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to her touch intoxicating as she wondered if she would feel the same way. As his hand went back to the hem of her shirt, her self-doubts crept in and she managed to push away from him. Staggering slightly, she touched her lips as she looked at him.
    “Th…thanks for walking me to my car,” she mumbled as she turned quickly and trotted across the street to her car. She slid into the driver’s seat, shutting and locking the door behind her. Putting the key in the ignition, she did one of the things she swore that she would never do, drive drunk.
    Out the side window, she saw Vadim leaning against the wall watching her. His shirt was still open, and he was completely unconcerned. Shaking her head, she knew that she would never be that comfortable with her body, as she started the car and drove away.
     

Chapter 8
    Bethany walked into her handler’s office at nine the next morning. While she had been up since six, she spent most of the time berating herself for her conduct the night before and for not figuring out that there was alcohol in her drinks. How could she have been so stupid?
    She smiled thinly at Marci’s graduate student, who pointed her to Professor Chase’s inner sanctum. Sitting down at her desk, she flipped open the files on the Drobilka cartel and began checking off the names of those she had met. So far, only five out of the fifteen known associates, and Vadim was not one of them. Bethany wasn’t sure if that was a blessing or a curse as her interest in him had spiraled beyond professional.
    Voices alerted her to Marci’s arrival as she excused her student. Opening the door, she walked in followed by Sanderson.
    “What do you have to report?” Sanderson demanded without preamble. Flipping open the files, Bethany pointed out those men that she could identify, but was unable to give much more information. She knew that when the club was closed, there were often meetings there and sometimes they brought in club workers to help. Her goal was to try to get one of those assignments and possibly gather more intel on their smuggling operations.
    “Anything else?” Marci asked, as she looked at her.
    Taking a deep breath, Bethany vaguely filled them in on what happened the night before and that she had kissed Vadim.
    “Well, if you’re going to fuck one of them, the least you could do is choose a member of the cartel,” Sanderson interjected sarcastically. As Bethany was about to protest, he held up his hand to silence her. “Look, if I had my way, you wouldn’t even be here. You’re too green, and you should have never passed the background checks, but it’s because of your background that Turner wants you here. So, I’m stuck with you, and you’ve brought me nothing of value. And what’s worse, you’re ready to fuck the first muscle-bound guy who caught your eye.”
    As Sanderson took a breath to continue, Marci interrupted. “That’s enough, Jake. She’s only been on the job for three days, and simply because Sannikoff isn’t on the list doesn’t mean he isn’t a person of interest.” As he opened his mouth to protest, she held up her hand to silence him. “Why don’t you go back to the office to push some papers around and leave the field work to us? I’ll let you know if we need anything.”
    After he left, she turned back to Bethany, “I wish I could tell you that he wasn’t always an asshole, but I can’t. So, shake it off and let’s get to work.” For the next couple of hours, Bethany detailed as much as she could about the club and they discussed potential options for her to get closer. Marci agreed that it wasn’t a good idea for her to admit that she was fluent in Chinese as it might come in handy should they come into the club. As Bethany was about to leave, Marci stopped her. “I know that it might be hard, but don’t fall for this guy. He’s bad news, and since you’re only starting out, it could end your career before you even started.”
    As Bethany left campus,