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I was already in my seat next to my father when I felt rather than saw Ryker start to walk down the aisle toward rew claht ahead as he walked--no, strutted--down the aisle Just before he passed by, he gave , Miss Brannon"

I grinned and ducked irl idiot I heard hi, and I had a stupid sh

While the players went hoht to the arena, which houses the executive offices I iirls, Violet and Ruby While we had a lot of sex last night, we also talked a lot, and I found out quickly that Ryker can talk for hours about his girls I found this to be sweetly endearing and a little inti about kids Never baby-sat one and never even held a baby I tend to be aard around the quite how to talk on their level

Still, I loved the light in his eyes when he told h he was trying to steer her away from that because there’s no s His shudder was not very discreet when he told me that included an unnatural love of spiders, which totallyup too, but mostly so I could dissect them and find out how they worked I’hter that, because it sounds enius

The knock on ain getting caught up in ain of the seriousness of what I’, and that it has the potential to ruin me It has the potential to ruin Ryker We should both be running scared from each other, yet I just don’t think either of us can do it

We’re both willing to risk it all for some secret stolen reata knock on the door, I blurt out, "Co myself to shape the fuck up It’s time to work

Frank Lessier walks into my office as scheduled He walks with such an air of superiority it rankles at est opponent of ot feelers out to ood job for the Cold Fury so far, I’ to be sad if he leaves In five minutes I could have ten qualified replaceree withto tear them down

I watch silently as Frank struts in and sits down in one of the plush chairs opposite ether in a designer suit and four-hundred-dollar haircut The strong s reflex to fire up, andsubtly to Ryker

Concentrate, Brannon!

"Let’s hash it out, Frank," I say abruptly, starting thehio toe to toe with hi over the other, flicks at a piece of lint on his knee, and gives ranted he’s playing great right now, he’s going to threaten the morale of this teaotten into a fight with And he’s come out the winner in each one"

I lean forward, cross et this out of the way I’ to address the altercation Ryker had with Sutter That’s before he came here, and while it’s not my policy to condone violence, I can understand what drove him As far as what happened with Claude, we have to look at the circumstances--"

"For Christ’s sake, Brannon He split Aer flashes hot but I’m rock steady when I say, "Do you knohy he attacked Amedee?"

"No, and I don’t care to There’s no excuse for what he did"

My lips curl up maliciously "I’m curious, Frank What if he said he wanted to shove his dick down your daughter’s throat? Or what if he thought your as too uppity but that could be cured by fucking her hard to put her in her place? What would you do if you heard hi that?"

Frank’s face pales and he hters? His wife?"

I don’t bother correcting his false assuht you said it doesn’t matter the reason," I throw back at him

He’s muted silent and I use the opportunity to strike fast "I’ve already talked to Evans and I’ve fined hi to talk to A to fine hi on his businessthis personal antipathy toward Ryker fade for the moment

"I’ ouris over

He blinks in surprise as he stands "You’re not going to fine him for what he said?"

"It’s a free country, Frank He’s free to say whatever he wants"