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coward.
    “I’d love a ride if you’re sure it’s no inconvenience.” She reached for the door handle before he could respond.
    She’d barely fastened her seatbelt when he hit the gas hard. Piper braced herself and settled back to enjoy the ride.

Chapter 2
    G
rey glanced at Piper, not quite sure why he was driving her to school. He would like to know how much of his phone call she’d overheard, but he tried not to lie to himself about the reasons behind his decisions, even impulsive ones.
    He was pretty sure Piper had been well on her way out of the house before he’d gotten down to the nitty-gritty with Harcourt. Maybe he should’ve curbed his tongue, but the prick could’ve given Grey time to settle in before pressing him for details. Granted, Harcourt had good reason to take the ascension of Kerry Thorsen harder than most, but what was done was done.
    Now wasn’t the time to think about that. He turned his attention to the much more intriguing problem sitting next to him.
    “I assume you’re going to the main campus.”
    Piper sat with her eyes at half-mast, a soft smile drawing his attention to her beauty mark. He tried not to think about how kissable that mouth looked, with limited success. She wasn’t his type but that didn’t seem to matter.
    She nodded. “Yes, you can drop me anywhere on Forty-fifth. I can walk from there.”
    “I can do better than that, Ms. Ryan. Just tell me where you need to go.”
    “If you’re sure you don’t mind, turn in the main gate and then I’ll show you from there.”
    She gave him a puzzled look. “Why are you doing this? I got the impression earlier that you weren’t exactly pleased to find me ensconced in our office.”
    “You mean
my
office.” He softened the correction with the merest hint of a smile.
    “Which it will be again, Mr. Danby,” she shot back. “If you hadn’t instantly gone on the attack, I would’ve explained. Two of the rooms on the second floor are being remodeled into offices for Dame Kerry and me, which is why I’m in your office and she’s using the dining room. Once everything is done and the new furniture arrives, I’ll be moving out of your space. Sandor was hoping you wouldn’t be back quite so soon.”
    Piper frowned. “That came out wrong. I didn’t mean he was hoping you wouldn’t come back, just that sharing the office wouldn’t be a problem.”
    Or maybe the Dame was having second thoughts about assigning him to work here in Seattle. Had they heard the rumblings of discontent from the European Kyth and assumed he felt the same? Well, it wouldn’tbe the first time he’d had to prove himself.
    Right now he wasn’t thinking all that clearly. He was too busy wondering how it would feel to kiss Piper before she got out of the car. When she gave him a suspicious look, he quickly banked the fires.
    She sat up straighter and put her pack on her lap. “You can let me out at the next building.”
    He pulled over to the curb and stopped. “I suppose I’ll see you tomorrow in my office.”
    “Don’t you mean in
our
office?” Piper laughed as she opened the door. She met his gaze with a twinkle in her dark eyes. “Nice car, by the way. It fits you.”
    “How so?”
    She ran her fingers along edge of the leather seat. “It’s all sleek lines and class on the surface.”
    “And beneath the surface?”
    “There’s a monster of an engine, ready to run down the competition.”
    She paused clearly waffling about what she was going to say. “In your case, I suspect, underneath that cool exterior beats the heart of a warrior who takes his duty very seriously.”
    Then she was out of the car. “Thanks for the ride. I’ll see you in the morning.”
    He watched her walk away, taking a long hard look
her
exterior. How much of her quirky style was designed to keep people from noticing her sharp mind? Maybe they had more in common than he thought.
    For now, he was going to head back to the hotel for some much-needed sleep.