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Dannie had only been working for Mike for a feeeks but her arrival had caused quite the stir The first ti session byher job, she’d been terrified she’d be fired, especially considering how I’d torn into each and every guy who’d focused on her instead ofstrange women, or anyone for thatwoman one tissue after another as I’d explained that it’d been a perfect teaching moment and had told her to throw her distraction bombs into the mix whenever she saw an opportunity I had absolutely no shauys up to fail because better they do it in the ring than when they were out on the job

“We still on for tonight?” I asked

Dannie blushed and nodded “Yeah, can’t wait”

She hurried fro me with Mike

“I’lad I don’t need to worry about that,” Mike iven him

“That?” I asked as I dropped down into one of the chairs opposite his desk

“You and her,” Mike said as he motioned with his head in the direction of the doorway “If I have to warn one uy away from her…” He shook his head “She’s a kid, for Christ’s sake”

“She’s twenty-three, Mike”

Mike stopped what he was doing and pinned er than her, Nik,” he responded “Are you saying I should just invite all those wolves over to irl?”

The ju my smile Mike was the ultimate Mama Bear when it came to his kids

All five of them

All five daughters

“No,” I simply said because I was a reasonably smart man

Mike’s eyes glittered as he tried to figure out if I was e,” he said as he stabbed his finger in her direction

Since I figured it wasn’t the best time to point out his deplorable reement “I hear ya”

Mike paused and looked at ain Then he h that followed along with the loosening of his body was confirmation that my ploy had worked Mike was and had beentime We’d entered the ether, so we’d been through shit froo

“Dannie asked me to show her a few self-defense moves,” I said