We froze. Both of us, statue-still, Scarlett's hand still gripping my arm, the barrel tracking lazily between us.
And then the man did the strangest thing. He reached up and began peeling at his own face, gripping his jaw and tugging, and a full beard came away in his hand, a costume piece, and beneath it was a face I knew.
A face that had haunted me for days.
"Big Bryan!" My voice cracked on his name.
I'd sensed it the moment he entered, that flicker of familiarity I couldn't place, a shape and a stance I'd seen before, but I'd never once imagined it would be him, standing in our suite with a gun and a fake beard like a nightmare that had learned to pick locks. Hadn't he done enough? What more could this man possibly want from me?
My eyes darted, frantic, and landed on Scarlett's hand.
Her phone. She had her phone up, screen lit, and I saw the number on it. Sparrow's number. Already dialled.
And perhaps Big Bryan saw it too.
"Put the phone down!" His voice cracked through the room like a whip, and the gun swung to centre on her. "Both of you. Put your phones down."
My phone hit the floor before I even knew I'd let go of it. Scarlett's followed a half-second later, and she twisted around to make sure hers had landed face down.
"Kick them away." Bryan's voice stayed level, bored almost, the gun steady in his fist. "Both of you. Kick them across the floor."
We kicked. Two phones went skating across the floor in opposite directions like hockey pucks.
"Now move. Over there, against the wall."
We moved. Our backs met the wall.

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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....