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Was she feeling threatened?

“I’m not afraid,” I said slowly as I tried to gather my thoughts before she could get me to say something I shouldn’t.

Telling her I was worried she’d get hurt or that someone might see her struggling and mess up all her hard work didn’t seem like the right choice. I doubted she’d take either of those reasons well even if they were the truth.

“I’m still trying to figure out what you want from me,” I admitted, going for a different truth to satisfy her insanely accurate instincts.

“I want you to spar with me,” she snapped. Then Francesca pointed her finger at me accusingly. “You keep trying to avoid it and I want to know why.”

Because I had no idea how I’d react when I learned what she smelled like.

I cleared my throat and got back into position. “I’m not exactly a fan of pain,” I murmured, deciding to tell her another truth.

She blinked, shocked by my vulnerable honesty just as I’d hoped. “We’re just practicing though.”

“Doesn’t mean it won’t hurt.”

I waited for her to process that, but I didn’t drop my hands. She was wicked fast and I knew my size wasn’t going to be much of an advantage against that when I was slower than her. It wasn’t by much, but it was enough.

Her eyebrows rose in disbelief and I could tell she didn’t believe me. “But you were in the special forces.”

“I didn’t engage much with anyone outside my training,” I explained. “My priority was always intel.”

“Huh.” She rolled her shoulders back, seemingly satisfied with my explanation. “Okay then. I won’t use full force. I just want to see what it’s like to go up against someone as big as you.”

I bit the inside of my cheek to keep from smiling. I really shouldn’t like the way she glared up at me but I did and that was going to be a fucking problem if I couldn’t get my shit together.

Because this was a job. Nothing more.

CHAPTER 10

Soren

Joiningthe Genesis Armed Detective Agency was easier than I anticipated, and as I’d hoped, I was assigned to Frankie James for my training and onboarding.

I’d gotten lucky with the timing thanks to her previous partner taking a leave of absence.

My senior didn’t like this arrangement though and so she was making things as difficult as possible for me.

Despite that, she liked how quietly I worked.

But every time it seemed like she might open up to me, she got an attitude and ignored me again.

One step forward and then two steps back.

Now I finally had her full attention and I didn’t know what to do with it.

“Anything goes?” I asked, not sure what to expect in a situation as bizarre as this.

“Yeah, anything goes,” she confirmed, gesturing for me to come at her again. “Just don’t disappoint me.”

I hated how much I wanted to show her how capable I was just so she’d tell me I’d done a good job. It wasn’t an impulse Iwas familiar with and I was pretty fucking sure I’ve never felt it before she’d called me agood boyjust for wrapping her hands for her.

Francesca Lopez was a very compelling individual and if I wasn’t careful, she’d have me wrapped around her little finger, fucking up the best job I’ve ever gotten.

I took a moment to see how she wanted to play this and she didn’t attack first, sticking to the same strategy she’d used with Taylor. I’d expected that, but I still didn’t like it.

Attacking first would broadcast my intentions and knowing how good she was at reading people, it wouldn’t take her long to figure out how to take me down just as quickly as she had Taylor.

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