Shattered Pieces (Undercover Elite Book 1)(15)

“There’s no need to worry; I don’t bond.”

“Oh, you’ll be bonded with me before it’s over. It’s time to discuss business. We have a job coming up. There’s a black market baby ring we need to take down in Guatemala. You need to eat breakfast and then meet me in the gym to work out. After that, you’ll start with your Spanish studies.”

“I already speak Spanish.”

“You’re rusty.”

“How do you know?”

“I know everything. Now, do as I asked and we’ll go over the details of the operation later over dinner.”

“Did you fire the waiter?” I ask as he makes his way to the door.

“No, I did not.”

The beeping of the door tells me that he still doesn’t trust me to not run away or escape. I jump up to put on workout clothes and then walk over to the small table where my breakfast was prepared for me while I was out of the room. I’m excited to get started. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited about anything.





Chapter Eight


Cash

I leave the room, feeling good about the excitement I witnessed in her eyes when I told her about the job. Her knowledge of Spanish from growing up in Puerto Rico will definitely come in handy for the upcoming assignment we have. She’ll be in her element and that’s important for what we’ll be doing.

I chuckle to myself as I think about the way I’m going to kick her ass in the ring today. She won’t be getting any mercy from me because she won’t be getting it from any of our enemies. My enemies are now hers and they are ruthless.

I look up to see her entering the room, strapping on her gloves and velcroing in her hands.

I crook my finger in her direction. She bends down to traverse the ropes and immediately starts circling me. I laugh when I see the intensity in her eyes and she swings at me, connecting with my chin. I throw a punch and she ducks, easily dodging me. When she throws a kick in my direction, I grab her foot and lead her around the ring on one leg. She’s infuriated but can’t do a damn thing about it.

When she throws another punch at me, I grab both of her wrists and pull her against my body. I bite into the sweet spot on her neck and growl, “You don’t want to be loved but I’m going to love you like nobody’s business. Every time I pin you to the wall, you’ll be helpless while I run my hands up and down every bit of sweet, lean muscle on your body. You’ll want me… and I’ll fucking oblige.”

“Fuck you, Cash!”

I toss her back against the ropes and watch as she scrambles to get her footing. Our fight goes on for another forty-five minutes before I send her off to shower and start her Spanish classes via computer.

I guess I lied to myself when I said I wouldn’t pull punches. I have no intention of letting her out of my sight anyway, here or overseas, so she’ll be safe—always safe with me. I make my way over to the phone after I send her off to shower. It’s been ringing off and on throughout our workout and I need to see what’s so important that it can’t wait.

I pick up my phone and look down at the screen to see that it’s one of my team members of Undercover Elite.

“What’s up, Cash? You training that hot ass chick you’ve been stalking?”

“I’ll never let her near you, Hunter, you fucking man-whore.”

“Hey Dude, I practice safe sex. Shouldn’t that count for something?"

“Yeah, it counts for your dick not rotting off even though you stick it in a different chick every night. Johnnie Bayne is mine; she’s off limits to the likes of you.”

“You ready for this upcoming job?”

“I’m getting there and I’m getting her ready as well.”

“Alright… I sent you the itineraries this morning.”

“Great, I’ll be looking for them and we’ll see you when we get to Central America.”

“Yeah, I’m looking forward to meeting this chick who has turned you into a creepy stalker.”

“Fuck you, Hunter.”

“I’ll let you save that for your new partner.”

It’s the typical banter amongst team members but I let him know, even if it’s in a roundabout way, that he needs to stay the fuck away from my partner and my woman. He knows I mean what I say. He also knows I have never fallen for a woman before, certainly not this hard.





Johnnie

I quickly make my way upstairs and through the shower so I can begin my studies. I want Cash to know I’m dedicated to my training. This is the first time I can remember being so excited about something. I am going to make sure he knows I’m taking my new job seriously.