Cracking His Code
Oliver continues, gesturing vaguely to her disheveled state, "If that had been Vanguard, you’d be dead. Good thing my terrifying boyfriend was here to put you in your place."
"Oliver. Enough," I say.
"I am fine, Mr. Nikolaev," Evelyn says, straightening her collar.
The cold, unbothered intelligence officer mask snaps back into place, even if the bruise on her neck ruins the effect.
"My son simply enjoys any opportunity to see me humbled. It’s a childish trait he never outgrew."
"You broke into our safehouse," Oliver says, the grin slipping into genuine irritation.
"You don't get to call me childish when you’re out here playing cat burglar to prove a point."
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