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“I can do you a solid on this one,” Garcia averred with a grin She was attractive in that really badass, I’ll-seduce-you-before-I-kill-you sort of way

Nikki gave a ht have been a bit morbid

Still, Garcia had chestnut hair with honeyed highlights and bronze skin that set off her deep, grass-green eyes She had sculpted facial features and a curvy body

that was so toned, it was difficult to classify her as hot…or lethal

“Dr Kane,” she said in an insistent tone “I owe you big-time for all of this I screwed you over in the absolute worst way Not intentionally Not on purpose I was just…so desperate And I’ to lose ue that fact So please, just let et you off this campus and take you where you can put your feet up, you can eat, have a drink—or several—and I swear to you, you will be in the absolute best hands iinable”

Garcia sucked in a breath

Then she quickly added, “You will be so heavily protected, you won’t even subconsciously glance over your shoulder Castillo knows it—that’s why he let me follow you”

“I need food,” Nikki repeated “Low blood sugar and all that I’m seriously about to—”

“But you won’t” Garcia took her arm and led her to a fancy sports car

Nikki’s brow crooked “You stole a Lahini?”

“No, of course not” Garcia laughed “It’s mine”

They slipped inside and Garcia revved the engine

“Just take me to the nearest fast-food joint,” Nikki instructed “I need a ers and a few orders of fries”

Garcia shot a look her way “You’d put that where?”

“Instomach,” she lobbed back