Tears prickled hot and instant. Not from the bag. From everything.
I couldn't leave it like this. Today was the day. It had to be today.
I knocked.
Nothing.
I knocked again, harder, then again, rapid and desperate, a woman with not much left to lose standing in a hallway trying to negotiate with a door.
It finally opened, and Bryan stood there with the phone back at his ear, mid-call, glaring at me like I was a stain.
"What part of leave did you not understand? You have two seconds to disappear, or I release your sex video."
The video.
I nodded so fast my wig shifted, spun on my heel, and walked away at the fastest speed that still qualified as walking.
I didn't stop until I was outside the club, and there, in the open air, with traffic noise and daylight and no monsters in sight, I finally breathed.
A heavy, defeated, whole-body sigh.
Twice now. Twice I'd stood within touching distance of that phone and come away empty-handed. The task was simple. Insert small object. That was the entire assignment. A toddler could do it. And yet here I was, zero for two, with a bruised hip and a bag thrown at me like charity.
Then I saw the cab parked a short distance up the street, and behind the wheel, unmistakable even in sunglasses, Daniel.
I walked toward it at a normal, unconcerned pace, leaned down to the window like any customer, gave an address, then opened the door and got in. Seatbelt. Engine. Movement.
Daniel glanced sideways at my face, and whatever he saw there answered his question before he asked it.
"I did everything I could." My hands were still shaking, so I folded them in my lap. "I was so close, Daniel. The chip was literally going in. His hands were off the phone, everything was perfect, and then the phone rang."



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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....