BISCOTTI.

“Work like this is dangerous when you’re alone. I would like to join your team, if you’d let me.”

She folds her hands on the table, eyes focused unwavering on his face, waiting for some kind of reaction to get a reading from. 

                          _{———THE REACTION SHE WAS WAITING FOR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE ONE HE WOULD GIVE HER. devoid of expression, the man’s unwavering gaze almost detracted from the silence between them.}

        _{❝ you wish to join my team? ❞
he nearly smiled, resting his cheek in his hand. it was an interesting request, to say the least, and not exactly what he had expected from her.}