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Bite my tongue every time he calls meprincess.
Attempt to have a human conversation.
I could even try to be his friend—and not because I’m selfish—but because he seems like he could use a sympathetic ear...
...couldn’t he?
I don’t care how hot he is, or how wet his filthy mouth makes me.
Pushing him away tonight tells me I can handle him at his worst.
So, I’ll just lead him into the friend zone and put up barbed wire around both of us.
Before anything goes too far.
A strange new confidence hums through my veins.
If all goes well, I’m going to unravel Chris and turn his story into something beautiful to share with the world. Even if I have to do it without ever mentioning his name.
Mystery McHottie ismine.
It’s only a few hot summer weeks.
It’s only a pet project.
Only hours of my life with a complicated, sexy young man who I’m starting to think was put here to test my own sanity.
Let him push and tease all he wants. I’ll never break.
I’ll just show my god of green-eyed lightning that he’s not the only one who knows how to weather a storm.
6
Grey Waters (Chris)
Every time I turn around, there’s another fucking landmine.
I head for the office at the crack of dawn, shrugging off the hangover as I grab my crap and hoist it into my truck. I fight the urge to flip off Jeeves in the guard shack when he opens the gate, giving me another one of those looks that says,good riddance.
Yeah, shithead, same to you.
The Enguard headquarters is my fortress.
It’s sleek and spartan, all neutral colors with high-tech meeting and work rooms lurking behind the walls. The place is easily fancier than anything I’ve lived with under the government for the last seven years.
And compared to all the bullshit drama at home?
Working around the clock here sounds like a dream come true.
Ma showed her true colors for about the thousandth time.
Marriage to her latest toy hasn’t changed a single shade. And I’ll be damned if I’m crashing in that godforsaken house while she beats me up over my career with her marshmallow of a sugar daddy joining the fun.
Delia made her feelings crystal clear, too.
Honestly, I’m glad.
I know I was buzzed and I came at her too hard—Icanadmit when I’ve fucked up—but she sent her message loud and clear.
