were
within an inch of each other. Mick had
purposely invaded her personal space. “That’s why you’re resorting to what?” he asked her. “To threatening to blackmail me?”
Tamron
smiled. “Blackmail? I think that’s a little strong.”
“You think
it’s too strong, do you?” Mick asked. “Then you’re going to think this,” he said as he grabbed Tamron by the
arm and flung her against the wall, “is downright criminal!”
He was up to
her as quickly as her back was against that wall. He was all over her. Tamron’s heart was beating so loud Mick could
hear it. “Who do you think I am?” he
asked her. His mouth was touching her
ear. His face was frowned with
incredulity. “You think I’m some fucking
chump you can roll? You think I’m some
fucking novice who just hit the scene? I’ve
got scars older than your crusty ass and you’re threatening to blackmail me ?”
“But I’m
not!” Tamron said quickly, shaking her head. Beads of sweat appeared on her upper lip. “I wouldn’t dare. I know who you are. I was just . . . I wasn’t blackmailing you, no, that wasn’t my
intent at all! And I promise I won’t
tell Roz anything. What am I going to
tell her? I didn’t see a thing. Not one thing. I wasn’t even in New York last weekend! I was mistaken.”
All mouth
and no backbone, Mick thought as he stared at Tamron. Rosalind would run circles around her weak
ass. “Get the fuck out of my office,” he
said, “before I throw you out.”
“Yes, sir,”
Tamron said, nodding her head and walking so fast toward the exit that she
began to run. She slammed the door
behind herself.
Mick opened
his suit coat, placed his hands on his hips, and exhaled. That was a meeting nobody was supposed to see
or know about, and some blabber mouth friend of Roz’s saw it without even
meaning to see it. He was getting
sloppy.
He pulled
out his cell phone, and called Bella Caine.
CHAPTER NINE
Roz was standing
behind her desk, just getting off the phone, when her office door flew open and
Tamron hurried inside.
“What’s
wrong with you?” Roz asked her.
Tamron ran
up to the desk, with Tee hurrying in behind her. “She just barged in,” Tee said anxiously.
“It’s okay,”
Roz said, still staring at her frightened friend.
“Yes,
ma’am,” Tee said, still upset with Roz’s friend, but she knew her place. She walked out and closed the door behind
her.
“What’s
wrong, Tam?” Roz asked.
“You’ve got
to stop him, Roz,” Tamron asked, clutching Roz’s arm.
Roz was now
seriously concerned. “Stop who?”
“He all but
threatened to kill me!”
Roz
frowned. “Who threatened to kill you?”
“Your
husband, that’s who! I tell you that man
is crazy. He’s a psycho!”
But Roz still
didn’t understand. “You saw Mick? When?”
“This
morning at his office,” Tamron said, leaning against the desk. She held onto her pounding heart. “And I tell you it was awful. It was one of the most harrowing experiences
of my entire life. I’m Benny Blake’s
wife. I’m not just anybody! Who does he think he is?”
“But I don’t
understand,” Roz said, still puzzled. “Why were you . . . What were you doing in Mick’s office?”
“I,” Tamron
started. And then realized that she
could not tell the full story. “Why I
wanted to invite him to my masquerade ball,” she said. “What else?”
“I told you
he said no. Why would you go behind my
back like that, Tam?”
“I wanted to
see if he’d reconsider.”
“Oh, Tam,
you know better than that! If he told me
no, you think he’ll tell you yes?”
Then Roz saw
that arrogant look on Tamron’s face. She
shook her head. “What am I saying? Of course you thought he would! All you heifers around here want to believe
that I’m his accidental wife.
within an inch of each other. Mick had
purposely invaded her personal space. “That’s why you’re resorting to what?” he asked her. “To threatening to blackmail me?”
Tamron
smiled. “Blackmail? I think that’s a little strong.”
“You think
it’s too strong, do you?” Mick asked. “Then you’re going to think this,” he said as he grabbed Tamron by the
arm and flung her against the wall, “is downright criminal!”
He was up to
her as quickly as her back was against that wall. He was all over her. Tamron’s heart was beating so loud Mick could
hear it. “Who do you think I am?” he
asked her. His mouth was touching her
ear. His face was frowned with
incredulity. “You think I’m some fucking
chump you can roll? You think I’m some
fucking novice who just hit the scene? I’ve
got scars older than your crusty ass and you’re threatening to blackmail me ?”
“But I’m
not!” Tamron said quickly, shaking her head. Beads of sweat appeared on her upper lip. “I wouldn’t dare. I know who you are. I was just . . . I wasn’t blackmailing you, no, that wasn’t my
intent at all! And I promise I won’t
tell Roz anything. What am I going to
tell her? I didn’t see a thing. Not one thing. I wasn’t even in New York last weekend! I was mistaken.”
All mouth
and no backbone, Mick thought as he stared at Tamron. Rosalind would run circles around her weak
ass. “Get the fuck out of my office,” he
said, “before I throw you out.”
“Yes, sir,”
Tamron said, nodding her head and walking so fast toward the exit that she
began to run. She slammed the door
behind herself.
Mick opened
his suit coat, placed his hands on his hips, and exhaled. That was a meeting nobody was supposed to see
or know about, and some blabber mouth friend of Roz’s saw it without even
meaning to see it. He was getting
sloppy.
He pulled
out his cell phone, and called Bella Caine.
CHAPTER NINE
Roz was standing
behind her desk, just getting off the phone, when her office door flew open and
Tamron hurried inside.
“What’s
wrong with you?” Roz asked her.
Tamron ran
up to the desk, with Tee hurrying in behind her. “She just barged in,” Tee said anxiously.
“It’s okay,”
Roz said, still staring at her frightened friend.
“Yes,
ma’am,” Tee said, still upset with Roz’s friend, but she knew her place. She walked out and closed the door behind
her.
“What’s
wrong, Tam?” Roz asked.
“You’ve got
to stop him, Roz,” Tamron asked, clutching Roz’s arm.
Roz was now
seriously concerned. “Stop who?”
“He all but
threatened to kill me!”
Roz
frowned. “Who threatened to kill you?”
“Your
husband, that’s who! I tell you that man
is crazy. He’s a psycho!”
But Roz still
didn’t understand. “You saw Mick? When?”
“This
morning at his office,” Tamron said, leaning against the desk. She held onto her pounding heart. “And I tell you it was awful. It was one of the most harrowing experiences
of my entire life. I’m Benny Blake’s
wife. I’m not just anybody! Who does he think he is?”
“But I don’t
understand,” Roz said, still puzzled. “Why were you . . . What were you doing in Mick’s office?”
“I,” Tamron
started. And then realized that she
could not tell the full story. “Why I
wanted to invite him to my masquerade ball,” she said. “What else?”
“I told you
he said no. Why would you go behind my
back like that, Tam?”
“I wanted to
see if he’d reconsider.”
“Oh, Tam,
you know better than that! If he told me
no, you think he’ll tell you yes?”
Then Roz saw
that arrogant look on Tamron’s face. She
shook her head. “What am I saying? Of course you thought he would! All you heifers around here want to believe
that I’m his accidental wife.
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