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“Does that mean I’m in?” I ask hopefully.
“We don’t personally approve interns, love.” Daniel snatches his third cupcake. “HR does and we just pick.”
“I can’t submit to HR.”
“Why not?”
“Nate, right?” Sebastian asks.
“Yeah.” I clink my nails. “He’ll know I went against his order, and I’d rather he doesn’t find out until I’m in.”
“Now that you mention it, I want to see the look on his face, so we should make this happen.” Sebastian grins.
“My, Weaver Prince. Is this a rebellion?” Daniel smirks.
“You both love it.”
“I’m a good fucking citizen.” Daniel chews his cupcake. “Knox, however…”
The latter sips from his coffee, a gleam shining in his eyes. “If we do this, will there be some fun, Sebastian?”
“I can assure you of that.” He gives me a knowing look and I try my hardest not to blush. “I can’t take you in, though, Gwen. I have enough interns for a lifetime. How about you, Dan?”
“Me, too, I’m afraid. Aspen, however, doesn’t have any interns.”
“Not her.” I twist my lips.
“Why not?” Knox pushes his mug away and focuses on me. Well, shit. I can’t be badmouthing a senior partner in front of the lawyer that I want to work with the most.
“She’s Nate’s friend and she doesn’t like Dad.” I step toward Knox. “So you’re all I’ve got.”
“You’re telling me to go against Nate for you, and that’s such a bad idea, Gwen.”
“I know, but I promise to make it up to you with hard work. Criminal law is my passion.”
Daniel grins, shaking his head. “You’re not listening to him, love.”
“Huh?”
“He said it’s a bad idea.”
“Yeah…I know.”
Knox stands and smiles down at me, his features becoming hard with the motion. “What you don’t know is that I love bad ideas.”
“Does that mean you’re taking me in?”
I’m waiting for a nod or a yes to do my happy dance, but Knox goes quiet and the atmosphere changes from light and playful to completely suffocating.
I recognize it so well since this is what my life’s been like for the past couple of weeks. Breathing is a chore and everything in between is too charged and asphyxiating.
My heart thunders as I slowly turn around and catch a glimpse of the man who’s been torturing my days and nights.
The man I wasn’t supposed to see now.
He has a hand in his pocket as he strides to us in the midst of onlookers. That’s what Nate does—he steals attention.
He’s a thief.
