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he pushed open a door. Lifting a box, he watched Cassandra Adams slouch in her chair. The new camera was worth the effort.
     
    Cassie deflated like a blow-up doll after the door shut behind the men. Of all the people in the city, Joshua had to hire Jake and his partner. Out of hundreds of men in Mauritius, he had to be the one she chose to have wild sex with. She rubbed her temples. How could she concentrate when all she wanted to do was jump his bones?
    By lunchtime Cassie’s nerves were shot and her temper simmered. Every time she walked through Megan’s office, Jake’s bulky form rose from the chair next to her door and discreetly followed her around. She bit down the frustration of having to suppress the urge to grab the white shirt and kiss him senseless.
    Oh, he no doubt excelled at his job as he remained at a distance, observing and sometimes making notes. It didn’t change the fact that he stared at her ass when he followed her down or up the stairs, the heat of his gaze invoking memories of sweaty bodies and his hands pressing her closer to him. His silence reminded her of how he instinctively knew where to touch her to drive her wild.
    This was not going to work. She wouldn’t survive being in the same room with Jake and not being able to lose herself in him. They couldn’t afford any distractions now. She was so close to tracking down the missing funds and finally prove her father wasn’t incompetent. No, she’ll tell Joshua to hire someone else. He just had to.
    Cassie lowered her eyes to the documents on her desk and forced herself to concentrate on the figures before her. Hours passed where it took all her willpower to focus her mind on her work and not the man sitting outside the door. When Joshua flung the door open, she snapped at the interruption.
    Mortified at her attitude she put her pen down and rose from the chair. “Sorry. I guess I’m no good at having an audience when I work.”
    He perched on the chair opposite her desk. “Grin and bear it. I found some more figures that make no sense. Someone took care to hide the transactions well and if I didn’t happen to systematically check every movement through the account, I wouldn’t have found the discrepancy.”
    Cassie leaned back in her chair. “How much this time?”
    “Twenty two million.”
    “Oh my God. No wonder they’re getting jittery.” She frowned. “How on earth did no one pick this up?”
    Joshua rubbed his chin and something akin to sympathy flashed in his eyes. “It had to be someone with access, Cassie.”
    “Access?”
    “Someone on the board.”
    The blood rushed to her toes. “But . . . the board members know I’m investigating this.” She swallowed, her voice a hoarse whisper.
    Joshua nodded. “That’s why you need the protection now more than ever. They will keep trying to stop you. Whatever it takes.”
    This couldn’t be happening. The board informed her they suspected something was amiss. They instigated the investigation. Her father trusted every one of them. No, Joshua must be wrong.
    “Surely they are not the only ones with access to the accounts?”
    “They are the only ones with access to all the accounts. Everyone else had access to one account, never more. To move this amount of money you had to have access to every account of the company.”
    The implication of his words sunk in. “What about you and your family. Won’t they come after you as well?”
    “Matt had arranged protection for us already. Someone’s watching my house and I told Louise to keep Andy at home for the time being. I don’t want to think of someone harming them.”
    “Oh, Joshua. It’s such a mess I dragged you into. I’m so sorry.”
    Joshua’s eyes hardened. “They chose to mess with the wrong people. We can’t let this go. Besides, I volunteered for this, you didn’t drag me into anything.”
    “Did security manage to get more information on the explosion last night? How the hell did they get in?”
    Joshua