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“Thanks, yeah, it was one of the easier ones.”

“They are all easy for the Night Hawk.” He laughs loudly. “Were you just talking to Jade?” He glances over Renat’s shoulder and smiles at me. My heart flips. It shouldn’t be flipping just at the sight of him. Dammit.

Renat’s warning still sits uneasy on my chest.

“Yeah, just saying hi because I didn’t get a chance to inside,” he nods.

“Awesome, sorry we aren’t staying. It’s a mess in there, but at least it’s calmer.”

“No problem, man. I’ll see you soon,” Renat says, waving good-bye to me as though we were best friends. But then, at the last minute, he winks, and his eyes go cold.

I shudder.

Radmir walks towards the car, shaking his head. “Ugh, I need to go home and shower. I feel gross after breaking up that fight.”

I pull my door closed and wait for him to climb into the driver’s side.

It’s dark inside the car so at least he can’t see my tension.

“I’m glad it’s all ok, and that you’re ok.” I smile.

Turning my face away from him, I tell myself again that it’s just physical. I have no feelings for this man. I don’t care at all.

He means nothing to me.

Chapter 16 - Radmir

Jade is working at the other end of my desk, opposite me, in the warehouse office.

Her face is scrunched, her nose wrinkled in concentration as she jots down numbers in columns on a piece of paper. I watch her for a while, and she is so absorbed in the task she doesn’t even notice.

Only when my phone rings does she look up and at me.

“Hello?” I say.

“Hey man, we need you at this meeting now, it’s gotten a little more complicated and we need your input with regards to the routes,” Rodion says.

I clench my jaw. I don’t want to leave Jade alone. I want to stay with her.

“I’ve got that massive delivery arriving in the next hour. I’d rather be here for it.”

“There arethreefloor managers at that warehouse. I am pretty damn sure they are trained enough to manage it without you looking over their shoulders.”

I sigh in frustration, eyeing Jade.

She mouths the words, “You can go, I’ll be fine here.”

I lift the side of my mouth in annoyance.

“OK, fine. I’ll be there in thirty minutes,” I sigh, frustration pushing through me.

Jade smiles sweetly and taps the back of her pen against the paper in front of her. I hang up the phone and tilt my head. “I’m so sorry. I have to go.”

“It’s honestly ok, Rad. I’ve got a lot to do here. Plenty to keep me busy.”

I stand up and walk around the desk, cupping her face in my hand. “And out of trouble?” I tease her.

“Oh no, I won’t stay out of trouble. You’re asking too much,” she giggles, teasing me in return.

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