HEAT BURST

“Where are we going?” I demanded, holding my ground.

Too many years of being on guard stopped me from following her, even though I sensed I didn’t have anything to fear from matt, it’s not in the same way I did from Jesse.

“You won’t be working from the casino,” she explained. “I’ll take you to your workspace.”

“Where is it?”

“In Jeff’s house.”

Heat burst through me.

“His house?” I echoed, dumbfounded.

That was an unexpected twist. Matt’s eyes flashed reprovingly, and my blush deepened.

“His home office,” he corrected himself, narrowing hir eyes. “You will be properly outfitted there, and your duties explained. You won’t have free roam of the building. Please be mindful of your position.”

A million new questions entered my mind, but Matt’s sour expression forced them all back into my throat, and I begrudgingly followed after him.

“Is he going to be there?” I asked hopefully.

He was the one that had offered me a position, and I wasn’t fond of the idea of having to explain why I was ar