FILTHY LITTLE ASSISTANT

the gates and stopped.

terr

. I grabbed my sui

stood there, looking exactly the same as he had du

" He moved out of the

itcase behind me. The broken whee

ing at my suitcase. "Someone

ndle. My hands fel

ward a different room than b

o tall men who looked at me li

fancy chairs, books everywhere. There was a bar

said, pointin

sa

st stood there, looking down at me. Enzo lea

ow," Marco said. "

went dr

d you have the job. Fail, and the car

s,

bar cart. "Pour me a whis

nds were shaking as I picked up a glass.

left," Enzo said

the glass. I hadn

Close enough that I could

" he said

hands. Poured what I thought was t

ly. His hand touched my

ady pou

ain." His hand

nto the bottle. I tried aga

ed on my back as I carr

me. "Now pour one for Enzo. Sco

Enzo moved with me, his h

Poured three fingers

came up and wrapped around my wrist. "T

ass. His body was pressed against m

he right glass. Added one

breath was warm

it but didn't step back. Just s

able,"

behind his de

d over

n I have that matters." He pulled out a leather notebook and a pen. "

te it down. My handwriting looke

at I wrote. "Again

out. Wrote it

is chair. "You'll learn fast

s,

olders on his desk. "Organize these a

ers. There had to be a

ty seconds," Marco sa

hard I kept dropping them. Behind me, I coul

de me. He picked up one of the fold

aid. "This on

s not alph

with me?" His han

I j

x i

en though I kn

nutes," M

moving from my hip to my lower back, then higher.

murmured. "Don't l

losing track of whi

min

one. Just thre

my stomach. Pressed flat ag

ing," he s

older. My hands are

min

er in place just as

ed around the desk.

not perfect. You put

as right. I'd

sorry

ow. Enzo was still behind me, his hand on my stomach. "In this jo

s,

it ag

t or no

zo's hand rested on my stomach. "Now let

arted pound

not looking away f

appeared. I cou

down. "There's one more thing you need t

ait

al tasks, whatever I need." He leaned forward. "That means when I tell you t

derst

give you an order. And how you respond will determin

ilent except fo

lked around his desk. Sto

ff your

m. My brain st

heard Enzo sh

ge. "I gave you an order, Jole