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“You’re really good with cats,” I said, smiling at them. “Void loves you.”
Rahul blushed, pushing his glasses upon his nose. “We had six cats growing up and I always wanted to adopt cats when I arrived here, but Damon has a busy schedule and so do I. I’d love to be his only pet sitter, isn’t that right, you little panther?”
I giggled and showed him Void’s bowl, litter box, and how much we fed him when we brought him home. I had already made a list of veterinary clinics nearby when Damon went to shower last night, and I sent it to Rahul.
I kissed Void on his head and bid him farewell as Heather and I made our way to the driveway. As promised, a sleek, electric car was waiting for us, but Damon was nowhere in sight. I blushed furiously when we sat in the backseat, a separator between us and the driver. He didn’t have to do that but he had promised he was going to be a doting partner in public… in exchange for me being his dirty little slut when we are alone. Duality of a man.
“Now that we are away from that controlling ass,” Heather started, making me sigh, “I want to ask if he is threatening you.”
“What? No!”
“Blackmail? I can help you, Summer. Just tell me what’s going on and our agency can sue him,” Heather said, her voice sincere and concerned.
I shook my head. “It’s nothing like that. I… we are actually dating.”
She stared at me with her narrowed eyes.
I shrugged, slipping into my acting mode and lied smoothly, “It’s not that hard to believe. He is my best friend’s older brother, and I always had a silly, teenager crush on him growing up.” That wasn’t the lie, at least. “We talked a lot yesterday and one thing led to another.”
“You mean you fucked?”
I spluttered, “Of course, not!” I mean, we had a raunchy one-night stand. “And even if we did, it’s none of your business.”
Heather sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. “It is my business because people are still talking about the damn orgy thing.”
“Which never happened,” I said, clenching my jaw. “I am dating Damon Grant, and if people have a problem with it, they can come and talk it out with me.”
“You know those rumors about Drake, right?” Heather asked, her voice low. The car took a sharp break before moving again.
“They are not rumors, they are facts. He was a piece of shit, but Damon is not,” I said, not knowing why I had the sudden urge to defend him. Even though he was evil and grumpy, he never gave me the creeps like Drake. “He took in a stray cat, Heather. He could have ignored the poor cat and wooed me into sleeping with him, but he didn’t. He… He can be nice sometimes.”
“Nice? Damon Grant? Love, I’m not sure what he made you drink, but don’t fall for his pretty face. He is the man who made hundreds of women and men cry working for Moore. Not to mention, his dating history is zero. Null. Especially with that face. It’s creepy.”
That was true. Damon had never dated, or Emma would know and gossip about it with us. He didn’t seem like someone who was secretly bisexual, so he really didn’t date anyone. Before me. And even then, what we had was a pretend relationship.
“I know, but I’ll sign the contract today,” I said, my chin high. “He can even help me clear up the rumors before the first episode releases.”
She sighed when we reached Moore Beauty’s building. “I don’t know why, but this doesn’t feel right, Summer. You guys didn’t even kiss or seem intimate.”
I didn’t know what to say, so I blurted, “O-okay, I gotta go.”
I rushed to the building elevator and hoped I could get some space alone so I could think.
“Mr. Damon asked you in his office, ma’am,” the receptionist from yesterday said with a small smile. I thanked her and ignored the hushed whispers.
Of course, the devil wanted me in his office right away.
PART III
“You can’t run from this, kitten.”
23
DON’T FALL IN LOVE
DAMON
“Yes, clear the floor,” I ordered, hanging up the phone, and fixing my tie and cufflinks. I had heard everything I wanted to know in the car while I was driving it, making sure they couldn’t see my face.
