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“Look, I can give you a lift somewhere? Where were you headed?”
While I didn’t get the same creepy vibe from him as I had from the other guy, he was still a stranger, and I didn’t know how much I could trust him. Just because he was gorgeous didn’t mean he wasn’t a serial killer.
I sighed, feeling the weight of the world on my shoulders once again before I finally answered him. “I’m headed to Empire Sevens. It’s a—”
“I know what it is.” He cut me off. “It’s only a few minutes from here. What business do you have at Empire Sevens?”
He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. Working one free, he put it to his lips and lit it with a golden Zippo.
“My aunt works there.”
“Who’s your aunt?” He took a long pull from his cigarette before letting the smoke free in the air around him.
He made the simple act look incredibly sexy when I had just found smoking disgusting only minutes before.
“Her name’s Kennedy.”
“No shit? Kennedy Vaughn?” The shock was apparent in his tone.
“Yes. Do you know Kennedy?”
He chuckled a bit, the sound deep and smooth before he leveled me with a sexy smirk. “I know her.”
I’m not sure what it was about him. Maybe it was his no-nonsense attitude, but I believed him. It made accepting his offer for a ride much easier.
“Could you take me there?”
He nodded as he tossed his smoke to the ground and put it out with his shoe.
“My car’s over there.” He pointed off to the side. “First, let’s move this piece of shit out of the way.” He rolled up his sleeves, his tan arms shining in the sun as he moved toward me. “You steer, and I push, deal?”
I nodded.
It took no time at all for him to push the heavy car out of the way and into the empty parking spot where I steered it to.
Rolling up the window, I locked the car and turned toward the handsome stranger. It was only then I realized I was about to get a ride from a person without even knowing his name.
“What’s your name?” I asked.
“My name?”
“Yes… unless you want me to keep referring to you as the helpful stranger.”
He grinned. “When have you referred to me as the helpful stranger?”
“In my head.” I tapped the side of my head and attempted a friendly smile.
“My name’s Kade King. And you are?”
Of course.
Even his name was attractive.
“Eden.”
“Nice to meet you, Eden. Now, are you ready?”
I nodded, tucking a piece of sweaty hair behind my ear and wishing I had a hair tie to pull its weight off the back of my neck. “As ready as I’ll ever be.”
