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There were two otherblack attire, and was flipping through a carme head to toe with open curiosity I turned away and looked at the other guy dressed in a black button up dress shirt He was an oldercosily in the black leather computer chair behind the desk with both hands folded over his chest He had white and black hair but a surprisingly wrinkle free tanned oval face With the aan to wonder if he was older than what I took hi and broad, like Jaxon, with deeply set brown eyes He was staring right at arded hi his eyes twinkle

I pressed ether and wanted to look away, but somehow I couldn’t I was in the midst of this man for ten seconds and already felt the heat of a thousand suns set uponbehind it Was it because he looked inti? Was it because I already knew he must have been Finley, the man Jaxon answered to? Or was it because despite all of that, I found hi to look at?

"This the reason you were late?" his deep voice asked Jaxon, gesturing to me

"I’uess" Jaxon looked annoyed and stared up at the ceiling in weariness

"She ood then, huh?" His perfect smile broadened as he looked over at the otherme as if there was soht so up at the ceiling I reddened at the intensity of each stare because I quickly realized what he meant

"Mind if I had a spin after you, Jax?" theto ascertain soh his eyes deceived him and were shrouded in amusement

Jaxon exhaled sharply and stared at hi to be…" he abruptly stopped and glanced atmore uncomfortable by the second "Don’t make me say it in front of her, Finley"

The sternness in Jaxon’s voice riled Finley up again and he laughed hard "Oh, fuck, Jax Can’t you take so off your arm and expect me not to take the piss out of you? If it was Daood old teasing"

Jaxon was still far frorip on my hand, and I was tempted to pull it away in case ht voice, Jaxon said, "This is Sara Nolan Sara, this is Finley He’s… my business partner–"

"Family first," Finley interrupted as he stood up and made his way around the table "Come on, Jax, we’re family first You’re apart of us now It’s important Sara knows this so we can welco as tall as Jaxon, and extended his hand With enuinely as I couldme like a piece of meat "Nice todown until our eyes were at the saood it is to finally meet you, Sara I have heard so much about you" I tried not to cock an eyebrow in surprise at that statement, or look at Jaxon questionably Instead, I kept the eye contact with this olderunintentionally at hiset As if sensing o of aze