Free Cyn (Moon Hunter's Inc. Book 2) by Catty Diva

hell.” Alex observed.
    “You could have offered to pay.” Cyn suggested.
    “Where would the fun in that be? Cash is such a tight wad at times that his wallet creaks when he opens it. I love to watch him have to pay for our fun.”
    “You’re so bad, Alex.”
    “Ah, but I’m good when I’m bad.”
    “I can’t deny it.”
    It had only been two months since the lab had fallen, but Cyn had taken security in hand and gotten things in shape in two weeks. Being a workaholic, she had helped Alex for the next two weeks until he had found an assistant. She had helped him ensure none of the employees still there were traitors. When he got the resumes from potential assistants, she had investigated their history. It was another male because Alex had insisted on that. He said females chased him and he couldn’t get them to stop.
    She was sure he would never let anyone have the complete control Rutger had managed. There were still times she sensed his sadness and she knew the man he’d thought was his friend was the cause. Cyn had avoided most close relationships so she had never faced that kind of betrayal. It made it hard for her to know what to say to him so she just held him tight. It seemed to help.
    Rutger had been taken into custody and was being dealt with by the Mazlans. Terrik had been the one to take him out. Cyn had been spoiling for a fight, but she had missed out on this mission. Maybe the next would satisfy her need to fight. Terrik had sported a black eye where Rutger had gotten in what he called a lucky punch. Terrik had given him the old one, two and cold cocked him.
    The Mazlan’s participation was something Cyn wondered about. They had taken an active role in the search and follow up with the labs even though as far as she knew, it didn’t involve them or their kind personally.
    Cash refused to give her any information simply saying they were kind. No one was that kind. There was still no word on the freed victims so they didn’t know if anyone in their family was among them. Cash had explained that the victims wanted to heal both physically and mentally before meeting any of their family.
    That was something Cyn could understand. She wanted to make as good an impression on them so she let that go. She was still spending a lot of time in the tail section as well as the underbelly and had found some hidden documents.  They appeared to have been hidden by someone working there undercover. Cyn could only hope they hadn’t been among those killed or seriously injured.
    It was her intention to copy the papers and send the information to Cash. It seemed to reference the other labs, but was only useful in conjunction with the information Cash had retrieved from the computers. She was still hopeful that it would be helpful.
    They sat relaxing on the couch that had turned out to be one of their favorite places to unwind. As Alex held her, she remembered the special time two weeks ago when he had taken her out on a formal date. She had been ecstatic as she prepared for the date. Her clothes were dressy but sexy. She’d put her hair up, her makeup was flawless, and her eyes glowed with excitement.
    Alex had walked in wearing a suit and tie. “Are you ready, Baby?” He’d asked and she’d only nodded unable to speak.
    It was no surprise they had gone to the top floor, but they had sat out among the other customers rather than in the private area normally reserved for him. She’d raised her eyebrow in question.
    “I want to show you off tonight.” He’d explained.
    Supper had been perfect, every bite a delight. Champagne had made her feel special and the flaming dessert had gone well except for the trouble with the lighter and the tablecloth catching fire. That had only lent more excitement to their meal.
    Everyone stared at them, Alex because of who he was and she because she was with him. It caused her stomach to flutter a little. Cyn wasn’t normally the nervous type, but this was a lot of attention