medicine.”
“I don’t casually discard women.”
Chase raised a brow. “Okay, so you’re nice when you get rid of them, but is the end result any different? I don’t know what’s so special about you, but --”
“Gee, thanks. With friends like you, who needs enemies?”
“Stop being such an ass, and let me finish.”
Jack shrugged. “By all means, finish what you were going to say.”
“There’s something within you that makes women flock to you. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s that damn eye patch of yours. Whatever it is, you have that certain something. I think the main problem is that you take your charm for granted. It seems to me you’ve met your match in Sydney.”
“Hardly.”
“If that weren’t the case, then why were you so riled up when you brought her here?”
“Because… she…” When put like that, what excuse did he have for being nasty with Sydney? In fact hadn’t she done him a favor by not making such a big deal about them fucking? But why did it bother him so damn much? Could it be that maybe he had felt a little more for her?
How could that be when they’d only known each other for such a short period of time? No. That couldn’t be it.
“Okay, maybe it didn’t feel so good. I didn’t like being treated as if I had no feelings whatsoever. I at least tell my women up front what they’re getting into before I embark on an affair. And I know you’ll probably throw the Anna incident in my face, but I was truthful with her as well.”
“How do you know Sydney discarded you without a thought? Did you ask her how she felt?”
Jack snorted. “I think she made her feelings pretty clear. Who was I to make a big deal about it?”
- 57 -
“But that’s exactly what you did. By being mean to her, you showed her, me, and probably Anna that it was a big deal to you. Maybe Sydney had a reason for being so nonchalant about the entire thing. It isn’t every day one’s declared a fugitive.”
“What do you expect me to do to fix this?”
“Go talk to her.”
“She probably doesn’t want to see me. I acted like a jerk.”
“You won’t know until you try. But however she reacts, you’d better fix it fast.
The rest of the group will soon know of her arrival and they’ll want a briefing on what she knows and how we can use it against the Cyrellians.”
“I guess you’re right.”
Chase wiggled his brows. “I know I am.”
Sometimes Jack hated being the leader.
Chapter Seven
Sydney didn’t realize she’d fallen asleep until she was shaken awake. Sitting up abruptly, she was surprised to see Jack sitting next to her on the bed. The light was on and she noticed it was dark outside.
Instantly she went on the defensive. Her head was pounding and she wasn’t in the mood for another verbal back and forth with him. “If you’re here to start an argument then please save your breath, because you won’t get one out of me.”
“That isn’t why I came. I actually wanted to apologize.” She shook her head, not sure if she’d heard him correctly. “What?”
“I said I’m sorry.”
Maybe something was wrong with her hearing because those words were not something she would have expected from this arrogant man. “Excuse me?”
“Sorry! Do you want me to write my apology in blood? Dammit, woman, the least you could do is accept it.”
Despite herself, Sydney smiled. He was adorable when he was annoyed, even if he was infuriating as hell the rest of the time. “What exactly are you apologizing for?”
“You know. For behaving the way I did. It was unacceptable. Just put it down as one of those things.”
“I see. And what about the next time I do something to tick you off? Are you going to rip into me again?”
“I’ll try not to make that mistake again.”
Sydney lifted a brow. “But you can’t make any guarantees?”
“Don’t press your luck, sweetheart. Besides humbling myself before you, what more do you want from
“I don’t casually discard women.”
Chase raised a brow. “Okay, so you’re nice when you get rid of them, but is the end result any different? I don’t know what’s so special about you, but --”
“Gee, thanks. With friends like you, who needs enemies?”
“Stop being such an ass, and let me finish.”
Jack shrugged. “By all means, finish what you were going to say.”
“There’s something within you that makes women flock to you. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s that damn eye patch of yours. Whatever it is, you have that certain something. I think the main problem is that you take your charm for granted. It seems to me you’ve met your match in Sydney.”
“Hardly.”
“If that weren’t the case, then why were you so riled up when you brought her here?”
“Because… she…” When put like that, what excuse did he have for being nasty with Sydney? In fact hadn’t she done him a favor by not making such a big deal about them fucking? But why did it bother him so damn much? Could it be that maybe he had felt a little more for her?
How could that be when they’d only known each other for such a short period of time? No. That couldn’t be it.
“Okay, maybe it didn’t feel so good. I didn’t like being treated as if I had no feelings whatsoever. I at least tell my women up front what they’re getting into before I embark on an affair. And I know you’ll probably throw the Anna incident in my face, but I was truthful with her as well.”
“How do you know Sydney discarded you without a thought? Did you ask her how she felt?”
Jack snorted. “I think she made her feelings pretty clear. Who was I to make a big deal about it?”
- 57 -
“But that’s exactly what you did. By being mean to her, you showed her, me, and probably Anna that it was a big deal to you. Maybe Sydney had a reason for being so nonchalant about the entire thing. It isn’t every day one’s declared a fugitive.”
“What do you expect me to do to fix this?”
“Go talk to her.”
“She probably doesn’t want to see me. I acted like a jerk.”
“You won’t know until you try. But however she reacts, you’d better fix it fast.
The rest of the group will soon know of her arrival and they’ll want a briefing on what she knows and how we can use it against the Cyrellians.”
“I guess you’re right.”
Chase wiggled his brows. “I know I am.”
Sometimes Jack hated being the leader.
Chapter Seven
Sydney didn’t realize she’d fallen asleep until she was shaken awake. Sitting up abruptly, she was surprised to see Jack sitting next to her on the bed. The light was on and she noticed it was dark outside.
Instantly she went on the defensive. Her head was pounding and she wasn’t in the mood for another verbal back and forth with him. “If you’re here to start an argument then please save your breath, because you won’t get one out of me.”
“That isn’t why I came. I actually wanted to apologize.” She shook her head, not sure if she’d heard him correctly. “What?”
“I said I’m sorry.”
Maybe something was wrong with her hearing because those words were not something she would have expected from this arrogant man. “Excuse me?”
“Sorry! Do you want me to write my apology in blood? Dammit, woman, the least you could do is accept it.”
Despite herself, Sydney smiled. He was adorable when he was annoyed, even if he was infuriating as hell the rest of the time. “What exactly are you apologizing for?”
“You know. For behaving the way I did. It was unacceptable. Just put it down as one of those things.”
“I see. And what about the next time I do something to tick you off? Are you going to rip into me again?”
“I’ll try not to make that mistake again.”
Sydney lifted a brow. “But you can’t make any guarantees?”
“Don’t press your luck, sweetheart. Besides humbling myself before you, what more do you want from
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