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he’d ever wanted was right there for the taking. All he had to do was achieve this one last milestone.
    But…
    As of late, Gabe was finding himself distracted. It was proving harder than he thought to reach that elusive prize. Something was plaguing his mind, making him lose his focus on that massive trophy.
    Honestly, it wasn’t like him.
    This had never happened before in all of his life. Gabriel Rothschild was a machine, and people never expected him to go off the rails.
    He was reliable.
    Determined.
    Stable.
    Until now…
    Well, it was happening, and it was out of his control. Gabe never saw this coming.
    Never .
    Since taking on the role of supervisor, he saw a lot of agents cross his doorstep. Some were destined for greatness, and some were simply destined to fail.
    It amused him when they mostly cringed when he said their name, ordered them into his office, or reprimanded them. Yet, there were two who weren’t afraid of him, and honestly, they were turning his black hair gray.
    Elizabeth LaRue.
    Olivia Spencer .
    The two newbies were making him work for it. Since getting them straight out of the academy, he had his hands full. Babysitting was the new norm, and he didn't know how to change that.
    Elizabeth LaRue was beautiful, and she was the biggest handful he’d ever met. From her black curls, to her icy blue eyes, she had a propensity to ignore everything the FBI said as she did it her way.
    Why did he tolerate it?
    She was smart.
    This woman was scary intelligent, and he could tell right away that she was going to be a force to reckon with. That’s why he had to have her on his team. The second he watched her kick some bigger agent’s ass, taunting him with that sexy southern drawl, he knew.
    She was a ballbuster, and in the homicide division, you had to have guts or you’d burn out.
    She’d do fine.
    Now…if he could only wrangle her.
    They’d had a few cases where he took her out in the field for a test drive, and she was wild. He would have passed on her if she wasn’t incredibly astute.
    The woman knew how to investigate.
    She was an asset, and he was thrilled to have her on his team.
    That was all find and good, only she wouldn’t work without her partner. When Gabe wooed her to his team, she laid the law down.
    It was LaRue and Spencer, or it wasn’t going to happen. So, he gave in and took the other woman with her.
    That’s where he screwed up.
    Olivia Spencer was smart too, but she was logical. She was pushy, and she didn't put up with bullshit.
    They balanced nicely, but what he didn't know was he was going to be attracted to her. Maybe it was the red flame hair, or the green grass eyes, but he fell for her.
    And it was making his life hell.
    The two women had been a one two punch right to his solar plexus. He found himself trapped in their web. With Elizabeth LaRue, she weaseled her way into his life as a friend. She was special, and he knew it. They had a bond that he’d never had before.
    It was quick.
    It was strong.
    It gave him a sense of peace.
    Now he was screwed.
    They were excellent agents, and he was a better person for having them under him, but with Olivia Spencer…he really just wanted to have her UNDER him.
    Olivia, or Livy, as she liked to be called, was turning him inside out. She crept into his life too.
    Right to his damn heart.
    It was like she enjoyed poking the dragon just to get a rise. The more he told those two to behave, the more they did the exact opposite.
    They were a full time job, and the more time he spent with the two of them, the deeper the pit became. He was sinking and sinking fast.
    They were trouble with a capital T.
    Gabe had never had so much paperwork in all his life. If Elizabeth LaRue wasn’t shooting something up, then Olivia was punching someone in the face. Between the two of them, they were nearly burning the place down. The Hoover building had survived for so many years, but the two agents were on the verge of wrecking it.
    In fact, the HR