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sandal nearly brushing his pants. “You’re an attorney?”
    “Civil,” he lied, knowing the story well. He’d used it on
many of his other prey. “Corporate matters. Very boring.” He spoke with
conviction, sensing any hesitation on his part would alarm her. “As I said,
you’ve been the highlight of my day. We don’t see women like you in court.”
    She regarded him thoughtfully. “I bet.”
    “Beautiful women,” he added, studying her features,
deliberately ignoring her naked breasts.
    Rather than assuring her, a hint of caution flashed in her
eyes.
    Why? With no time to consider the matter, he spoke quickly.
“Accept this, please.” He placed the bills on the table near her makeup. “Use
it to buy something to make you smile.” He stepped back. “The next time I’m
here, if you don’t mind, I’d like to ask you to have a drink with me, dinner
perhaps at that new club, The Voyager. As we eat, you can tell me about your
day and I’ll tell you about mine.”
    Her foot moved up and down in time to the music, a soulful
song by a woman who’d just lost her man.
    “Unless you have a boyfriend,” he said, then continued before
she could speak, “Of course you do. How could you not? I acted without
thinking. I should leave.” He stepped back.
    Her foot stopped bouncing. She purred, “I don’t have a
boyfriend.”
    He made no effort to curb his delight. She’d taken Lea’s
last show tonight, therefore she had to know why Lea had left early and would
soon tell him everything she knew. His shoulders relaxed.
    “I’m hungry now,” she added.
    He returned her smile. “So am I, SiNN.”
    “Danielle,” she corrected, offering him her hand. “And you
are?”
    Not who she imagined. Shaking her hand, he offered a fake
name.

Chapter Three
     
    Less than an hour from their location, Toby was beyond
antsy, needing this case to be fucking over and done with, his reaction
troubling him far more than he would have liked. Not wanting to dwell on it, he
divided his attention from the road ahead and the side view mirrors to see if
anyone was tailing the vehicle.
    From behind, some pinpoints of light remained stable, the
cars keeping a respectful distance. Others came up quickly on the left,
barreling past, exceeding the limit at rates that might encourage a traffic cop
to impound their vehicles.
    Except for their reckless speed, none seemed threatening.
    He inhaled deeply, needing to pull in a full breath. Didn’t
happen. When he tried to swallow, he found it equally difficult. His thoughts
continued to churn, going places they shouldn’t.
    Adjusting himself in his seat, he concentrated on the task
at hand, getting through it and moving on to the next assignment. He checked
the traffic to the left, the right. No different from a few seconds before. He
stared ahead, demanding that he keep his eyes on the road and nothing else.
    His good intentions didn’t last. Giving in to temptation and
a gnawing need he couldn’t seem to shake, he looked at the rearview
mirror…Lea’s reflection.
    Heat flooded his body. His cock got too fucking hard, just
as it had during her performance at The Second Circle and when she’d come
around the corner of the building into the employee’s parking lot. At his mounting
arousal, he pushed too hard on the accelerator.
    She didn’t notice the increased speed. Seated next to Jake
in the back, she remained turned to him. Illumination from oncoming cars
spilled across her face, revealing her vulnerability and shock. Her lips were
parted, her expression dazed at what Jake had revealed to her.
    Gripping the steering wheel, Toby regretted his own silence,
but he honestly didn’t know what to say to make the unthinkable better. He
wasn’t good at shit like this. He followed the rules and got the job done. It
was what he’d been trained to do. Like Jake. They were supposed to protect Lea,
not get involved emotionally or physically with her.
    Already she was affecting Jake far too