Flames (A Special Agent Novel Book 3) by C.P. Mandara

Author:C.P. Mandara [Mandara, C.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-12T16:00:00+00:00

"This beef is excellent, James." We'd eaten in silence for the last ten minutes, so this was me trying to break through the wall of polar ice that surrounded us.

"Thanks, Adie," said James politely, but he made no further effort to continue the conversation. It seemed we were all out in no-man's land, and everyone had to fend for themselves. Well, that needed to change. We were all working together tomorrow, and due to the delicate nature of our assignment, the least we'd need to be able to do was talk to each other. Finishing the last of the beef, I took hold of my napkin and gently wiped my mouth. Taking a deep breath, I ploughed straight in.

"Whatever's going on between you two, it needs to stop. Either we're working together tomorrow, or we're not. Which is it?" I gave each of them a hard look and waited to see who would crack. Interestingly enough, it was James who broke the silence after a few tense seconds of awkwardness.

“Yes, which is it, Lois?” Aha. Now I knew what the argument had been about. James wanted Lois to back out. That meant he cared about her. My initial instincts had been correct. This was an interesting little snippet I could store away for future use.

“You know my answer, James, and you know I have my reasons. If that brain of yours is anywhere near as intelligent as it appears to be, you’ll know that I haven’t taken this on lightly.” Her lips compressed into a tight line, and I knew that she wasn’t about to budge. If this woman could take the kind of torture that I dished out, she was not about to be swayed by words.

“Talk to me. Maybe we can work this out together, Lois.” James was pleading with Lois, and I had an inkling it was something he didn’t do very often. I wondered if he was in love with her, or whether his protective instinct covered all the women he worked with. Somehow I doubted it.

“I can’t. It was being overheard that got me into all this trouble in the first place. I won’t risk opening my mouth again.” Lois’s breathy little voice held a hint of torment, and I lapped it up. It was the kind of expression I loved to see in a slave’s face, and it turned me on something fierce. James had to turn away from her, but I couldn’t stop staring. This one had been battered and bruised in more ways than I’d cared to imagine. Interesting.

"Lois, you need to trust me," James's voice was cajoling, but the terror in Lois's eyes wasn't faked. Unless I was much mistaken, there was no way she was going to talk to him. Right on cue, she shook her head and gave him a mutinous glare. This conversation was over.

Clearing my throat, I then said, "So, Lois is joining us for tomorrow's party. It's a done deal. Let's move on." Ignoring the dark

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