She growled, which might've been more effective if she hadn't paled right afterward. "Off-the-clock babysitting isn't job-related. You can't pull the boss card." "I can and just did." Twice in a week, in fact. Exactly as many times as he'd used it over her two-year employment. "Why is it necessary to" "Because you scared me to death!" Hell. He closed his eyes and drew a much-needed lungful of air. An email threatening to kill her. Stapler. Thrown. At. Her. Head. Blood. "The incident happened in my building, doled out by one of my staff." He shook his head and looked at her. He'd obviously dropped another bomb by yelling at her because her pretty red mouth hung agape and those gorgeous blue eyes were huge. "I hired her. I hired you. This is my fault. I should've seen the signs and