Part of that race, anyway. She missed the last half and so it wasn’t until she landed that she learned Linc had finished fourteenth. Not bad. She was happy for him. And even happier for her brother. She just hoped Linc didn’t do as he threatened and call her that week. He did something worse. He dropped by her office. “We need to talk,” he said, slamming her door closed. “Congratulations on a great finish,” she said. “Fourteenth is not a great finish,” he said, advancing toward her. She sat behind her desk, but she felt like a lion tamer in the middle of a circus ring, and this feral animal had her firmly in his sights. “Linc—” “Quiet,” he said. “I beg your par—” He jerked her to him. She gasped, used her body as a counterweight. He managed to get her out of her chair just the same, the plastic seat spinning out from under her. “Don’t,” she told him. “Sorry. I can’t seem to help myself,” he said, just before he lowered his head. Her whole body had come alive.
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