Bad Nerd Rising (36 page)

With her suspicions rising, Clary darted
another glance at her companion. Rafe didn’t seem to notice her as
he bustled her through the doors. She noticed the large men who
flanked them, but she was used to them when she spent time with
Rafe. His total assets landed him the title of billionaire, and
billionaires had enemies. So she accepted the large, protective
men.

With that thought the shared nods started to
make sense. It had been an acknowledgement and a sort of passing of
the torch. Neither Rafe’s gesture, nor the woman’s answering one
had been anything other than professional.

“Here we are,” Rafe said as one of the men
with them opened the door of a long, sleek limousine.

Clary didn’t miss the fact that Rafe and the
men with him surrounded her like shields. Her suspicions grew. Rafe
was always protective, but this bordered on the ridiculous. Like
she didn’t have the sense to take care of herself. Her jaw
tightened again.

Once they were settled, the doors shut and
locked, and Rafe’s air of awareness decreased, Clary switched into
attack mode. “Are you going to explain all this cloak and dagger
nonsense to me now?”

Rafe breathed in but didn’t meet her eyes.
“Threats were made against you. We’re taking precautions until
we’ve settled the matter.”