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Ethan Webster would chew her up and spit her out. Nick had brought her to New York and New York was full of sharks. He wanted to protect her. He would make Ethan regret making a move on Pamela.
    As he strode towards them, a small, rational part of him yelled at him, telling him he wasn’t thinking, he was reacting in a manner that was out of character. Nick squashed the voice down. He didn’t care what his mind was telling him. All he knew and felt was — no one touched his Pam.
    To anyone watching, his approach towards Pam and Ethan appeared to be very relaxed and casual. Those who knew Nick would know he was anything but relaxed. Pam’s laughter touched his ears again. His jaw tensed when he saw Pam had closed the distance between her and Ethan. She was getting more and more interested in the smooth-talking lawyer and he was having none of it.
    He laid a proprietary hand on her arm and stood next to her. Their shoulders brushed and he was very much in her personal space. ‘Everything okay here, Pam?’
    ‘Everything is fine, Mr Rhodes.’ With the same sort of discreet movement he’d admired from her previously, Pam took a little step away from him. This time he wasn’t pleased. He was annoyed because the movement put her even closer to Ethan.
    Nick nodded towards the other man, sending him a ‘back off’ look. Ethan raised his eyebrow, but didn’t back down as Nick had expected. Instead, he inclined his head towards Pam.
    ‘I was just getting acquainted with your lovely, new assistant. She’s different from your other ones. I like her and find myself quite taken by her lyrical accent. In fact,’ Ethan winked at Pam; the flirtatious move ignited the already simmering anger in Nick into a full-on five-alarm fire, ‘I was trying to entice her to come out with me tonight. Introduce her to the exciting sights and sounds of New York.’
    ‘Oh, Ethan, that would be wonderful. I only got a glimpse of the city yesterday when we arrived, but I’d love to walk around and experience it all. I can’t wait to visit Times Square.’
    ‘I’m afraid that’s impossible.’ Nick cut in. He wasn’t going to let Ethan Webster get his hands on Pam. No way in the world. Pam was here to do a job and that job wasn’t going on dates with the first man she spoke to. ‘Tonight I have a function which I require Pamela to attend with me.’
    He glimpsed the look of confusion on Pam’s face. He’d gone over the day’s schedule with her and he hadn’t mentioned this evening’s function. He had received an invitation to attend a charity event being held at the Empire State Building. He had planned on not attending. Now he would, if it meant he could prevent Pam and Ethan from going out on a date.’
    ‘Are you sure, I don’t rec — ’
    ‘Yes,’ he interrupted her before she could say anything else. He glanced over at Ethan, who was looking at the two of them, watching the exchange with interest. He could see the speculation going through the other man’s mind. Nick needed to get the situation under control and the meeting back on track. ‘Our break is over. Webster, let’s get back to sorting through the list of requirements your client is asking for and deleting most of them.’
    ‘You can try, but my client is pretty firm on what they want,’ Ethan paused and directed his regard to Pam, infuriating Nick even further. ‘And I usually get what I want.’
    Nick recognised a challenge when he heard one. Ethan Webster had just crossed a line and Nick would make sure he and his client paid for it.
    ‘So do I,’ Nick returned accepting the unspoken challenge Ethan had issued. ‘Now if you will excuse me, I have to speak to my assistant.’
    Nick waited until Ethan had walked away and then he looked at Pam. ‘I trust you know the duties I require of you, Pamela?’
    Hurt flared in Pam’s eyes. He steeled himself from feeling any remorse. It was bad enough his previous assistants had decided to fall for him. He