Chapter 329
All she could do was submit as he plundered her mouth without a shred of restraint.
An indeterminate amount of time passed.
Sienna’s hands literally hurt from hitting him, and the last traces of oxygen had been thoroughly drained from her lungs.
Finally, Jarred pulled away.
Seething with rage, Sienna raised her hand to slap him across the face again.
The man issued a dark, menacing warning. “If you don’t care about putting on a show for my entire precinct, I can be equally shameless. Try it and find out p>
Reluctantly, Sienna lowered her hand.
Jarred stared at her rare display of fury, a lazy smirk pulling at his lips. “What exactly did I do to piss you off this time p>
Sienna’s eyes were freezing cold. “Are you going to look me in the eye and say you had nothing to do with Luna’s new charges p>
Jarred’s brow furrowed slightly as he gave a dismissive reply. “It wasn’t me. I just got the briefing myself p>
Sienna studied the murky shadows in his eyes, her brow knitting into a tight knot.
Jarred chuckled, utterly unconcerned. “I read the files. They’re full of sloppy holes. I’m incapable of producing something that aggressively idiotic p>
She genuinely wanted to punch him.
Sienna narrowed her eyes, returning her expression to a placid mask. Her words, however, were cold enough to freeze water.
“If I find out you had a hand in this, and the law can’t touch you… I will kill you myself p>
Jarred watched her fiercely feral expression, the smile on his lips never fading.
Catching the dark intent brewing in his gaze, Sienna suppressed a flicker of panic, spinning on her heel to leave.
But exactly as she had predicted, the man clamped his hand securely around her wrist the moment she turned.
He gave a sharp tug, hauling her flush against his chest.
“You slapped me, ruined my uniform with hot tea, and smashed my laptop. Sweetheart, did you honestly think you could just walk out p>
His large hand possessively circled her waist.
As he spoke, his thin lips brushed deliberately against her earlobe, his hot breath teasing her most sensitive nerves.
Sienna took a deep breath, tilting her head away to dodge his intentionally intimate proximity. She spoke with cold logic.
“Who are you calling sweetheart? Save your disgusting lines, Jarred p>
“You don’t let me call you by your name, and you refuse to let me call you my wife. That leaves this as the standard default p>
The man let out a low rumble of laughter that vibrated against her eardrum. “Sweetheart, back to business p>
Sienna looked up at his perfectly sculpted jawline, smoothly pulling out her phone.
“How much for the damages? Let me scan your QR code p>
“I’m not hurting for cash p>
Sienna raised an eyebrow. “You want to slap me back p>
“I couldn’t possibly bear to do that,” he murmured huskily.
Sienna’s patience finally hit its absolute limit. Her face plunged into frigid hostility.
“Jarred, I don’t have time for your games. You either take the money, or you take the slap p>
Jarred’s warm palm slid up along the delicate curve of her waist, anchoring her firmly in place.
He lowered his head, his lips grazing the reddened tip of her ear. “Agree to one demand, and we’ll call it even p>
Sienna raised an eyebrow. “What is it p>
“Join tonight’s mission as the assigned field operative p>
“Not happening.” Sienna refused without a second thought. “The new… project is extremely demanding I’ve already told the director I’m pulling out of field missions for now p>
With that, she shoved the man away and made a move for the door.
This time, Jarred didn’t stop her. His deep voice, laced with a casual yet irresistible bait, followed her out.
“I guarantee that by the time we get back from the mission, Luna will be standing right in front of you completely unscathed p>
Sienna’s footsteps stopped dead.
She looked back at the man’s fathomless dark eyes, her gaze intensely scrutinizing. “Why should I believe you p>
Jarred replied evenly, “I’ve already ordered Henry to investigate the whistleblower. You can have your people monitor him every step of the way p>
Sienna gave a curt nod. “Deal p>
By the time she walked out of the police station, it was well past noon.
Spotting the Cadillac parked at the intersection, Sienna headed straight for it.