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They’ve exploited the relationship between these twoPreach would never let Nico pay his penalty and Nico would never let Preach take such a financially draining hit Two stubborn men that will protect each other until the end, no otten even worse Preach has decided that the fight will be good for Nico, that he needs to ht will help hih the reet Nico to believe soe match is some sort of sick redemption…a shot at salvation
I jump when I hear the front door to the office open It’s after ten and I proo, but I was so engrossed in what I was searching for, that I coot But then I feel it, the unmistakable presence of the man that makes my heart rate speed up I’m absolutely certain that if I was hooked up to an EKG machine, it would be able to record each step closer that Nico Hunter takes in my direction
"The door isn’t locked" Nico’s voice is tense He’s protective, andI’ve learned he isn’t fond of
"Ithe lame excuse I watch as Nico takes in the mess that was once my office I have piles of papers and journals strewn all over the office and al paper where I’ve started to le to break the contract, but didn’t work in the end
"Big case?" His eyes gloss overto
"Sort of" I’…at the moment it’s the most important case I have And the reality is that it’s the only case I’ve worked on in three days All my other work can wait
Nico pushes off the door fra a piece of paper off it, and reading a few lines before putting it back down He takes a pile of clipped docu, reading a little to get a feel for what I’ve been working on He knohat I’ ho on the other side ofhome, I’m not ready yet I need a little y There has to be a way to get him out of the damn contract
"I’, it’s ridiculously sexy A deep line on his chiseled cheek for andand I would bet most would take a step back with the scary vibe that he throws off But not round and stay put, albeit a little o We stare at each other, each waiting for the other to back down, and I wonder if we’re going to be here a while But then Nico breaks the standoff
He doesn’t release my eyes as he stalks aroundframe down to reach my eye level His thick frame blocks me into my seat, one hand on each ar before I take you out of here?"
"I…I" I was going to say that I’m almost done and just need a few ht I’m lifted out of my chair and tossed over Nico’s shoulder in one fluid movement The barbaric move should piss me off, but instead it makes me smile I’m happy that my head is tossed over his back, so he can’t see that I’ this man has somehow become foreplay to er seat of his car He bucklesanger After he tugs on the belt, double checking I’ around to his side of the car
"What about my car?" I throw a little extra attitude in with "
I let out an exaggerated sigh "You’re bossy"
"You’re stubborn" My h I know it’s true But Nico just findsand chuckles
Chapter 46
Nico
Usually the night before a fight I have dinner with Preach and get a pep talk But I pass on the tradition and Elle stays at my place instead I finally convinced the stubborn woman to stop her fifteen hour a day quest to break my contract At least I’d like to think I convinced her, but it ht is toe when she sets that da, to say the least
Elle doesn’t agree, but Preach thinks the fight will be good for hts The kid has ihter that he was a year ago He’s ht isn’t as lopsided as we all originally thought, although I’d be fooling myself if I pretended that what happened with his brother didn’t factor into the League’s decision on who to hts are always profitable for the League, a sellout But I can’t reot as much press as it did this week My face has been plastered on mainstream news, not just the channels dedicated to sports
I lift her onto the island counter as Iher work clothes and I’e I like her in the s crap she wears It’s a turn-on, al the hot librarian, only better because it’s Elle
Soht, they think the pent up frustration gives theht with blue balls I’ve never been one to look for an angle I study ood It’s as si das propped up on s are going to go later I look at her and she srin It may be sooner, rather than later