Ryker by Emily Jane Trent

Author:Emily Jane Trent [Trent, Emily Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 47499119
Publisher: Camden Lee Press, LLC
Published: 2019-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Ryker sat at his desk, fuming over the ultimatum. Whatever James had planned, he had to be stopped. He assumed he’d get away with bullying, but he’d have to get through Ryker first. The backstabbing way James had of getting what he wanted was infuriating.

If Ryker had his way, he’d beat the crap out of James to teach him a lesson. But that was only wishful thinking. The deadline loomed, making Mia frantic to know what was going to happen. Yet Ryker had other concerns about James.

The asshole was a stalker. The executive protection business was about keeping a client in the public eye safe, which included handling unwanted pursuit behavior. Amanda was an expert in the area, having made it her business to understand such threats.

Ryker headed for her desk to discuss Mia’s case. He noticed Jake leaning on Amanda’s desk, looking annoyed. Sometimes the two were like siblings, arguing and bickering. “I didn’t tell you that,” Jake said.

Amanda had her long red hair down, and it waved around her face like a halo of fire. Her blue eyes pierced into Jake. “I don’t have time to argue with you. Just let me deal with this and stay out of it.” She turned to see Ryker.

“Problem?” Ryker said.

Amanda let out a long breath. “He can be so exasperating. He thinks he knows everything. Can’t we put someone else on digital security with me?”

Ryker narrowed his eyes.

“Yes, I know…he’s one of the best,” Amanda said. “But he’s a jackass sometimes.”

Ryker sat in the chair beside her desk. He didn’t want to get into their differences, figuring they’d work it out. “I want to talk to you about something.”

“Mia?”

Ryker had discussed this before. It was why he’d had Amanda take extra steps regarding James. The greater the understanding of his behavior, the better the chance of predicting what he might do, then implementing preventative measures.

“That ex-husband of hers is a piece of work,” Amanda said. “He doesn’t deal with rejection well. The first line of defense is monitoring Mia’s mail, phone calls, emails, gifts, and so on. That way we can pick up any red flags that might be precursors to greater danger.”

“I’ve been watching all of that, culling through all that you send me,” Ryker said. “And we tightened protection by keeping an eye on the guy. But his methods are cutthroat. He’s making it difficult for me to avoid confrontation.”

“As tempting as that might be,” Amanda said, “it’s better to work toward containment. If you confront James, that could incite more extreme behavior, just what we don’t want. He would perceive any confrontation as a challenge and that will piss him off.”

“This ultimatum, though,” Ryker said. “He will have to realize that Mia isn’t going to do what he wants.”

“That concerns me,” Amanda said. “When violence occurs, it’s usually because the pursuer realizes that their fantasy isn’t going to happen.”

“I intend to stick close to Mia, until we can nail down what that guy is up to.” Sooner or later, James would have to come to terms with letting go.

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