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Logan pulled out his phone. Other than an affirmative that the others had received his update, there was no news.Should he update the others? What the hell should he tell them? Playing possum in the toilet?Kelsey wouldn't hesitate to do something. The problem was that Logan didn't know what he should be doing.Before he could overthink it, he tapped Kelsey's name and started tapping out a message to her and her alone.Followed into men's restroom. We're both waiting the other out in a stall.Logan hit send, then thought better of it and added one more line.Thoughts on next move?He knew it wasn't terribly likely she'd be able to see these and reply, but he could hope. The senator's staff were kept on a tight leash, and Kelsey had somehow gotten herself into the thick of it all.A foot scuffed the tile.Logan lifted his head and listened.There was the slightest rustling of fabric.Was Oliver making a move?Logan's screen lit up.He glanced down

Thursday. Washington, DC.LOGAN GRIPPED THE HANDRAIL overhead tighter as the floor shuddered and the train turned. Kelsey's slight body rocked back against his as the train shifted. He'd mistakenly thought accompanying her home was a good idea. Gentlemanly, even.Clearly it was torture. She wasn't even doing it purposefully, which was worse. Despite the normal crowds, the train was still packed for the evening commute. Kelsey had refused a seat twice now and wouldn't allow him to give her a hand.Why did she have to be so stubborn?To make matters worse, Logan had to insert himself between Kelsey and some creep who'd been getting too close to her backside. Unfortunately, that now meant he was close enough that she swayed against him from time to time and that was pure torture.The floral aroma of the bouquet wafted past him. He grit his teeth against the surge of jealousy.Who the hell was sending her flowers? And why didn't he know about it?Logan had no right to be g

Thursday. Kelsey's Apartment. Washington, DC.KELSEY SLAMMED THE FRONT door to her apartment shut and locked the door. No doubt Logan was hot on her heels.Damn.She should have gone somewhere, but autopilot had kicked on and she'd rushed straight home.Her heel caught on the doormat and she stumbled, almost headlong into the bar. She caught herself and with a growl kicked one shoe off, then the other. She straightened and pressed her hands to her eyes, blocking out all the light.Immediately her mind supplied the memory of Logan's stubble scraping her chin and cheek. Next came the firm press of his mouth."Shit," she croaked and dropped her hands.What had gotten into her? What had she done?Kelsey yanked at the bow under her chin. The damn thing was strangling her. And why was the apartment so hot?She stalked to the hall and eyed the thermostat as she attacked the buttons on her blouse.The thermostat was as it should be. Squarely on seventy.She turned and

Friday. Senator Dixon's Home. Annapolis, Maryland.LOGAN COULD FEEL EYES on him. Unfriendly ones.There had been no structure to the security team. No one was in charge. They had zero organization other than crowding around the senator. These were not professionals. Logan couldn't help but notice none of the men from reputable agencies had been selected. If that wasn't a red flag, Logan didn't know what was. Half of them had been bouncers previous to this position. They knew nothing about bodyguard work.Maybe he'd overstepped by taking charge, but Logan wasn't about to sit back and do a piss-poor job of things. In hindsight, he should have eased into it. Though for all he knew, this was the right move. As yesterday proved, things were happening at an accelerated pace.Kelsey breezed past Logan and the other two men in the entry without a glance at him.She was avoiding him. Pointedly. And it had nothing to do with trying to maintain their cover. No, that kiss last night h

Friday. Senator Dixon's Home. Annapolis, Maryland.LOGAN FIDDLED WITH THE cover protecting the battery in his Jeep. Actually, coordinating a manufactured malfunction had been harder than anticipated. Between the loitering security and the house staff, if he hadn't had Kelsey running interference for him, this wouldn't have worked out.He wasn't certain what they hoped to observe. It was just a feeling. A hunch that something was going to go wrong very soon.Why did it have to feel like the only one he could lean on was Kelsey?Hell, he hadn't seen the guys except for the prisoner handoff.What were they doing anyway?If Zora was tightening things down as much as she claimed, the only people she could rely on would be the guys and Diha's people.At what point should Logan reach out to his actual boss?According to the contract, all support was to come from the Task Force. But if the Task Force was the source of their threat, what then? What was best for his people?