Chapter 12
“Nick!”
Jamie Mulloy almost fell flat on his back in his tipped-back chair when Nick Gregory suddenly appeared in his office doorway. The bastard had gone missing months ago, and suddenly he strolls in looking like …
Nick was a big, fit man. Pretty impressive overall.
He was handsome as a devil with his black hair and ocean-green eyes and had the track record with women to confirm it.
In fact, he had one in tow right that very second.
A blonde. But while Jamie was certain it was Nick Gregory standing before him, this was a very different-looking version of him.
Gone was the easy, almost blasé humor around his eyes.
Now there was more of the predatory Nick, the one Jamie saw on the coldest, darkest assignments he’d managed him on.
Usually the ones where little kids were at stake.
Nick always took on the brutal stuff involving victimized kids.
Overall, there was something dangerous and harsh about Nick that hadn’t been so readily apparent before. He also looked like he’d been through hell a few times.
Now the cute little blonde he was holding hands with like a teenager with a crush …
she was something else. She had mouthwatering curves and held herself in that sex-kitten way some women just seemed to be born with.
However, her reddish-brown eyes held that same lethal glint he could see in Nick’s.
“Nick, where the fuck have you been?”
“Long story. Glad to tell you if you get the team together ASAP. I should have called this in but …” Nick hesitated and ran a hand through his hair in agitation.
His blonde drew up against his side, comforting and supporting him with the warm press of her body and the soothing stroke of her fingers over his Land Corps tattoo. “Where’s Kincaid?”
Jamie startled and Nick instantly caught the reaction. Was he out of his mind, or had Nick just sniffed at him? Weird.
“Nick, Kin went looking for you. We haven’t heard from him in two weeks.”
Jamie had never seen Nick settle so still and quiet before. Nick wasn’t the still type. He was an agitator. He had to move or pace the more upset he got.
Still was fucking scary on Nick Gregory.
“Team. Conference room. Now.”
Nick bit out each word in command. Jamie knew it wasn’t the time to get touchy about who was ordering whom. Something bad had happened to Nick, and apparently time was wasting.
Jamie picked up the phone.