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Or maybe because the two-week mark was just around the corner, and that meant my first paycheck. I planned on cashing that in by asking Zach for the name of a good lawyer.
No point in keeping the good news all to myself.
I panted, twisting in place to avoid his attack. “I’m finally getting a lawyer to fight Vera.”
“Posture. Extend.” He corrected me, swatting my arm with his sword. While I adjusted, he pulled his mask up his forehead, even though we were mid-match. His face appeared before me, inked withconfusion. “Where did you get the money?”
I straightened, sliding up from my lunge. “My new boss and I have… an arrangement.”
“Remek. You have a new job.” He yanked the mask completely off his head. “Who is the lucky boss?”
He didn’t smile, nor congratulate me.
Dread trickled into my gut. But I refused to let his lukewarm reaction get to me. He knew how desperately I wanted to contest the will.
This man cared for me. Wanted me to fulfill my dreams. Helped me reach them, even when I could no longer pay him for his time.
“Zachary Sun.”
Andras whistled low, giving me his back as he strode off the piste. “The billionaire with all the blind dates?”
I frowned. “Among other things.”
“Wonder why he’s willing to fund this little project of yours.”
So, I guess we finished practicing for today?
I dumped my mask on the sidelines, unclipping my fencing suit from the wire I was attached to with more force than necessary. It snapped back into place.
Slinging my sword carrier over my shoulder, I jogged behind Andras. “Hey, what are you insinuating? I’m just his housekeeper.”
Although, by now, I had a good idea why Zach had hired me. He’d said so out loud. He wanted me to cure him of his revulsion to humans.
Ifwe were to fall into bed, however, it would be completely consensual and have nothing to do with his wallet.
It didn’t hurt that, lately, I felt seen around him. Protected and adored under the intensity of his persistent gaze.
Did I think the attention would last? Absolutely not.
The man had spent his entire adult life laser-focused on hostile takeovers, jumping from company to company. He could pivot in a blink.
So what?
Why shouldn’t I get to experience hot sex with a handsome man?
My life didn’t have to revolve around practice and work. I didn’t have a boyfriend. His mom still had his face plastered to the walls of every elite dating agency east of the Mississippi.
Nothing would change for me except the occasional chance to unwind and earn karma points for performing a charitable act for someone who clearly needed it.
Andras punched the silver button, forcing the doors open. Wetreaded the country club’s wide corridor, passing members in tennis and basketball gear.
The golf course stretched from window to window like a green fitted sheet, pressed against artificial mounds and peppered by flags.
“I am not insinuating anything.” He softened his voice. “I am just worried your head is not in the right place.”
My shoulders slumped.
I needed to stop assuming the worst about people. I’d forgotten his one-track mind. Andras wanted me to focus on my craft. It was all we ever spoke about.
