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But she did She was sure of it If there was one thing she excelled at besidesroutine, it was knohat men wanted—what they really wanted She'd spent her life studying the at Isaac as he watched her, horror and anger flitting across his face, she knew she was right And she wished like hell she wasn't, because ithimself the worst way he could

"Sure I do, and deep down you know it," she said, all her rage gone She walked back to him "The first time we met, you told me you don't play ith others That was a lie You are the consummate team player and you can't help but be the hero people need, but you're too busy punishing yourself for what happened in Afghanistan to let yourself be the man you're meant to be"

"Shut up," he said, barely getting the tords out through his clenched jaw

"Why?" She gave him a small smile, the kind that proht?"

He didn't say anything He just stood there, his entire body locked tight while he stared at so over her shoulder Then, slowly, his aze slid over to her

"Yes" One corner of his ht"

Relief flooded through her and the breath she'd been holding whooshed out just in tiuilt to sneak in and take up residence "I'm sorry I shouldn't have said all that It wasn't my place"

He shrugged those broad shoulders of his "It's about tioes to prove that you're a helluva lot more than what your mother drilled into your head"

It was pretty to think so but… "I'm scared"

"Of what?"

She took a deep breath If she didn't do it now, she wasn't sure she ever would

"I' her disappear into Jarrod's world without a fight I failed Essie because I let hiet to her Failed the B-Squad because they're out there risking their lives for the office secretary"

"That's bullshit" He snorted "You didn't fail Ahter, and that is exactly what you're doing We're getting her back and we're going to help the Feds nail Fane to the wall so he can't ever steal her back again"

It sounded so good when he said it like that Ithelp"

"No shit" He laughed "But noon their own We all need a team"