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rattled his bones like that again, he was more than happy on his own, even if it included regular cold showers when the memories surfaced.
    His body reacted predictably and Jake put the blonde bombshell out of his mind. He had work to do and protection to plan. Smiling for the first time in months, Jake slammed the door of his Discovery behind him and pulled into late night traffic behind Matt.
     
    Cassie stared at her reflection. She managed to disguise the black smears under her eyes with carefully applied cosmetics and by adding dramatic accentuation to her blue eyes, no one should notice them. The grey pencil skirt fitted snugly around her hips and ended just above her knee. With only the pale pink silk blouse breaking the monotony of the grey jacket and heels, she was satisfied she projected professionalism and nothing else.
    She pulled into the underground garage and parked in her allocated spot. Around her, everyone went about their business like a normal day. Nothing had changed for them, but Cassie knew different. She glanced over her shoulder as she strode towards the elevator. Dimly lit, she couldn’t see anyone paying her any undue attention. Suddenly glad for her own private lift she activated it with her fingerprint, hurried inside and saw the doors close with relief. Leaning back against the wall she closed her eyes for a moment, but snapped them open when memories of the previous night threatened to intrude.
    When the doors opened, she clenched her teeth to prevent her jaw from dropping. Nothing of the previous night’s mayhem remained. Everything appeared normal, except that Megan had a new desk, computer and furniture. The lady herself rose slowly from behind the desk.
    “Are you all right?”
    Cassie nodded. “Who cleaned up?”
    “Joshua arranged it after you left last night. He had the cleaning crew come in to clear the mess and shook the suppliers from the sleep to fix the windows and furniture. Then he had us all in to make sure it was business as usual this morning.”
    Megan pouted and she imitated Joshua’s voice. “We can’t afford to have a weapons manufacturing company appear to be a soft target. We are tough and will not give who-ever did this the satisfaction of thinking for one moment that he managed to upset our equilibrium.”
    Cassie giggled and squeezed Megan’s shoulder. “He’s always right.”
    What would she do without Joshua? Joshua who left his wife and kids at home to work long hours with her. Who never complained when she called him in the middle of the night to tell him what she found. What did his wife think of their arrangement?
    “The new security team is waiting in your office.” Megan’s voice brought her out of her musings. New security team? Who had the audacity to hire them without her approval?
    “Joshua hired them last night.”
    Cassie swallowed her indignation. She still didn’t want someone breathing down her neck every second of the day, but with Joshua’s threat of quitting . . .
    She lifted her head, squared her shoulders and thanked Megan for the warning. Pushing open the door three heads turned in her direction and Cassie froze as the floor fell out of the room.
    Breathe Cassandra . All the oxygen had disappeared from the air and her heart thudded against her ribs. It couldn’t be the same man. She forced her heart to calm down. Maybe he had a twin.
    Yah, right and that would explain the buzz through her veins and the instant wetness between her legs. Recognition flared in the brown eyes and they darkened to liquid chocolate. Oh hell, she couldn’t do this. Not here. Not now. For a second she considered turning around and running out the door, but Joshua’s voice penetrated the daze she’d been in.
    “Gentlemen, meet miss Cassandra Adams, CEO and the one who survived the attack last night.” Joshua took her arm and led her towards the two men. Cassie concentrated on the red-haired, overweight man who extended his hand towards