Shield And Protection

asions they met. In fact, other than at her job interview and

e a concerned father about to

the man that she was goi

eft the room, as though worried if he stayed

or a minute, wondering wh

ing on The X Factor, had been invited to dine at the temporary re-opening of the tower's revolving restaurant to mark its 50th anniversary. The ride up hadn't been what Autumn would have called 'pleasant', but it had been nothing compared to the lift des

, she felt exactly the way she'd felt th

gether! she repr

usually b

Miss Cool, Cal

back and asked, making a conscious effort to sound polite, "Do you mind if we get on with the briefin

al, she cauti

was making her feel things she'd t

g down to business, he smiled and

e replied and then remember

she could guarantee when she worked for clients who often seldom ate themselves or changed the

ction brought him closer than she preferred. His scent, woodsy and masculine assailed her nostrils and she moved subtly back in the chair.

he confirmed. "And have visited at

atives and fr

distant relatives and

'. He leaned even closer. "This is a top security assignment. It goes without saying that no

f my assignments or clie

she was a r

yes flickered to her left hand and th

odyguards to know that most don't give clues to their identity or marital status. I

s with no one,"

outh and she knew that he knew that she'd def

good as Jared claims,

g she wanted was for him to feel as though he was doing her a favor by

is eyes became c

tinctively going into 'fight or flight' mode a

udden anger was directed at

hat the client was male and had made an unwanted sexual advance. "She seem

s

iled at the reli

ady to punch someone on her behalf, but

was like to have anyone

continued. "I would have been tem

tered the words, Au

e she'd ever been indi

scussing the young woman with him. Unless he'd lived under a rock for the last six years, Martin w

Grown men completely lost their heads over her petite stature and child's body. Autumn was convinc

and then as an extra on the set when the soap had been filming an outdoor scene. While they and Autumn had

o Autumn, after a spending spree at Se

ilently snapped, but had kept her t

o the actress's home. But, furious that Autumn hadn't jumped when commanded,

, deciding that she needed a

r thumbs and considering whether or not to

cardinal rule of not working with men, although she'd almos

ney that desperate

as bait and she'd taken