Chapter 214
CELESTE
Elizabeth had just brought her hand toward my mouth when I made my move. My hand shot out, the rope finally giving way from the blade in my bracelet, and I shoved her hard in the chest before she could force those tablets down my throat.
She staggered backward, her heels catching on the edge of the rug, and she went down hard, landing on her butt with a shriek that echoed off the walls. The pouch flew from her grip and the pills scattered across the floor like tiny white seeds, skittering in every direction.
Riley dropped the phone she was holding and charged at me, her hands extended like claws.
I flexed my freed wrists, rolling my shoulders to get the blood flowing back into my fingers. “I see you did not learn your lesson.
Her fist came at my face and I sidestepped, catching her arm and using her momentum to pull her off balance. My other hand connected with her jaw, a clean punch that snapped her head back, and I followed it with a kick to the back of her knee that buckled her legs and sent her crashing to the floor beside her mother.
I did not wait for them to recover. I dropped to my knees and started scooping up the pills, gathering as many as I could into my palm. Elizabeth was trying to push herself upright, her eyes wild, her mouth opening to scream for help, but I caught both sides of her jaw before she could make a sound. My fingers dug into the soft flesh beneath her cheekbones, forcing her mouth open, and I shoved the pills inside.
Six men filled the doorway.
They were large, all of them, built like men who had spent their lives using their bodies as weapons. One of them was holding my pepper spray in his hand, twirling it between his fingers like a toy. Another had my stun gun, his thumb resting on the trigger, a smile spreading across his face that made my stomach turn.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Two Can Play (Celeste and Dominic)
Agent Frost better teach Tasha how to protect herself if anything gets out of hand or if she’s ever in danger or forced again...
I need some good news for Tasha. Special Agent hear her out and don’t let her get back into that life. Do I hear a romance or someone Tasha can truly count on besides Scarlett??...
I hope Tasha is let off and helped by this detective and gets away from all this maybe a twist for this novel is she gets on the good side of things and gets away from that life completely even if she has to separate herself from Scarlett but it appears Tasha gets hurt by Scarlett’s and sparrow’s stupidity as she’s blamed for Scarlett’s decisions...
Her life is ruined and Scarlett’s been living a luxurious life through it all...
I officially hate everyone for hurting Tasha and allowing things to happen to her. This whole Sparrow and Scarlett situation is some BS....
It’s a bit stupid that as powerful and ruthless sparrow is he and Scarlett sure do a lousy job of protecting and having guard on Tasha. Like how did all of this happen to her if he was supposed to be protecting her based on the contract??...
More Chapters Please...
I thought it said 10 chapters a day??? It’s been like 2-3 days and no update after chapter 574. The release time is so inconsistent, I have started to just loose interest....
Just find Tasha and get her some help. How did she have sparrow’s men watching her if she really cared so much. Scarlett’s character is so suspect…...
Storyline is interesting it’s just so much sexual content I have to skip through just find out the main context of the story....