Chapter 2

“Next time you pull me out of bed for this, I will put a bullet between your eyes. I mean it.” 

She slammed her fist against the car. 

“Fine,” Anna said irritably. “What is it?” 

“A few flowers and My Mate nearly fell apart. Maybe I haven’t given him enough to feel secure.” 

My reputation with Nicholas was poor, and I’d left him with trauma. 

“I need work,” I told her. “I want to buy him a pair of cufflinks. Consider it a peace offering.” 

“You have him locked in your apartment. What’s he going to do with cufflinks?”