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“You’ve got a one-way ticket back to Toronto,” Big Taginformed him. “Take it up with your boss. And Parker, while there’s a part ofme that understands why you did what you did, know that if you ever put my teamat risk again without my consent, I’ll take you apart myself and then you’llsee what it means to truly play unfair.”
Oliver whistled. “That man is intimidating. I rather thoughtall the stories I’d heard were overblown.”
“I didn’t,” his sister said. “I wouldn’t want to be on hisbad side, so let me handle him when we’re in the air. You irritate him.”
Probably because Oliver hit on every woman in a five-mileradius.
Parker stared at the door Big Tag had walked out of.
“I’ll take care of you right now,” Zach offered. “I’ll playfair and everything. We have a boxing ring. I won’t even carry a weapon.”
“Zach.” Lou thought the Canadian had been through enough.
“He’s all mine, Zach,” TJ argued.
“Fuck you both,” Parker replied, flushing slightly with obviousanger. “The two of you would do the same thing if you knew what I know. You’reabout to. You’re about to have to deal with a monster unlike anything you havebefore, and he’s already cost me everything, so don’t think I wouldn’t do itagain. I would give my own life if it meant taking him out. Lou, I wasn’t goingto let anything happen to you.”
She felt sympathy for the man.
“You said the same thing about Terry.” TJ obviously did not.
“I understand.” She squeezed her boyfriend’s hand. “I’d liketo know more about what kind of threat Huisman poses. I’ll be honest. I got badvibes off the man in Australia. I was willing to listen to you, but the rest ofthe team thought we should wait until we had proof.”
“He’s good at hiding who he really is,” Ben said.
“So are you, asshole.”
Lou stood because Kala was in the doorway, her eyes tight asshe stared at Ben.
Had she been waiting for her dad to leave so she could gether murder on?
The whole room seemed to go still.
“Maggie,” Ben began.
Kala strode up to Ben and slapped him right across the face,whipping his head around.
His eyes closed, and TJ stood up as though ready to defendhis cousin.
Who had tears in her eyes.
Who wasn’t Kala.
Kenzie had swapped clothes with her sister to preserve theillusion that they were one person, and she was looking at Ben like he’d rippedher heart out. “You stay away from my team. You should be happy that I didn’twant to have to clean up another body today. I won’t make the same mistake again.”
She turned to stride away, but Ben caught her by the wrist,turning her around. For a moment the air was charged with emotion, and Louwasn’t sure which way this was going to go. TJ was tense beside her.
Ben stared at Kenzie for a moment and then brought the handshe’d slapped him with up to his lips. “Until next time.”
Kenzie pulled her hand away and walked out.
Ben sighed and watched her.
“You should be careful, Parker,” TJ said. “I think she meantthat.”
“I do, too.” Parker’s expression shuttered. “Thanks foreverything, Lou. I’m sorry it got so fucked up. You, too, Oliver and Samantha.Maybe when you understand what’s at stake you can forgive me.”
He walked out of the room, the door closing firmly behindhim.
