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at tiet done," she said, reen eyes "But I’ll be honest--even though I probably shouldn’t be I’et a little short-teht come in handy in this position" His lips tilted up at the corners "This is a
family business And that fa the focus of their curiosity?"
It was a strange question, but her ansas easy "Let’s see--every Sunday without fail, ate me about randparents live in Idaho, but last week, they sent me a dossier on all the nice boys in town--just in case Oh, andparents recently tried to arrange e I kno to handle fae?"
Since she’d brought it up, she couldn’t exactly avoid the personal question "Not happening"
"That’s what I thought" He rose to his feet, an amused curve to his , she picked up her purse "It’s you, isn’t it? The person I’d be working for if I get the job?"
A slight nod
"Usually HR interviews applicants"
"I’m picky" He pulled open the door "I need to trust the person I hire"
S even as her sto for her
They entered the elevator in silence and walked out into
the street
"How’d it go?" Emmett asked
"Good"
He rubbed the back of his neck "Still o in there alone?" She raised an eyebroondering what he’d do
"Er" His cheeks flushed "Never mind"
She felt her lips twitch "I knoas a cat, Eiveaway" They prowled, all soft and silent and lethal
"Shit" He grinned "I was hoping to score brownie points"
"So it’s DarkRiver Construction?"
"Part of it The building will also function as the pack’s city headquarters--we outgrew the old preet the job Changeling packs looked after their own, sticking together like glue Sure they’d helped clean up the city,it safer for everyone, but as E territory than anything else
Tired, dispirited, and hungry, she walked into a neighborhood restaurant run by a farabbed a seat
Emmett took the chair opposite hers
"You order," he said, scanning the roo the waitress--who also happened to be the owner’s daughter--that she wanted cashew chicken, when Emmett moved across the table to sround A split second later, she heard a loud pop followed by a screa on his cell "He’s heading out, past the candy shop--" He ran toward the door
Getting up, Ria helped the shaken waitress to her feet Emmett was back before she’d finished "You hurt?" His hands swept over her body
Aware of several interested glances, she slapped theot the same answer in response "What
happened?" she asked Ee hole marred the previously pristine wall "Bullet" His jaas a brutal line, his eyeshis eyes
Stepping instinctively closer, she put her hand on his chest "Eold eyes, leopard eyes, looking out at her from a human face His hand cupped her cheek "You have a
scratch here" A thuaze predator-cold
She didn’t kno she knehat to do She just did Instead of fighting off his hold as she had earlier, she leaned into hi her arms around his waist His own came around her at almost the same instant, and he squeezed her close, until she could barely breathe But she held on, held tight
She didn’t kno long they stood wrapped around each other, but when he did finally release her, the fear in the restaurant had turned to
speculation Likely, her grand all about it in the tie She didn’t care Because the leopard was gone froe under control
He tapped her cheek "Grab your purse This place needs to be looked at by our techs, and I want you safe at ho the shooter as soon as possible, Ria didn’t argue