Chapter 265

Quinn Steele nodded. “You just never asked.” Isla Collins let out a long sigh and looked up. Had she really made such a fool of herself? Vanessa Brooks beamed as she glanced between the two. “Well, guess I have a pretty good eye. All it took was a little push and boom—you two are a thing now, huh? Hehe…” Quinn quickly corrected her, “We’re not.” Vanessa’s expression shifted instantly. “Excuse me? So you get close to my girl Isla and then act like it’s nothing? Not happening on my watch!” Her protective side flared up instantly, and she stepped forward with fire in her eyes. “It’s not that. It’s just… now’s not the time,” Quinn said seriously. Leading this mission against drug traffickers meant danger around every corner. He liked Isla, that much was clear—even to himself—but the future was just too uncertain. He couldn’t afford empty promises. Vanessa crossed her arms. “I don’t care what time it is. Isla’s not someone you can just mess around with. You’ve got to man up. Right, Leander?