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I can’t help but smile. “Asher Hawthorne.”
It’s probably stupid, telling her my real name after I just lied to the chick standing right behind her, but it slipped. In a matter of seconds, this girl has me totally off my game. Confidence radiates from her in waves as she stands tall and lets her eyes rake over me with zero shame.
“I thought you said you weren’t Asher!” whines the pest that doesn’t know how to take a hint.
Tessa rolls her eyes hard before turning around. “He’s a little busy, okay? So, run along and find some other poor soul to torture.”
As if no one has ever called her out before, she recoils like she was just punched in the face then turns to me. “Whatever. You were right, you are a dick.”
With that, she storms away and leaves Tessa and me exactly how I wanted to be in the first place—alone. She chuckles at the dramatics, and the sound is one I wouldn’t mind playing on a constant loop for h
ours on end. Is there anything about this girl that isn’t perfect?
“How did she know who you are?” she questions, completely surprising me.
“You don’t?”
She raises one brow. “Should I?”
And okay, that’s hot as fuck. It’s not often I come across a woman who doesn’t already know me. Whether it’s because their ex or even current boyfriend watches football or because they’re a straight-up gold digger, they usually all at least recognize me. This one, however, seems to be shocking me at every turn.
“Well, if you don’t know, I’m sure as hell not going to tell you.”
Pulling her lip between her teeth again, she doesn’t seem to mind the fact that I don’t plan on clueing her in. “Okay.”
“Okay?”
“Yeah.” She shrugs. “I’m not going to hassle you out of information you don’t seem to want to share.”
Wow, all right. So, not only is this chick the most breathtaking woman I’ve seen in a while, but she’s probably also the most down to earth. Maybe Colby was right. This was a fucking brilliant idea.
“Okay, then. Do you want to dance?”
Her gaze meets mine, and I can already see something sinful brewing behind those brown eyes of hers.
“No, because I don’t believe for a second that dancing is what you came here for.”
Now, I’m intrigued. “Oh? And what did I come here for?”
She moves in closer until her lips are at my ear and her breath teases my skin. “To find someone who makes you want to strip their clothes off, then take them back to your place and do exactly that.” Pulling away, she levels me with a look that threatens to flip my whole damn world upside down. “So, are we leaving or not?”
4
TESSA
We burst through the door in a tangled mess of body parts. Asher pushes me against the wall, breathing me in as his lips connect with mine once again. It’s sexy, the way he takes complete control and doesn’t offer up a single ounce of it. His hands skim down my sides, leaving a lingering burn in his wake and making me feel alive.
“You are so goddamn sexy,” he murmurs as he moves to my neck.
My head lolls to the side to give him more room as he kisses, licks, and nips at the sensitive skin. A breathy moan emits my mouth at how he ignites every single one of my nerve endings.
“How attached are you to this dress?”
I look down at the red fabric that clings to my body then back up to meet his jaded eyes. “Not enough to care what you do to it.”
He smirks. “Good.”
In one fluid motion, he grips the top of my dress and tears the fabric in half, literally ripping it off me. His muscles flex with the movement, and his gaze rakes over my newly exposed body. He licks his lips as he pulls the remaining scraps down my arms until it pools on the floor.
