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around to find Danica coming her way. Relief coursed through her. She’d never been so happy to see anyone in her life.
    “I know I was supposed to stay in the truck, but they were getting away with the missiles,” Layla said quickly.
    Danica waved her off as she caught her breath. “Don’t worry about it. The situation changed and you did the right thing. Outstanding job catching these guys.”
    Layla smiled, relieved. “Thanks.”
    She was about to ask Danica if she and Clayne had apprehended the arms dealer, but right then, three police cars weaved their way through the crush of vehicles crowding the street and stopped in front of them.
    Crap .
    “What do we do?” Layla asked.
    Danica reached into her pocket and pulled out her Department of Homeland Security badge. “Follow my lead. And try to lie as convincingly as you can.”

Chapter 3
    “You can’t just go barging in there. I need to announce you!”
    Jayson ignored Dick’s secretary, walking past her and pushing open the deputy director’s big oak door. He hated to blow her off like that, but he wasn’t feeling very polite right now.
    “Were you serious about what you said?” he demanded as he came to a stop in front of Dick’s desk.
    The deputy director looked up from whatever he was writing on the notepad in front of him as if just realizing Jayson was there. Right . Like he hadn’t heard the fuss his secretary had made.
    “I’m sorry, Mr. Coleman. He just blazed right past me.” The plump, blond woman gave him a disdainful glare. “I tried to stop him, but he wouldn’t listen.”
    “That’s okay, Phyllis.” Dick gave her a nod. “I’ll take it from here. Close the door as you leave, please.”
    Phyllis gave Jayson another scathing look, then turned and walked out, closing the door behind her.
    “Was I serious about what?” Dick asked, a trace of irritation in his voice.
    “Were you serious when you said that if I take your new drug, and it works, you’ll pair me up with Layla?”
    Dick sat back in his chair, his expression changing to something between curious and appraising. “Once we’re able to verify the drug has worked—in some kind of field test—then yes, I’d be open to pairing you and Layla up as a team.”
    “Then I want to take the drug,” Jayson said. “Now.”
    He expected Dick to ask why the sudden rush, but the deputy only regarded him thoughtfully. “Are you sure, Jayson? This isn’t exactly a situation you can back out of once you’ve started.”
    Jayson nodded. “I’m sure.”
    Dick considered that for a moment, then nodded. “Let’s go, then.”
    Getting up from his chair, the deputy director headed for the door. Jayson took a deep breath and followed. He had to move a little faster than he liked to keep up with Dick, which made his back twinge and tighten up, but the deputy director didn’t seem to notice, and Jayson refused to show any weakness.
    As they left the operations building and walked down the sidewalk to the facility where the DCO conducted their shifter and hybrid research, Jayson’s heart beat faster. He knew this was rash, stupid, and probably insane, but after everything that had happened last night, he didn’t have a choice. No matter what, something had to change. And taking Dick’s hybrid serum would definitely change things, one way or the other.
    Last night had been a complete and total disaster. Not only had he been a grade A asshole, but he was also pretty sure he might have destroyed whatever was left of his relationship with Layla.
    He should never have brought up Dick and that damn hybrid serum. He’d known Layla wouldn’t be thrilled with him taking a drug that hadn’t been tested on humans, but when she immediately assumed that Dick was manipulating him into taking it, something inside him had snapped.
    He’d wanted to tell her that he was frightened too, but for different reasons. He was more scared of being a cripple for the rest of his life than he was of