Tempt Our Fate (Sutten Mountain, #2)

by Kat Singleton

“Encourage isn’t the word I’d use. Forced is more like it.” “Something tells me you don’t take well to being forced to do anything.” I chuckle. I appreciate that she seems to always say exactly what’s on her mind. “You could say that.” “So you rebelled by becoming an art owner instead of a creator?” “I rebelled by not ever giving in to their wishes and following in their footsteps. I was supposed to be some nepo baby art prodigy. They wanted me to be that desperately. It’s the one thing I refused to become.” “So could you have been an art prodigy? Are you any good?” My lips twitch as I do my best to fight a smirk. “Remember that statue you liked so much in my office?” Her face scrunches in confusion. It makes me laugh, a small chuckle rumbling from low in my chest. “The most beautiful piece of art I’ve ever seen? Yeah, I remember it.” My teeth run over my bottom lip because she’s feeding my ego, and I love it. “The artist who didn’t know if they wanted to sell it? That’s me.” “Shut up!” “No one knows it’s me.” “Oh my god, I gave you compliments without even knowing it.” “You gave me so many compliments,” I tease, popping another bite of scone into my mouth. It’s my second one. They’re just so damn good. “I want to throw up.” She sighs dramatically, falling backward onto the quilt. “How could you let me say such nice things about you and not say anything?” “Maybe I like it when you say nice things to me.” She looks at me from the corner of her eye. “No you don’t.”