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He didn

't have time for someone else's bullshit

"Are we done here?" he asked, keeping his stance loose and his gaze steady, ready for whatever was co next

"Yeah" Taz pivoted, giving Isaac a clear path to the door "Good talk"

Isaac didn't look back, didn't hesitate—he walked out the door and into the now deserted hallway Tamara's office door was open

She stood next to herand ran her fingers across the shelf where the black and white photo of her sister A with anything else that marked the office as Tamara's, had disappeared She faced away fro blue eyes of hers to see the tension stringing her shoulders tight and the anxiousness in the shake of her fingers

She hadn't left, but she was already gone He had tonight to convince her that running wasn't the best option No one knew that better than he did

Shaking off the last of vestiges of his confrontation with Taz, he dialed up the charm "Ready for dinner, darlin'?"

Chapter 7

Bianca

It was Bianca's office, but Taz sat in her chair, glowering froreen eyes were narrowed, his jaw—corown scruff—was tense, and the sinewyfrom his shoulders to his thick forearether to create the look of a dangerous, deteret his way The door clicked shut behind her and he glanced up, giving her the perfect view of his sinful lips clarim line She knew that look Hell, she'd put it on his face a tiht intimidate the others, but she knew it meant he orried, not pissed off—and she knew exactly why

"Did you really have to go all caveman on him?" she asked as she strolled over to her desk, rounded it and stopped beside the chair which he occupied and leaned a hip against the desk

The vein in his te boy, he can take it"

There was no doubt about that Isaac could take it as well as he dished it out, but that wasn't the issue It was Tamara Ever since she'd fessed up to the reason behind her extortion atteood instead of evil With Tas, they'd tripled their client list and run butter sation teaents, plus freelancers when needed Bianca may have had every reason to hate Tamara, but she knew too well the importance of second chances Taz's ex-wife may not have meant to become part of the B-Squad team, but she had, and they protected their own

"You were proving a point with your littlesure to push up her cleavage If a chat didn't work, there were other ways to help her fiancé relax