Chapter 75

Vespera's gaze sharpened as it landed on Ziva. "If you're so concerned about him, pick up the phone and ask him yourself."

If Ziva had approached her with genuine courtesy, Vespera might have offered a civil response.

But this constant performance of wounded vulnerability and deliberate pushing at her boundaries was exhausting.

Ziva's face paled. "That's not what I meant," she protested, her voice