Mastiff Security: The Complete 5 Books Series by Glenna Sinclair

Author:Glenna Sinclair [Sinclair, Glenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-17T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Springfield, Illinois

Mastiff Security Headquarters

“If you could, call down to the tech department and have them send someone up,” Durango said to his new assistant, Heidi something . . .

She nodded, her blond hair bobbing around her face. She smiled at him, that flirty smile that a lot of women adopt when they think it will get them somewhere. He sat back in his chair and gestured for her to go, his eyes moving to the useless computer screen. The damn system had frozen up for the second time this week. He didn’t understand computers, didn’t trust them. Kyle had teased him endlessly about it, telling him his assistants would be more likely to stick around if he’d learn how to use them. But he wasn’t interested until now.

Now it felt like a way of honoring her memory. But it still frustrated him.

“Troubles, brother?”

Durango looked up, surprised not only to see his brother standing just inside his door but his father, Jackson Chamberlain, beside him. A sense of dread washed over Durango. He and his father did not get along, and they hadn’t set eyes on each other since an argument several weeks ago that turned out to be an important alibi for Durango. But he would rather go to jail than be beholden to his father for anything.

“What are you doing here?”

Billy smiled widely. “We came to take you out to lunch.”

“I didn’t know the two of you were in town.”

Jackson glanced at Billy. “Thought you told him we were coming.”

“I thought it would be better as a surprise.” Billy glanced between the two of them, his eyes finally settling on Durango. “We’re worried about you, brother. You’ve got a lot going on in your life right now.”

“I’m a grown man. I can handle my own shit.”

“True. But you don’t have to handle it alone. Besides, I was in Chicago doing some scenes for the show and thought it would be fun for the three of us to get together. We haven’t done that in years.”

“For good reason.”

Durango knew he sounded ungrateful, and he felt bad for that. He walked around the desk and approached his brother, offering him one of those quick bro hugs that people who grew up in Hollywood had perfected. Although Durango left his father and brother’s glamorous lifestyle years ago, the habits it had ingrained in him always managed to come back to the surface whenever they were around. It was one of those things, the whole you can take the boy out of Hollywood, but you can’t take Hollywood out of the boy thing.

“I’m grateful for your concern, Billy, but I don’t want you getting wrapped up in all of my mess.”

“Too late. I’m your brother, so I am wrapped up in it.”

Durango nodded. His assistant came back into the room, her eyes lighting up when she recognized Billy.

“You’re Billy Chamberlain!” she announced like it was news to everyone in the room. But Billy, as humble as ever, just smiled and held out his hand to her.

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