Off Limits
"I expect to take his empire, his reputation, and his freedom, and leave him with nothing. But I need you to play the role, Phoebe. I need you to be the bait, and I need you to walk into that room at my side."
"I’m not a bait," I said, standing up and tucking the bandage away. "I’m a partner."
Peter looked at me for a long, agonizing moment, his expression unreadable. Then, he stood up, his towering presence once again reclaiming the room, but the distance between us had been permanently closed. He didn't move away. He stayed close, his body radiating a heat that felt like a tether, binding us together in the dark.