I typed fast, thumb jabbing the screen.
"Scarlett, my trainer won't be available in the evening today, so I'm going this morning instead. I'll be with you by afternoon and I'll stay the whole night, I promise."
I tossed the phone into my bag, hauled the strap onto my shoulder, and hurried out of the bedroom.
Halfway down the stairs, the front door opened.
Sparrow walked in.
I stopped dead, one foot on a tread, and stared at him like I'd never seen a man in a suit before. He was already talking before the door clicked shut, and his face, his whole face, was lit up. Beaming. Which was so wrong for that face that it took me a second to recognise it.
"There you are. Good news. The doctor says Scarlett can be discharged tomorrow."
The smile I'd pinned on nearly fell off.
"That's, that's great." My voice had a wobble in it and he didn't hear it, thank God, because he was already taking his jacket off, hanging it over the bannister with the ease of a man home to stay.
"She told me you were coming early." He rubbed the back of his neck. "Something's come up, my hands are full for the rest of the day. So you two can have the whole day. Keep her happy, keep her laughing, and keep her off her phone before she starts reorganising her hospital ward."
I bit my lip. He'd taken two steps toward the stairs, so it was now or never.
"Sparrow?"
He turned back.
"Actually, I, I urgently need to meet with my fitness coach this morning. She's already waiting for me. It won't take long. Once I'm done, I'll go straight to the hospital and stay with Scarlett the whole day."
He looked at me like I'd announced the sky was green.
"Your fitness coach?"


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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....