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“Relax, kid. My company set up your accommodations.”
“Oh yeah … right. But how do you know—”
“I don’t have to watch you through cameras if I want to see you naked. All I have to do is think about all the times—”
“Enough!” I roared, losing the last bit of patience I had with him. “You cannot talk to me like this. I won’t stand for it.”
“You used to love the way I talked to you. Especially when my face was buried in between your—”
I hung up on him. “The fucking nerve of that man!”
Of course, the phone immediately rang again, but I didn’t answer.
Instead, I heard his rough, husky tone on the voicemail of the hotel suite as it echoed off the walls.
“If you don’t pick up, I’ll walk right into your suite. I don’t even need to knock, Autumn. I have a key. You’re staying in one of my hotels.”
Tired of his bullshit, I picked up the phone and dialed his number. “Are you fucking insane?” I seethed into the phone as soon as he answered.
“No, but I won’t go ignored either.”
“You own hotels?” This was news to me. I had immersed myself into Julian’s world without realizing just how deep I was in.
“I own a lot of things, kid. Locke Enterprises is just one of them.”
“Oh my God.” I rubbed my face. My head was suddenly pounding. “If you come here, I’ll have you arrested for trespassing.”
“Too late. Open your door.” With that, he hung up.
And I lost my shit.
—Julian—
She answered the door like she was ready to beat my face in. Considering I was the one who taught her how to throw a mean right hook, I was prepared to block any advances.
Except for the one where she threw herself at me, but we weren’t there yet.
“You cannot be here! This is not appropriate!”
“Since when have we ever been appropriate, kid?”
“You’re not even listening to me! This is like ten years ago all over again!”
“But look what it’s done for your perspective. At least you’re recognizing our past.”
“Oh. My. God.”
While she threw yet another temper tantrum in the span of a few hours, my eyes raked in her wet body. She was wearing a light blue silk robe that left very little to the imagination. Her nipples were hard, they were pointing right at me.
When she realized where my stare had drifted, she gazed down and instantly covered herself.
“You’re violating so many HR rules, I don’t even know where to begin to report you.”
“You and I both know you’re not going to report me, Miss Troy.” I shoved open the door and walked inside. Heading straight toward the rectangular dining table.
She slammed the door shut behind me, turning around to lean against it. Her arms crossed over her chest. “You know most people wait until they’re invited inside.”
“I’m not most people.”
