Page 196 of Pure Recklessness

There was no need to be nervous.

It would all be fine.

But when I saw who was sauntering over to Blake, my blood turned to ice.

It was Pandora.

Again.

She was supposed to be in Ibiza.

What the hell was she doing here?

I had no idea how she’d got past security, but I had to stop her.

Before she got to Blake.

Before she told anyone about us.

Before she ruined everything.

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BLAKE

As I saw Pandora walking towards me, I froze.

What the hell?

‘Seb, Oscar, Heath, lovely to see you again.’ Pandora flashed a butter-wouldn’t-melt smile. ‘You too, Blakey. Twice in three days. Aren’t we lucky!’

‘How the fuck did you get in here?’ I asked, my nostrils flaring. ‘I thought you were supposed to be in Ibiza?’

‘Twice?’ Seb frowned.

‘Yes. We were in Marbs this weekend.’

‘Together?’ Oscar barked. ‘This is who you’ve been dating?’

‘No!’ I spat.

‘Oops! I didn’t mean to imply we were on a romantic trip together.’ She grinned. That was exactly what she’d wanted them to think. ‘Blakey was there with his girlfriend. I was surprised to see you’re dating a junior employee again. Especially when I heard you’ve fired people for getting involved because of the power dynamic. Yikes! At least we know why Eleanor was promoted so quickly. Centuries old tradition. Sleeping with the boss always pays off. I know that better than anyone.’

As an evil smile spread across her face, I saw red.

Anger pulsed through my veins.

Betraying me once was bad enough. But to come here and deliberately try to fuck with me again by telling my brothers I was dating Ellie was personal.

And she’d made a joke about the fact that sleeping with me helped her to advance her career then implied that Ellie was doing the same.

How fucking dare she?

Ellie was nothing like her.

‘You fucking—’ I dug my nails into my palm to try and stop myself from calling her all the names under the sun in a room full of press and cameras.

‘Ellie’s your girlfriend?’ Oscar frowned. ‘She’s who you’ve been dating?’