was her. He was still afraid she was going to run off in the middle of the night as she’d done before.

She wished she could convince him that wasn’t going to happen. The problem was, she wasn’t sure it wouldn’t happen. The truth was, she had thought of running this morning—as she had nearly every morning.

Especially after last night. When she’d told him she might want to settle down and have a family.

What had she been thinking?

Why would a man who was bored to tears in suburbia want to settle down and have a family with The Mantis—who didn’t know the first thing about being in a healthy family? He needed something more.

He needed action and excitement.

He needed a job. With Thorne.

Colton would be a perfect candidate for Task Force Phoenix. He had all the necessary skills, and he wanted to give back. He might have been recruited when he entered WITSEC if he hadn’t been in the ICU at the time.

That was something she might be able to arrange. He was going out of his way to help her. The least she could do was ask Thorne to give Colton a job when this was over.

She thought about how that might work. The two of them on the same team. She worked well with Dane, Justin, and Donovan. Even Garrett, on the off times when he’d needed a partner for a job. While she didn’t want them to get hurt, she wasn’t petrified with fear when they were in danger. They had her back and she had theirs. That was how it worked.

But if she was planning something even remotely dangerous with Colton, it would be different. She would want to keep him close.

Protected.

God, if he could hear what she was thinking. He’d throw her over his shoulder and carry her straight back to his bed.

Hmm. Not a bad idea…