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“Not necessarily I said it wouldon his own ignorance to be his downfall in this He would never partner with a woman He’ll assume I won’t, either”

She chewed her bottom lip, another show of that insecurity she kept concealed by all her hard black clothing If this were a seduction, he would touch her face now Just her cheek Tell her it would be all right She would respond to that

He gritted his teeth “Well? You were quick to remind me you had limited time, Julia I a for you to make a decision that should be a very easy one to make”

She extended her hand and he gripped it She was so petite, fine-boned, her fingers long, slender and clinging to his with a firmness that surprised him She was indeed a businesswoman

“You have yourself a deal, Calvaresi”

“Gratified to hear it, Anderson”

“We work together on this project,” she said “No touching that isn’t strictly necessary, no funny ideas about things heating up behind the scenes, and no espionage”

The espionage happening in her co fed to hiular basis And he was sure she’d done the sa their normal operations

This agree as he didn’t look at it during the duration of their agree the rules Or maybe not But he’d never been one for rules “I think I can handle all of the above”

“And when it’s over, it’s over If I have a chance to get you in ether is done, I’ll do it and I’ll pull the er without hesitation”

“Back at you,” he said, releasing his hold and dropping his hand back at his side, ignoring the slight burning sensation that skated over his skin

“Until then, I suppose we have to play nice”

Ferro sain “Now that, I can’t promise I’m not all that nice”