in her throat. “I have a favor to ask.”
***
Reed slammed the door to the car and walked toward the house. Pissed didn’t even begin to touch how mad he was. When Ryder had called to say he was at the house, and Olivia was nowhere around, he nearly broke the door trying to assemble the team. The call from Meg hadn’t really helped.
He just couldn’t figure out what the hell she was thinking going to a club at a time like this. Let alone meeting some shady man she knew nothing about. There was no way in hell he was about to let this happen. He slammed the front door open and strolled in.
Ryder sat on the couch looking just as pissed. He pointed to the back room, and Reed nodded. From the master bedroom, the voices of the two women talking reached him, which only irked him more.
His heart stopped as he burst through the door. Olivia held a gun.
“What the hell is going on?” he shouted.
Olivia lowered the small gun she was holding.
“Meg was giving me lessons,” she said, head held high and voice level.
Reed glared at Meg who shrugged in return.
“For what? How to get yourself killed?” Sarcasm dripped like venom.
Olivia narrowed her eyes at him. “Is that why you carry one?”
“I’ve been trained.” He pointedly looked to his sister again.
“Meg was just doing that.”
Reed sighed. “Just,” he walked over and placed his hand on the gun, “let me be the one to do the shooting. You want to learn, I’ll teach you, but I can’t let you put yourself at risk like that.”
She let go and looked up to him. Fear reflected back, and he wished he could relieve some of that. All the anger from before faded to the back burner. If he hadn’t been so shocked to see her sporting a gun, he might have noticed right off the bat how stunning she looked. Her black dress was sleeveless and swooped low in the back, showing off her flawless skin and supple slopes.
His eyes widened as he realized she was braless in this brazen number. It seemed so unlike her. Reed glanced over to his sister. No, this dress seemed more like his sister’s taste. Not to be outdone, Meg also wore a black dress but with little straps that helped to expose her ample chest. Reed rolled his eyes when she grinned at him. Yes, Meg had picked Olivia’s dress for his benefit.
He turned back to Olivia. “You know going to the club is a really bad idea,” he said.
“Do you know how to help my brother?” Olivia said.
Reed sighed. He didn’t. All day long he had been waiting for Liam to check in, but that never happened. The Russians were up to something sketchy, and the senator wasn’t any help. The best he could hope was that Ben would turn over the documents, but even then, that didn’t mean much. He doubted the Russians would settle for a payoff. There was something he wasn’t being told, and he’d bet the senator was just covering his own ass.
“Fine,” he said reluctantly.
The two women exchanged looks of disbelief.
“But,” he continued, “you don’t leave my side, and Ryder comes along.”
“I’ll call Kace and have him do a few times around the block,” Ryder said from the door.
Reed nodded. Things weren’t perfect between the two of them, but there had been improvement. If that was from Olivia, he wasn’t sure, but something was better than nothing. Regardless, Ryder was the kind of man you wanted watching your back.
He glanced at his watch.
“There’s about an hour before we need to leave to meet your brother.”
“Good,” Meg spoke at last. “Get out so we can finish getting ready.”
Reed turned back to Olivia and raised an eyebrow. She shrugged and gave him a slow smile. One that made him ache from not holding her. This going slow business was really starting to suck.
He turned and walked from the room. He wanted to throw her on the bed. There were plenty of other things he should be doing. Too bad he couldn’t think what they might be.
Chapter Eleven
Olivia tugged on
***
Reed slammed the door to the car and walked toward the house. Pissed didn’t even begin to touch how mad he was. When Ryder had called to say he was at the house, and Olivia was nowhere around, he nearly broke the door trying to assemble the team. The call from Meg hadn’t really helped.
He just couldn’t figure out what the hell she was thinking going to a club at a time like this. Let alone meeting some shady man she knew nothing about. There was no way in hell he was about to let this happen. He slammed the front door open and strolled in.
Ryder sat on the couch looking just as pissed. He pointed to the back room, and Reed nodded. From the master bedroom, the voices of the two women talking reached him, which only irked him more.
His heart stopped as he burst through the door. Olivia held a gun.
“What the hell is going on?” he shouted.
Olivia lowered the small gun she was holding.
“Meg was giving me lessons,” she said, head held high and voice level.
Reed glared at Meg who shrugged in return.
“For what? How to get yourself killed?” Sarcasm dripped like venom.
Olivia narrowed her eyes at him. “Is that why you carry one?”
“I’ve been trained.” He pointedly looked to his sister again.
“Meg was just doing that.”
Reed sighed. “Just,” he walked over and placed his hand on the gun, “let me be the one to do the shooting. You want to learn, I’ll teach you, but I can’t let you put yourself at risk like that.”
She let go and looked up to him. Fear reflected back, and he wished he could relieve some of that. All the anger from before faded to the back burner. If he hadn’t been so shocked to see her sporting a gun, he might have noticed right off the bat how stunning she looked. Her black dress was sleeveless and swooped low in the back, showing off her flawless skin and supple slopes.
His eyes widened as he realized she was braless in this brazen number. It seemed so unlike her. Reed glanced over to his sister. No, this dress seemed more like his sister’s taste. Not to be outdone, Meg also wore a black dress but with little straps that helped to expose her ample chest. Reed rolled his eyes when she grinned at him. Yes, Meg had picked Olivia’s dress for his benefit.
He turned back to Olivia. “You know going to the club is a really bad idea,” he said.
“Do you know how to help my brother?” Olivia said.
Reed sighed. He didn’t. All day long he had been waiting for Liam to check in, but that never happened. The Russians were up to something sketchy, and the senator wasn’t any help. The best he could hope was that Ben would turn over the documents, but even then, that didn’t mean much. He doubted the Russians would settle for a payoff. There was something he wasn’t being told, and he’d bet the senator was just covering his own ass.
“Fine,” he said reluctantly.
The two women exchanged looks of disbelief.
“But,” he continued, “you don’t leave my side, and Ryder comes along.”
“I’ll call Kace and have him do a few times around the block,” Ryder said from the door.
Reed nodded. Things weren’t perfect between the two of them, but there had been improvement. If that was from Olivia, he wasn’t sure, but something was better than nothing. Regardless, Ryder was the kind of man you wanted watching your back.
He glanced at his watch.
“There’s about an hour before we need to leave to meet your brother.”
“Good,” Meg spoke at last. “Get out so we can finish getting ready.”
Reed turned back to Olivia and raised an eyebrow. She shrugged and gave him a slow smile. One that made him ache from not holding her. This going slow business was really starting to suck.
He turned and walked from the room. He wanted to throw her on the bed. There were plenty of other things he should be doing. Too bad he couldn’t think what they might be.
Chapter Eleven
Olivia tugged on
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