Page 32 of Fool Me Once

She didn’t know whatCain’s goal was. When he offered her the chance of death or working for him,there hadn’t been a deadline. She didn’t know how this was going to end betweenthem. Would he send her on her way? Put her to work elsewhere? Kill her? Keepher?

She didn’t have any of theanswers, and the truth was, she didn’t want to ruin what they currently had. Itwas special.

She wrinkled her nose, asshe didn’t know if it really was special or not.

“What’s wrong?” Cainasked, startling her.

She’d been so distractedby her own thoughts, she hadn’t seen him arrive. Usually, she kept an eye oneverything to know when he was around.

“Nothing.”

“You were shaking yourhead. Has someone pissed you off?” Cain asked, and glanced around the club.

Leah knew she was going tohave to face the reality of whatever his answer would be, but that wasn’t goingto be in this moment.

“You,” Leah said.

Cain returned his gaze toher. “What?”

“You’ve pissed me off. Youand only you,” she said. She might as well come clean. She was pissed that hewas taking her to do business but then leaving her behind.

“Care to elaborate?” heasked.

She glared at him and thengot to her feet and reached for his hand. If he thought they were going on thedance floor, then he was very much mistaken. She was not dancing with him.

Moving past the dance floor,she took the door that stated it was for staff only, and then walked him backup to his office. She ignored the staff they passed, and the moment they wereinside, she turned and locked the door.

“If you wanted me alone,all you had to do was say so,” Cain said.

“This isn’t funny. Thisisn’t even a joke. What are you doing?” she asked.

Cain looked at her, andshe watched the smile leave his lips, which she hated, but this needed to besaid. She folded her arms across her chest, and waited.

“I need more information,Leah,” he said.

She took a deep breath.She was not the kind of woman to cause a scene, or to express unnecessary hurt.She pointed to her outfit and then toward the main window that overlooked theclub. Cain did this to all his nightclubs. He saw the club, but the peopledidn’t see him.

“This,” she said. “Whyhave you dressed me up like this and then brought me here?” she asked.

She was so very close tostomping her foot, but she was able to control herself.

“Do you not like thedress?” Cain asked.

“It’s not about liking itor not. I want to know why you did it?” she asked. “What happened? You werequite happy to have me with you when you were punishing those that stepped outof line or threatened you. I saw you kill, and now what?” She dropped her handsto her side. “What am I right now?”

Cain looked at her andfrowned.

“I don’t get whathappened.” She hated that she even had to ask this.

“You’re upset?”

She didn’t agree with himand instead waited to find out what he had to say for himself.

“Nothing has happened,”Cain said, and he moved closer toward her.

“Then why?”

“I had to test you,” hesaid.

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