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Chapter 17

Paige blushed and looked down. “Oh come on, I’m just a witness—a victim, as far as she’s concerned. She’d never be interested in someone like me. Not for real.”

Mike rolled his eyes. “Paige, anyone with a pulse who’s even mildly attracted to women is interested in you, okay? What’s this not for real stuff?”

“She wants to provoke Jack into doing something stupid enough to make the judge sign a warrant. She got a threatening text from him thinking we’re together so she wants to just go with it.” She pulled into herself again, drawing her knees up into her chest. “Can you imagine?”

“I’m sure she can imagine just fine.” His tone was dry, but his eyes never lost their twinkle. “Where’s the problem? It seems like a good solution.”