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“No, but I’m the one who suggested the Olympia trip. If we hadn’t gone there in the first place—”
“There would be a lot of otters at the mercy of shitty tracking. Thanks to that trip, we know they don’t need to be. Also, I’m the guy who brought you on board in the middle of a scandal that was already shitting up my life.” I hold her gaze, knowing that’s a dangerous thing to do. “No point in passing out blame. All we can do is act.”
She sighs, her shoulders slumping. “I guess you’re right. I’m still sorry this happened, though. I never meant for it to blow up like this.”
“That’s life. Existence is flammable.”
And so are you, woman,I don’t say.Yet for some unholy reason I want you to turn me to ash.
Molly jumps up as she smiles, bracing her big paws on Destiny’s thighs. She wraps her arms around the dog and sets that furry tail wagging.
“You’re cute with her,” I say. “Did you grow up with dogs?”
“No. My dad was so busy and I was sort of deprived,” she says. “I think that’s why I fell in love with animals so much. Typical story of the kid who wants what she can’t have.” She grimaces. “I was a huge brat back then, though.”
“You? Never,” I say with a snort.
“Hey!” She swipes at my arm, but her face breaks into a reluctant smile anyway. “You’re not supposed to agree.”
“Why wouldn’t I? I thought I was the asshole here.”
“Well, yeah,that’strue.” Her grin softens as she loses herself in bittersweet memories, her eyes going distant and glassy. “I used to be so demanding when I was little...”
“Demanding how?”
“Just like... whatever I wanted at the time.” She shrugs. “I guess I was a little spoiled. I was Dad’s little angel, you know? All he had left after losing my mom, and we didn’t come from a big family. So I made a fuss whenever I wanted something. Good thing he didn’t let me get away with it all the time, though.” She smiles fondly. “That’s one thing he always did for me—never let me get away with my shit.”
“Is that why you’re... the way you are now?”
Her eyes sparkle with challenge. “Are you trying to say I outgrew being a brat?”
“Don’t put words in my mouth.”
“You were, weren’t you?”
I cock my head and give her a long, slow look that has her squirming in her chair.
My cock loves it too much.
“You’re not so bad now. I guess.”
“Coming from you, that’s practically a mad declaration of love. Mr. Darcy, you flatter me.” She leans forward, the apple crisp I had waiting for dessert completely forgotten. “Are you going to list my faults now?”
“Would that stop your head from growing bigger than the moon?”
“Too late.”
“No point then,” I snap.
And fuck.
I can’t find enough faults for a proper list to throw back in her face.
Destiny’s eyes heat before she trails a nail along the surface of the table.
I watch every movement avidly, imagining what she could do with that lonely finger trailing down my cock.
Her hands are a curse of the highest order, only rivaled by the rest of her.
