Billionaire's Secret Agent by S. Cinders

Author:S. Cinders
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: S. Cinders

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“It honestly depends on the size of the bleed and where it was located. Ms. Vauban was fortunate that her general health was excellent, and she was in good hands. We are thrilled that she received such excellent care by our city’s finest physicians…”

“Please turn it off,” Alyssa said, the sight of her Uncle Frank on television making her feel sick to her stomach.

“I’m sorry,” Scott’s younger sister Ivy was quick to say as she grabbed the remote. Turning the television off, Ivy looked around the room, anywhere but at Alyssa.

The silence after the blaring television was almost louder than before. Alyssa hated that Ivy was nervous around her. She hated that Scott felt responsible for her. And what was worse, she hated that they were in this position in the first place.

“Dinner’s almost ready,” Scott called out from the kitchen.

Ivy winced. “Is that a threat?” she called back.

Scott strolled around the corner looking every bit the sexy FBI agent who caused Alyssa’s toes to curl. Despite all efforts to stop, Alyssa still felt the zing of attraction whenever Scott was nearby. He was like a lodestone, and she couldn’t help the magnetic pull.

“Since when do you cook?” Ivy teased her older brother. “I’m worried this might be an attempt to poison me.”

Scott scoffed. “Let’s be clear, the only person in this room that has ever tried to kill me—is you.”

Alyssa felt the nagging guilt brought on by the fact that she hadn’t tried to kill him, but her uncle had almost killed them both. She was dangerous to be around.

Ivy seemed to visibly relax with Scott’s presence. “I didn’t try to kill you,” she said, rolling her eyes. “You big oaf, I merely tried to serve you a traditional surf-and-turf dinner.”

Scott clutched his stomach and faked stomach cramps. “Right, because there are so many traditional seafood meals in Ohio. You know, being so damn close to the ocean and all.”

Ivy’s lips twitched. “How would I have known that turf had nothing to do with the lawn? Cows eat grass. I figured that people must eat it, too.”

Alyssa glanced up. “You fed him grass?”

Ivy’s cheeks heated. “To be fair, I was thirteen. I made a grass gravy to go over microwaved frozen fish.”

Alyssa swallowed involuntarily, a look of horror on her face. Turning to Scott she implored, “Please tell me you didn’t eat it.”

Scott grinned. “I did manage one bite. But I couldn’t even swallow it.”

“It wasn’t that bad,” Ivy insisted.

“It was horrible, and you know it,” Scott countered.

Ivy’s lips twitched. “It really was horrible. I can’t believe you even attempted the one bite.”

“That’s what the emergency room attendant said as well,” Scott teased as Ivy threw one of the throw pillows at his head.

“You never went to the ER. You’re so dramatic.”

Scott laughed and tossed the pillow back. “Well, I should have when I grew that third nipple.”

“Ew!” Ivy yelped, covering her ears. “You are so gross!”

Alyssa looked from Scott to Ivy. Was this what having a sibling was

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