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“Well, here’s a sight for sore eyes,” Dolly says as I walk into the clubhouse bar. She gives me a friendly wink and leans against the polished counter.
I slide onto one of the bar stools, my stomach in knots because of what I’m about to do.
I’ve come to tell Ares everything.
And I mean everything.
Planned assassination and all.
I mean, after last night, how can I not?
This morning, I woke up alone, but Ares’ warmth still lingered in the sheets, and in that moment, I realized I couldn’t continue with the lie.
Not after last night.
Not after those words.
I’m fucking falling for you.
Killing a man for being evil is one thing. Stringing along a man with a good heart is another.
Ares isn’t the monster I thought he was, and somehow, I’ve become the villain in this story. Now I’m here, ready to tell him everything, despite knowing I’ll probably lose the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and at the same time, break his heart in the process.
But it’s the right thing to do.
I’m nervous, and Dolly can tell. “Everything okay, honey?”
No, everything sucks.
“Of course, I’m just a little tired.” I force a smile. Dolly is the mom I never had, and it kills me to know I’ll be letting her down too.
I’m going to lose the family I’ve always wanted.
“You here to see that gorgeous man of yours?”
Yep, but I’m about to destroy him.
I press two fingers into my temples. “Is he here?”
“He and Jack rode out to the grow shed, but they’ll be back soon. Can I get you a drink while you wait?”
Yes, a tall glass of cyanide because I’m a terrible person.
I lean my elbows on the bar and push my hands through my hair. “Is it too soon for tequila?”
“I’m sure it’s five o’clock somewhere.” She grabs a bottle and two shot glasses, lining them up in front of me. “Everything okay with you and Ares?”
You mean, besides me being here to kill him?
“Yeah, of course,” I say, but my face says otherwise.
“You know, it’s been a long while since I’ve seen that boy smile, and now, he’s smiling every day. Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him so happy. Didn’t used to be the word I’d use to describe him, but since you’ve come along, he’s happier than a pig in mud.”
I feel the heat of her gaze on me.
Oh boy, she’s going to hate me when she finds out the reason I walked into all their lives.
