Her Dom's Lesson (Dominic Powers Book 2) by A.D. Justice

over the past two weeks – working and waiting for Dominic.  With the exception of today, when I finally feel well enough to go shopping in the middle of the day and run smack into Kayla Powers, Dominic’s mother.
     

Chapter Five
     
     
     
    Dominic
    “Follow her.  I want to know her every move,” I bark into the phone at Tucker.
    “You got it, boss,” he replies before we hang up. 
    Shadow is in the car with me but he doesn’t say anything.  I haven’t exactly been the best company since all this shit went down with Sophia.  I still can’t believe what all the facts are showing me.  The nagging feeling that a vital piece of the puzzle is missing lingers and that makes it hard to concentrate on anything else.  Being back in Tennessee this week doesn’t help either.
    The best of my programmers are at the facility now and are working their magic.  The install has had the expected glitches but we’ve planned carefully for this entire project.  I’ve found myself wishing, more than once, that Sophia were here with me to manage the project milestones and deliverables. We’ve been here three days this week and I’ve had to take over the conversations too many times.
    Today will be another long fucking day.  Another long fucking week.
    Somehow, we make it through the first step of the installation without me killing Jason, our current project manager.  He has none of Sophia’s best qualities and it thoroughly pisses me off that he makes me think of her at all.  Shadow and I climb into the back of our car just as my phone starts ringing.
    “Powers,” I answer.
    “Boss,” Tucker says tentatively and I’m on instant alert.
    “What is it, Tucker?”
    “Dominic,” he only uses my name when he is reminding me to keep my shit together.  “She’s on her way to Harrison’s house.”
    “Cut her loose, Tucker.  That’s all I need to know,” I instruct him and quickly hang up.
    “Son of a bitch!” I yell for probably the hundredth time this week.  Our driver doesn’t even flinch at my outbursts anymore. 
    “Problems at home?” Shadow asks, as he arches one eyebrow and one side of his mouth quirks upwards.  If I didn’t know better, I’d swear there was a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
    “What would give you that idea?”
    “Just a hunch,” he says with a nonchalant shrug.
    “She’s on her way to Harrison’s house right now,” I growl.
    “You knew that could happen,” Shadow chides.
    “Yeah, I knew.  It’s just hard to accept that she saved my life and then did all this shit to me.”  I lean my head back and close my eyes.  I’m so fucking pissed off right now I could take someone’s head off.  Like Harry Dick-man’s head.
    “Look, I’m not trying to get involved in your personal life.  But, I saw her when she realized you were still inside that burning house.  That was no act, my friend.  She was frantic and she didn’t stop to think about her own safety for a second.  I know people, man.  There’s more to this story.”
    “Have you found out anything else about her and Harrison?  What they’re up to?”
    Shadow turns his head away from me and looks out the window.  “I’m working on a couple of leads.  I’ll know something certain soon.”
    This guy is the master of vagueness.
    “What the hell does that mean, exactly?  How are you working on a couple of leads if you’re with me all the time?” My voice deepens as I challenge him.
    “I’m a man of many talents, Dominic.  One of my best talents is knowing when to relay information,” then he turns his head and looks me in the eye, “and when not to.”
    “ What-the-fuck-ever .  I’m done.  Stick a fucking fork in me–I am done.    In fact, I’ve been considering some secrets of my own.  I’m going to make them both fucking pay for this. I’m going to thoroughly enjoy watching them squirm.”
    “Remember, ‘ he who seeks vengeance should dig two graves .’”
    Looking Shadow dead in