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CHAPTER 2
“Boone, do you have a minute?”
Boone glanced up from his laptop. Cooper, his boss and owner of the Shadow Security firm, stood in the bullpen with a man nearly as big as Cooper.
Boone rolled back his chair and stood. “Sure, what’s up?”
“I want to introduce you to our newest employee. Max McKinley, this is Boone Jameson, one of my best.”
Boone’s tiger chuffed with pride as Boone shook the big man’s hand. He was a lion shifter, Boone could smell it on him, and he had short brown hair, dark eyes, and a firm grip.
“Max worked as a private investigator in New York for the last few years,” Cooper said. “He’ll be helping out with security as well as some investigative work for our corporate clients.”
“Good to meet you, Max,” Boone said.
“You as well,” Max said
“Oh, hey, Grayson.” Cooper waved his hand at the tiger shifter who was walking by.
“What’s up, boss?”
“Can you show Max to his desk and give him a brief overview of the computer system, including the client database? I want to chat to Boone about his new assignment.”
“You bet.” Grayson and Max headed to the far end of the bullpen as Boone followed Cooper into his office.
He sat in the chair across from Cooper’s desk as the lion shifter sat behind his desk. He glanced at his laptop screen and cursed before punching a few keys.
“What’s wrong?” Boone asked.
“I think I deleted my calendar again,” Cooper said.
Boone grinned. His boss’s computer challenges were legendary in the office.
Cooper sighed and closed his laptop. “I’ll ask Daisy to help me later.”
“So, tell me about my new assignment,” Boone said.
“It’s another celebrity one,” Cooper said.
Boone felt a small sliver of excitement. “Stalker problem?”
“No,” Cooper said. “Just some general security. She’s popular but also older, so fans getting too close when she’s out in public make her nervous about injuries.”
“So, she’s human?” Boone said.
“No, she’s a lynx shifter, but her healing abilities aren’t full strength anymore,” Cooper said. “Her name is Abena Nkosi.”
“I’ve heard of her,” Boone said. “She had a cameo in the last Mission Impossible movie.”
“That’s right,” Cooper said. “But she’s been in a lot of other movies throughout her career. Anyway, it’s a daytime gig only. Ms. Nkosi doesn’t go out in the evenings much, and if any evening shifts are required, I’ll have Chase or the new guy, Max, cover them. She won’t need you daily either, so you can be more readily available if your nan needs you.”
“Okay,” Boone said.
His excitement over his new assignment was deflating fast. He reminded himself that the boring assignments wouldn’t be forever, and what mattered was his nan. His tiger grumbled and pouted like a cub.
We need to show our mate how brave we are.
Boone wanted to roll his eyes. His tiger was like a damn dog with a bone about his nan’s private nurse Hedra. Not that Boone could blame him. Hedra was a knockout with her bright blue hair and smooth skin. Boone was downright obsessed with her pretty dark brown eyes framed by long lashes and the smattering of freckles across the bridge of her nose. Her septum piercing had him itching to explore her perfect curvy body for more piercings.
