SERAPHINE
Felix held on to me like I might vanish if he let go, his arms wrapped around me so tight I could feel his heart hammering against my cheek. The hug went on long enough that even I started to find it awkward, and then he seemed to realize it too. He pulled back, blinking at me like he still couldn't believe I was real.
I glanced past his shoulder at Sierra, frozen in the doorway, and then I looked back at Felix and let more tears come. Fake tears, but they rolled down my cheeks just the same, hot and convincing.
"You're the only one who can help me now," I whispered. "I have nowhere else to go."
His eyes dropped to the luggage piled at my feet, then back to my face. He opened his mouth to speak, but Sierra chose that moment to step out fully, clearing her throat like she was announcing herself to a boardroom.
"Babe, why are you outside?" She smiled at him, sweet as syrup, and completely ignored me. "Come inside. Let's continue from where we left off."
Felix barely looked at her. He kept his hands on my shoulders, his thumbs pressing in like he was checking that I was solid. "What happened to you? Where have you been?"
"I'm exhausted." My voice cracked at the edges. "Can I just go inside and rest?"
He nodded immediately and reached for my bags. But when he turned toward the door, Sierra was standing right there, blocking the way, her arms crossed.
"What do you think you're doing?"
"Why are you blocking the way?" He sounded genuinely confused, like the idea of a woman refusing him entry to his own house had never once occurred to him. "Seraphine has been gone for a long time. Nobody knows what happened to her. Now she's back with her luggage and she needs my help. I've known her for most of my life. If she needs me, I'll be there for her."

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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....