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“Nell sent out a furious mental message to make sure it happened, and then turned back to the only person present who’d actually met The Hacker in real life. It was always good to walk into battle prepared. “What’s this Daniel like?” If he was an obnoxious twelve-year-old, she might let him live. Lisa blinked. “Well, he doesn’t seem like your typical programming type.”That was interesting. Unless he was twelve. “Why not?”Their receptionist grinned. “He didn’t stutter when I said hello. And he’s totally hot.”Nell wondered briefly if the universe had gotten together with her brothers and Sammy and concocted some sort of evil practical joke. Clearly their mystery guy wasn’t twelve—and Lisa was hard to impress. “Anything else?” They’d hired their receptionist for her brains and her excellent intuition. A lot of job candidates never made it past her desk.“He didn’t dress up for the interview. Seems awfully sure of himself.” Lisa waved at Jamie, who was walking out of the back ...offices. Reading the interplay between brother and sister, she backed away. “I’ll go get coffee. And sugar. Lots and lots of sugar.”Lisa was also married to an air witch.Nell waited until their receptionist was out of range and her brother wasn’t—and then let her fury fly. How could you do something this stupid?It’s not stupid. Jamie leaned against a wall, all casual nonchalance. His mind wasn’t quite as laid back. He’s obviously got great coding skills and lots of gaming experience. We hire people from our player ranks all the time.She sent a mental picture of his head about to meet a really big hammer. Not the ones who hack us, lamebrain!You’d rather leave him running around loose? Jamie’s mind had snapped into the sharp, slightly pissed-off mode that she’d learned to respect over the last two years. Her brother was a smart businessman—and no pushover. And he had a point. Better the devil you knew.The minor devil she was related to pushed off the wall. In that case, let’s go meet him and decide if you’re going to let him live.Nell grinned—sibling understanding ran both ways. She tried to keep her evil cackle under wraps. There were no bushes in the conference room. No place to hide. One lawbreaking witch, about to find out what happened when he messed with her turf.She headed out of the main reception area for the conference room, pulling power as she went. Time to make an entrance. A really big one.-o0o-She was gorgeous. Daniel picked his jaw up off the floor and tried to rearrange the brain cells that had just been scrambled by one Nell Sullivan. Warrior-bright eyes, traffic-stopping curves, and thrumming with the kind of energy that had his caveman brain ready to explode. She was pure sex in a red skirt.It was time to fight. Or run. Preferably with one warrior goddess thrown over his shoulder.He was pretty sure either would be a really bad idea.Pulling his brain back online, he ignored the bombshell that was Nell Sullivan and reached out his hand to the guy who must be her brother. “Hey. I’m Daniel Walker.”Recognition pinged on Jamie’s face. “The Daniel Walker? UC Berkeley’s MVP pitcher four years running? You should have made the bigs. Totally raw deal with the whole Giants trade thing.”Daniel tried to make room in his brain for baseball. “Could have waited them out. I chose to walk away.”MoreLess
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