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driver take her.”
    Phoenix frowned. “Austin, I’m taking her. Understand?”
    The older Wilde brother’s eyebrow shot up. At first, Jessie
    thought he might punch Phoenix, but he didn’t. “All right, bro.”
    “Perfect. Don’t keep her too long. See you later, Jessie.”
    After Phoenix left, Jessie felt strangely uncomfortable. She
    wished that she’d asked him to stay.
    Austin Wilde stared at her, causing butterflies to take flight in her belly. The man had a presence that was thick in the room—and
    unnerving. How long they remained without saying a word to one
    another, she wasn’t sure. But the silence was deafening. Was this
    some kind of challenge? Well, she wasn’t about to play games. She
    was proud of how well she’d proved herself at her job. Besides being Wilde Fire
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    the youngest analyst, she was one of only two female special
    investigators at the agency. The backwoods cowboy’s intimidation
    tactics needed to be dealt with right away.
    “Mr. Wilde, I think we better set the ground rules.”
    He stood up and placed his large hands on her shoulders. Jessie
    felt electricity shoot down her arms and body from his warm touch.
    What the hell? She stood up.
    “Have a seat.”
    “Excuse me? You want to have our first meeting here? Wouldn’t
    your office be more suited for that?”
    “Sit down!”
    Austin Wilde’s tone was more forceful and sexy than she’d ever
    heard from any other man before in her life. She swallowed and fell back into the chair, unable to refuse.
    He looked at her like a scientist studying a specimen. After a long pause, he spoke. “Interesting.”
    Shaking, she said, “I–I’m not sure this is the way we should get
    started.”
    “I think this is exactly how we should get started, Ms. Greene.”
    Austin unabashedly ogled her body.
    What is it about these Wilde brothers and their wicked stares?
    When he finished, his gaze moved to her eyes, holding her like a vise.
    “You may not believe this, but like you, I want to discover the facts of these accidents.”
    A shiver rolled down her spine. “I sure hope that is true, Mr.
    Wilde…or shall I call you Austin?”
    “Mr. Wilde is fine, Jessie.”
    She was blowing it. He was making her understand that he was in
    the driver’s seat, not her. That was exactly what she didn’t want or need. But the more he talked with his demanding tone, the more he
    leered at her with those sexy dark eyes, the more nervous she became.
    Not good at all. If she was going to have half a chance of succeeding with her investigation, she needed to get a grip on herself. She had a 46
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    job to do, damn it.
    “I think I’d rather call you Austin.”
    “Suit yourself, Ms. Greene.”
    So that was how he was going to play it. Fine. “So you say that
    you really want to get to the truth of all these accidents?”
    He nodded.
    “I find that hard to believe. Especially given how much you have
    been avoiding me.”
    “I’m a busy man. I have a full schedule. I understand why you
    would think coming unannounced would help you uncover something
    in your investigation. You must also understand that since I was
    unaware of your arrival. I could not drop everything to babysit you.”
    “Babysit?”
    “Perhaps a poor choice of word. Would entertain be a better choice? Since you seem a bit overly sensitive, I’ll be careful what words I choose going forward. Anyway, I needed some time to get
    my calendar cleared, so I could spend more time with you. That’s
    been done. I’m all yours.”
    Anger filled her up. This guy was arrogant, demanding, a pain in
    the ass...and insanely all she could think about was what he might be like in bed. No. I have a job to do. “Mr. Wilde, I think we’re getting off on the wrong foot. But you do need to understand one thing. If I find any infraction that I deem serious enough to merit closure of the mine, I will do my duty to make sure no one else gets hurt.”
    Austin’s face grew dark, and his eyes