Page 224 of Never Fall for an Angel

“She’s hard to get along with,” I concede. “But she means well, in the end.”

“You really think we can do this?” Levi asks, looking out over the map. “Pretty big warehouse for two men.”

“I want to help.”

Both Levi and I freeze, staring at the doorway where Mila stands, looking back and forth between the two of us.

“No.”

Her gaze narrows and she opens her mouth to argue, but I don’t have time for it. Crossing around the front of the desk, I reach for her, but she steps back.

“It’s not happening.”

“You’re going after him, aren’t you? My stalker.”

“Mila,” I take her by the shoulders. “I don’t have time for this.”

I step past her, checking my watch. I’ve got half an hour before I have a meeting in the bunker.

“You’ve been hiding out in that bunker for days, avoiding me.”

“I’m not avoiding you.”

“You don’t come home.”

Guilt washes through me, but I shove back at it.

I’m doing this for her. I’m doing this to protect her. Once he’s out of the picture, we’ll have our whole lives to argue over stupid shit. Right now, I just need her okay.

Unfortunately . . . mywifeis not one to be dissuaded.

I step out the back door and stalk down the path towards the bunker while she trails after me, practically running to keep up.

“I want to help.”

“Mila, I said, no.”

“Why?”

Jesus fucking Christ.

“It’s not safe.”

“Neither is jaywalking. Do you plan to keep me locked up for the rest of my life?”

Thought’s crossed my mind . . .

“If I have to.”

“Then, I’ll leave.”

I stop so fast, she runs into my chest when I spin on her.

She glowers up at me, her lips twisting together.

“Want to run that by me again?” She doesn’t respond, so I take a step towards her, forcing her to back up towards our house. “Because I could have sworn you just threatened to leave me.”

Crossing her arms over her chest, she meets my gaze head-on.

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