From Sanctum with Love (Masters and Mercenaries #10) - Lexi Blake Page 0,18

stepped out. Their building wasn’t protected by a fence. Big Tag had offered to include their three-story building, but Kai hadn’t wanted his patients to feel like they were walking into a guard tower. Getting through security apparently didn’t go with Kai’s peaceful vibe.

When she saw the limo parked in the front drive, she kind of wished Kai had changed his mind about that.

The limo door opened and a young brunette in a sheath dress stepped out. She was wearing ridiculously high heels and sunglasses that had enough bling to outshine the sun. “Are you the person who runs this…place?”

“Nope.”

She started for her car, which was parked in the back. It was a piece of shit sedan, but it still worked and she didn’t have to make payments on it. Her phone vibrated in her bag but she was ignoring that for the time.

“Hey, I was talking to you.”

Kori could hear the sound of designer shoes hitting the pavement. “No hablo inglés.”

“Yeah, like I’m buying that with the pasty white skin.”

Kori turned. It seemed to catch Designer Shoes off guard. She stopped suddenly and wobbled for a moment. “If you’re looking for Jared, he’s upstairs. You should go find him.”

“I’m well aware of where Jared is at all times, thank you very much. I’m his personal assistant and…well, we’re very close.”

Sure they were. “Good for you both. I hope you’re very happy together.”

Kori turned and started looking through her bag for her keys. One of these days she was going to downsize. Smaller bag, less shit. Why did she need all that crap?

“Look, I need to talk to you about what Jared requires in his living space.”

The one thing she didn’t have? A Taser. She could use a Taser. She would bet Skinny Bitch wouldn’t even need much voltage. “Why the hell would I care about that?”

“Because you’re Kai Ferguson’s assistant and Jared will be living with him for the duration of the filming. Also, I’ll need to see the space reserved for him at the club.”

She could almost feel her jaw hitting the ground. Kai didn’t live with anyone because he was a prissy, control freak who had a touch of OCD complex he couldn’t seem to admit to. She didn’t blame him or anything. He was a germaphobe, too. It was all part of the unique crazy that made up her boss. He didn’t share well. Oh, she was sure he would be totally horrified by that statement. He was all about the love and peace and sereneness that came from self-awareness, and he could totally lead others to that place. But he wasn’t exactly there himself. “Kai didn’t mention anything about us having guests.”

“I don’t know about what Mr. Ferguson did or didn’t say to his employees. I only know that I take care of Jared and that means for the next few weeks, you’ll have to take care of him, too. He’s going to need his favorite protein bars, coconut water, a juicer—that has to have a 900-megahertz chopping engine—the crappy ones won’t do. He’ll need a set of kettle balls and a space for his training. He has to keep his body fit.” She gave Kori a onceover. “I don’t think that you’ll fully comprehend the needs of an athlete so you should probably make up a guest room for me as well. I can stay close to Jared and ensure he has everything he needs.”

What the hell was going on? “Sleep on the couch. I don’t care. There’s only Kai’s room and a tiny guest room. The rest of the building is for Kai’s practice.”

“That’s not acceptable. We might need to bring in a designer to make the place comfortable for him. I don’t understand why he thinks staying here is a good idea.”

“Apparently he wants to spend time with his brother.” It was still sinking in that Kai had an international superstar brother that he never talked about. They’d had a thousand conversations. She’d spent late nights talking about everything from politics to TV shows to restaurants. Never—not even once—had he said oh, and hey, my brother happens to be that dude on TV every woman pants after. Ever heard of him?

Then again, it wasn’t like she’d said “hey, guess what? I used to write screenplays and I’ve had a bunch of movies made and developed some awesome TV shows that I didn’t get paid for because I was way too invested in my Master.”

Yeah, she’d definitely not talked about that.

How much had