Chapter 82

With a taunting glance at Deke’s riveted gaze, Alyssa palmed the key, then straightened her skirt and unlocked her desk. An open drawer later, she handed Morgan her purse.

“Let me call Jack before you go.”

“I’ll be fine. Deke can walk me to my car to help me retrieve my things and make sure I do it safely. I’ll figure out what to do from there.”

Morgan didn’t wait around for either of them to answer. She whirled away and headed for the alley exit. It was dark. She could stay in the alley’s shadows.

A few moments later, she heard Deke’s footsteps behind her.

“I’ll stay with you tonight, until you can find a new bodyguard.”

And let him call Jack to come and get her and probably spank her ass for running off in the first place? “Just drop me off at my car. I’ll grab my stuff and call a cab, just to be on the safe side. Your responsibility ends there.”

“If I do, Jack is going to kill me,” he muttered.

“If you don’t, I’m going to kill you first, s