Chapter 13
Three days later, Clint knew he’d miscalculated and needed some help after all. Some egotistical part of him had thought that if he stayed away, maybe Nika would change her mind and want to try again.
Now he knew that he’d grossly underestimated one of two things.
First, the strength of their mutual attraction. However, with the maddeningly sleepless nights he was experiencing himself, he didn’t think that was the issue. The attraction was as real as ever and he was sure it was mutual.
Second, he’d underestimated Nika’s strength of resolve that they were done. That, he decided, was a serious miscalculation.
When a man needed reinforcements on an operation there were several ways to get them. First off he’d ask. If that didn’t work, he’d try shame.
“Hey, Sly,” Clint caught
