Page 93 of Dangerous Liaisons

“No.” Sadness filled his eyes. “That caught all of us off guard.”

“Then why—”

He waved a hand, indicating the room. “Why all this?”

Jesse startled when his eyes narrowed slightly.

“You pissed me off,” he said.

Her jaw dropped. “You put me in here on purpose?”

“No. You put yourself in here. I just enjoyed it.”

“What?”

“Did you expect to walk away from this without some consequences?”

Jesse couldn’t answer. Truth was, she hadn’t expected to see Neilson or any other Blue or Green Team member again.

She nodded toward Cole. “What about him?”

“What about him?”

“He was playing the Lone Ranger, too.”

Nielson gave a single shake of his head. “He was under orders.”

Jesse frowned. “Lanton’s orders.”

“My orders.”