Page 60 of Saved by Him

Clay folded his arms and glowered down at me. “That’s not a chance I’m willing to take.”

“That’s not your choice to make.”

“Are you seriously doing this, Rona? I’m just trying to protect you.”

I shook my head. “If I’m going somewhere, it’s going to bemychoice. I have a job I love here, and I doubt it’ll survive me being gone again for who knows how long.”

“You can’t be worrying about work when your life is at stake,” he argued.

“For someone who works as a profiler, you’ve been pretty shit with figuring out how I think,” I said mildly. “Jalen and I were going to meet in a few hours to go to a New Year’s Eve party for his work. I’ll stay with him for a few days.”

To Clay’s credit, he didn’t immediately dismiss the idea. He didn’t look happy about it, but he at least took a minute to think about it. “All right,” he said finally. “Jalen has state-of-the-art security. You’ll be safe there too.”

“Don’t sound so thrilled,” I said. “You and Jalen are going to have to get over your issues, you know.”

“If he keeps you safe, I’ll consider it.” He leaned down and picked up a duffel bag. “Now, pack.”

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