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“Serenity Jackson.”
This is my life. I’m used to it. Let them look, I say.
“Who is she kissing?”
“I don’t know, but he’s hot.”
And now I’m distracted as the urge to protect what’s mine floods through me.
Sensing the sudden tension in me, Cian pulls back from the kiss.
With his flirty, easy smile, he asks. “Time to go in?”
With a sigh, I say, “Unfortunately, yes.”
Cian blinks down at me, his arms unready to let me go. “We could forget the whole thing and go to my room.”
Out of nowhere, an alarm bell clangs in my head.
This is going too fast.
And the innocent schoolgirl down deep inside me freezes.
ChapterSeven
Cian
I fucked up.
I pushed her too far, too fast.
My blood left my brain, and I was thinking with my dick—which continues to throb against her middle, even at the sudden knowledge that I was about to be shot down.
“Or we can just go to the party. No pressure.”
Her parted lips have yet to form a verbal response, but her shocked expression tells me everything I need to know.
Somewhere nearby, I hear someone gasp and say, “It’s her! Oh my gosh!”
“Serenity! Can I get a selfie?”
She wags her head, clearing away some metaphysical cobwebs.
“Blink twice if you need me to play bodyguard and get you out of here,” I murmur in her ear.
That’s all it takes for her to light up her face with her million-dollar smile. She squeezes my forearm. “I will.”
I’m not hurt that she doesn’t want to go to my room. I’m kicking myself for pushing her.
It pains me to let go of her so she can greet her adoring public, but I remind myself of the facts. If this goes anywhere—and I’m really hoping it does—then I will have to share her with her fans.
I don’t like it. But I’d better accept it.
Still, I keep my hand on the small of her back as she says hello, signs autographs, and poses for selfies with the small gaggle of hotel guests crowded around her.
After five minutes, she turns to me and blinks twice.
“Sorry, folks. Ms. Jackson is expected elsewhere, and we’re already late.”
