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“Alex!” Gillian gasped, taking in the reality of the man in a split second, starting with the wavy, jet-black hair and the piercing blue eyes. “You…. What in Sam Hill do you think you’re doing—lying in wait for me?”

He laughed. “I’m giving you an illustration of the dangers you’re going to be facing—if you let your lieutenant talk you into this job.”

“You’ll have to excuse me. I’m late for a training session.”

When she tried to brush past him, he put a restraining hand on her shoulder. “Yeah. It’s already started. I’m your trainer for the afternoon. We’re going to be working together, so we might as well get comfortable with each other.”

Both of them knew there was no way for them to be comfortable with each other. Not with pictures flashing in her mind of the hot and steamy sex they’d enjoyed before he’d ended the relationship. Was he thinking about that, too?

“I thought I was going over self-defense strategies,” she blurted. “This isn’t supposed to be anything sexual.”

He turned to face her. “You are playing the part of a prostitute. So, by its very nature, your assignment has sexual implications. Depending on how things shake out, you and I could easily end up in bed together.”