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them, if it came to it?”
Will scanned his memory and nodded. “Probably. He’s lost a few tails before, mostly in university. With a disguise, it could be done.”
Leyna bobbed her head. “Right, then tell us exactly where we need to go and leave the rest to us.”
Will scanned Leyna’s eyes, which were full of confidence. He had no reason to trust her, but he believed his former fiancée could handle the situation. He went with his intuition. “It’s just inside the tree line near the biggest house on the western side of the town. Once there, I’ll guide you. I had to memorize the route.”
Millie scrutinized him. “Do you think that’s wise? Someone could be lying in wait to attack.”
Leyna lightly poked Millie. “Leave him alone. He nearly took you out earlier today. Will can handle himself.”
For some strange reason, he stood taller at Leyna’s words.
Millie rolled her eyes. “In the future, I think we need a rule—no boyfriends allowed on a mission.”
Leyna and Will responded at the same time, “We’re not—”
Millie cut them off. “Save it. I’m not going to waste time arguing. Get yourself over the wall and follow me.” She turned toward the wall but then looked back at Will and Leyna. “And don’t waste time snogging, either. Tick, tock goes the clock.”
An image of earlier, of when he’d had Leyna naked and in front of him, flashed into his mind. Clearing his throat, he was about to dismiss Millie’s claims but the bloody woman had already scaled the wall.
Not giving Leyna a chance to refuse, he took her by the waist and lifted her up. Unlike before, he took advantage of the view and admired the toned muscles of her arse. Back in the hotel, he hadn’t the time to memorize the new planes and valleys of her body. And for some reason, he was curious to do so.
All too soon, Leyna was over the wall and out of sight. Her absence helped to regain his wits and focus on the end goal of getting to Giovanni.
It wasn’t as if he and Leyna had a future anyway.
Will followed the two women and pulled himself up.
He quickly jumped to the other side. The second his feet touched the ground, Millie and Leyna hurried off in the direction of the large, two-story house in the distance, and he followed.
The silence and lack of Leyna’s hand in his gave him time to think. He might’ve agreed to go with Millie and tell all, but he didn’t know Millie’s boss or what her people would do with the information. A back-up plan was in order, just in case the woman’s boss turned out to be no better than a crazy drug lord or power-hungry politician like James Sinclair.
No matter what others might think, Will had some morals left.
Then there was the problem of Leyna. If he stayed around the woman too much longer, he might start doing something daft, such as forgiving her for breaking his heart and possibly giving her a second chance.
Which he didn’t want.
Mostly.
What the hell? Frowning, Will picked up his pace.
Chapter Six
Millie increased her pace as they drew nearer the large, two-story house at the western end of town. She shouldn’t care so much about seeing Giovanni again, but not only had her pride been stung, the man was a walking contradiction. Kiarra Melini—her brother’s girlfriend and Gio’s first-born sister—kept telling stories over the phone of the young lad who’d taken in stray animals and nursed them back to health. How Gio had morphed from that boy to the lackey of James Sinclair was beyond her.
Sure, nabbing Gio would win Millie bonus points with her boss, her brother, and Kiarra, but she would keep him tied up until he answered her questions. Otherwise, she might go mad from the ‘what if’ questions floating inside her mind.
Reaching the perimeter of the giant house belonging to the town’s mayor—bribed heavily by the AMT research facility to look the other way—Millie put up a hand and Petra and Will stopped just behind her. Scanning the area and
Will scanned his memory and nodded. “Probably. He’s lost a few tails before, mostly in university. With a disguise, it could be done.”
Leyna bobbed her head. “Right, then tell us exactly where we need to go and leave the rest to us.”
Will scanned Leyna’s eyes, which were full of confidence. He had no reason to trust her, but he believed his former fiancée could handle the situation. He went with his intuition. “It’s just inside the tree line near the biggest house on the western side of the town. Once there, I’ll guide you. I had to memorize the route.”
Millie scrutinized him. “Do you think that’s wise? Someone could be lying in wait to attack.”
Leyna lightly poked Millie. “Leave him alone. He nearly took you out earlier today. Will can handle himself.”
For some strange reason, he stood taller at Leyna’s words.
Millie rolled her eyes. “In the future, I think we need a rule—no boyfriends allowed on a mission.”
Leyna and Will responded at the same time, “We’re not—”
Millie cut them off. “Save it. I’m not going to waste time arguing. Get yourself over the wall and follow me.” She turned toward the wall but then looked back at Will and Leyna. “And don’t waste time snogging, either. Tick, tock goes the clock.”
An image of earlier, of when he’d had Leyna naked and in front of him, flashed into his mind. Clearing his throat, he was about to dismiss Millie’s claims but the bloody woman had already scaled the wall.
Not giving Leyna a chance to refuse, he took her by the waist and lifted her up. Unlike before, he took advantage of the view and admired the toned muscles of her arse. Back in the hotel, he hadn’t the time to memorize the new planes and valleys of her body. And for some reason, he was curious to do so.
All too soon, Leyna was over the wall and out of sight. Her absence helped to regain his wits and focus on the end goal of getting to Giovanni.
It wasn’t as if he and Leyna had a future anyway.
Will followed the two women and pulled himself up.
He quickly jumped to the other side. The second his feet touched the ground, Millie and Leyna hurried off in the direction of the large, two-story house in the distance, and he followed.
The silence and lack of Leyna’s hand in his gave him time to think. He might’ve agreed to go with Millie and tell all, but he didn’t know Millie’s boss or what her people would do with the information. A back-up plan was in order, just in case the woman’s boss turned out to be no better than a crazy drug lord or power-hungry politician like James Sinclair.
No matter what others might think, Will had some morals left.
Then there was the problem of Leyna. If he stayed around the woman too much longer, he might start doing something daft, such as forgiving her for breaking his heart and possibly giving her a second chance.
Which he didn’t want.
Mostly.
What the hell? Frowning, Will picked up his pace.
Chapter Six
Millie increased her pace as they drew nearer the large, two-story house at the western end of town. She shouldn’t care so much about seeing Giovanni again, but not only had her pride been stung, the man was a walking contradiction. Kiarra Melini—her brother’s girlfriend and Gio’s first-born sister—kept telling stories over the phone of the young lad who’d taken in stray animals and nursed them back to health. How Gio had morphed from that boy to the lackey of James Sinclair was beyond her.
Sure, nabbing Gio would win Millie bonus points with her boss, her brother, and Kiarra, but she would keep him tied up until he answered her questions. Otherwise, she might go mad from the ‘what if’ questions floating inside her mind.
Reaching the perimeter of the giant house belonging to the town’s mayor—bribed heavily by the AMT research facility to look the other way—Millie put up a hand and Petra and Will stopped just behind her. Scanning the area and
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