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Collaring her neck in a dark alley wasn’t my best move, I must admit. But what else was I supposed to do? Let her fuck another guy? Over my dead fucking body. I scared the loser half to death instead, before telling him to stay the fuck away from her.
She shifts her weight from one foot to the other and continues, “You can’t just drop a bomb like that,leave, and expect me to be all like,yes boss, okay boss!What’s even going on here?”
Her voice cracks, an obvious tell that fear lies just beneath the surface. Instead, she tries to hide it by letting out an exaggerated breath and glaring her hazel eyes at me.Cute.I could stare at her all day. And I do just that, taking the time to truly take her in while she waits for me to reply.
She’s tall, lithe, and with legs any man would pay to worship. I haven’t seen her wear anything other than cut off shorts since the day she came barrelling into my life. Or I barrelled into hers…either way, I’m fucked.
I can’t tell if this is a simple case of instant attraction or lifetimes worth of longing, but all I know is that the light dusting of freckles across her nose makes my dick twitch and my skin fucking itch.
Still, I keep my face expressionless. The urge to taunt her a bit longer is undeniable. I smirk while resting my elbows on the desk and steepling my hands. Her eyes flare in frustration, and one corner of my lips widens.
“Well, little sun, it’s quite simple really.” A near imperceptible gasp leaves her lips at the sound of her pet name.Good.I want her to unravel. I need her eager and pliant as I tug at the frayed edges of her self-control while I watch her remember who I am to her. I begrudgingly ignore how my cock responds to her small gasp and continue.
“Gary was found dead—”
“You killed him,” she reminds me through clenched teeth.
Her bottom lip trembles but she quickly sucks it between her teeth in an attempt to hide it.
I stay silent, staring at her, matching the intensity I see in her stormy eyes. As soon as I discern the uneasiness behind the twitch of her hands I continue.
“As I was saying, since IkilledGary, as you so put it,and the bar was left without an owner it only seemed logical to purchase it. I won’t bore you with the reasons as to why.Besides,” I lean back into the office chair, widening my legs, my hands clasped casually against my stomach, “It’s none of your fucking business.”
Sunny takes a step back as if the words physically pushed her in the chest, her mouth opening and then falling shut. I can practically see her thoughts traveling at lighting speed behind her eyes before she finds the courage to bite back.
“None of my fucking business, yeah?” she repeats slowly, her head cocking to the side with a sly grin creeping up her lips. “If that’s the case…then I can guarantee you that my state of undress is none ofyourfucking business. Besides,” she says, tightly crossing her arms, her smile widening as if she won this little exchange of ours. “It’s not like it matters when half the staff has already seen me naked.”
At first I don’t react, my jealousy burning so hot it almost feels cold. A near homicidal rage flares through me and it takes every ounce of control I have left not to let it show, settling back in the chair, my face wiped clean of any emotion.
“Careful…” I tsk, “It’s almost like you forgot who you’re talking to.”
She flinches. And my mouth fucking waters. This really isn’t helping myshe thinks you’re a psychopathic murdererdilemma but I can’t help myself.
Even if it’s fear I can see crawl across her skin, I am not above watching her breath hitch and her chest heave as she tries to compose herself. I can tell she’s trying to resist the urge to tell me to go fuck myself. And I wish she would. It burns behind her eyes. And fuck, would it turn me on.
“I’ll quit,” she threatens, seeming to muster all the courage she has left.
I laugh. A condescending chuckle more like. I don’t even try to resist the pull she has on me, standing up and stalking towards her. She goes on high alert but doesn’t move as I inch myself closer to her trembling body. I lean over to her ear just so I can smell the delicate fragrance of her lip balm. Grapefruit—and a hint of sugar. What I would do to lick the seam of her lips just to have a taste.
“Don’t kid yourself, darling. We both know you won’t quit.” I trail my fingers down her arm, chasing the goosebumps across her skin. “And if you do, well, we both know I’ll always find you. You can’t hide from me.”
I straighten, staring her dead in the eyes, brushing my thumb against my bottom lip. “Besides…” I trail off. “I think there’s a part of you who wants to be found. Isn’t that right, my little sun?” I don’t bother to stick around for an answer as I walk past her, leaving her dumbfounded in the middle of the office.
Chapter 15
Sunny
“Noneofmyfuckingbusiness,” I grumble under my breath.
None of my fucking business, my ass.
I’ve been stewing my entire shift while gossip about the new hot owner has traveled across the staff like wildfire. No one knows who Byzantine truly is except for Lenix and I. And her knowing is a secret of its own. There’s no way I’m putting her in any danger if I have anything to do with it. Byzantine is my problem.
And what a problem to have.
I could tell he enjoyed toying with me. The initial fear I felt for him is slowly morphing into a barely contained rage after each encounter with him. They’re brief but so fucking loaded. My body flares up anytime he’s close.
Like a disease. A virus wrecking havoc inside of me.
