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Adalyn Reyes was beautiful. And she was also a hot mess. She was a beautiful hot mess of an inconvenience I wanted out of my hair.
“Sure thing, darling.” “Still not your darling,” she quipped. “Still don’t care.”
“Ada, darling,”
It was worth it. Because it made you smile.”
“But I didn’t ask you to come for me.” My throat went tight with the words. “You never need to ask, love.”
“You need to stop looking at me like that, love.” My eyes snapped right back to his face. Ada darling. Love. That smile on his face again. I couldn’t keep up. “I was not looking,” I whispered, cheeks flaming. “You were, and my ego fucking loved it.” He braced his hands on the island and leaned forward. “Other parts of me, too.”
“You were looking at me the way you are now. Just like that. I didn’t want it to end.” His words were soft, barely a whisper. “Like what?” “Like I’m something precious. Worth looking at.” His face fell. “Why would you think otherwise?” “Because no one ever looks at me that way.”
“You want to play, love?” His voice had a dark edge to it. His fingers flexed. “You want a man that won’t run away scared? A man that’ll leave his bloody skin in the game?” My heart tripped. “I’ll be your man, then.”
“What do you want from me?” I tightened the grip on his arm. “A chance.”
“I… You’re smiling really big.” Something took flight in my chest, and I made myself ask. “Why?” “Because you’ve just given me a reason.” “A reason for what?” “To play the longest game I ever have.”
“You are all I can see,” he told me, his words falling right on my lips. “Even when I close my eyes, you’re all I see.”
“I’ll always give you more than what you ask for, love. Even when you don’t know what you want.”
