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But the little girl was wrong. They weren’t gross; they were simply a part of him. Some people had freckles and moles; he had scars.
If only the greedy, selfish part of me—the one that’d foolishly wanted to be closer to her—hadn’t won out.
YESSS MY GUY IS DOWN BAD FOR HER
I knew all this already. I’d watched every interview and read every article she’d ever been mentioned in.
OBSESSEDDDD YESSSS
Ayana’s expression turned thoughtful. “Vuk Markovic as an engineer. I don’t see it.” I ignored the thrill of hearing my name leave her lips and raised a questioning brow instead.
HAHAHA
Because they were getting married. Because I saw her first. Because she was his when she should be mine.
I LOVE THIS SHIT ALREADY
The only thing worse than having the woman you were obsessed with hate you was having her try to befriend you.
RAHAHAKA
My pulse fluttered at the words scratched in bold black. I don’t hate you. But I wish I did.
AJAAPLAKA
A
A
If you were my fiancée, I wouldn’t look at another woman. Entertainment or not.
But no matter what role she slipped into, onstage or offstage, she maintained a spark that was entirely her own. It was that spark that kept me coming back over and over again. Waiting. Watching. Obsessing.
AAAAAARVG
I’m sure you don’t care about what happens to my shoes.” I care about everything relevant to you. The thought passed, silent and fleeting, before I locked it away.
RAAHAJKL
Jordan was having the time of his life, and I would rather throw myself into a pool of battery acid. It would be a miracle if I got through the night without murdering someone.
Kai glanced down at where wet handprints marred his previously immaculate shirt. When he looked up again, his face had hardened into stone. “That,” he said, “was a mistake.” What happened next escalated so quickly no one could’ve provided an accurate account if they’d tried.
KAI OMFGGG YES
“Never have I ever…had
What is this, highchool??????
“You need to tell Jordan to step up his game.” Kim clucked her tongue. “I know you’re in love and all, but I’ve seen that man dance. Poor thing has the rhythm of a sentient washboard.”
CRINGING
“Looks can be deceiving.” Sloane’s cheeks were flushed a deep pink. The margaritas had gotten to her. “According to one of my friends, it’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for.” “Oh, I believe it. You know who fits that description?” A sly smile spread across Indira’s face. “Vuk Markovic.”
STOP. Wrfff
“You ever seen an accountant during tax season?” she countered. “They can be scary.” “Oh, come on, Ayana.” Indira nudged my leg with her foot. “You can’t tell me you aren’t curious about Vuk. He has that hideous scar, but it kinda adds to his appeal. Danger is sexy.”
CRINGEEEEEEEEEYYYYYY
“So? That doesn’t make you a nun. Besides, I bet even a nun would have unholy thoughts about that man.” Indira sighed. “Say what you will about his face, but that body? Whew. Anyway, that’s what doggy style is for, or I can turn the lights off when we’re having sex. If he didn’t have those scars, he’d be really hot, but I wouldn’t want to look at his face when I’m about to come, you know?”
I hate this place
Karma was a bitch with different faces. Sometimes it was an attempted assassination; other times, it was a fucking laser tag night with my friend, his fiancée who I was secretly obsessed with, and a model who clung to me like a barnacle. Oh, and a bunch of drunken people I didn’t care about.
I LOVE VUK
The rhythm of my pulse took a decidedly violent turn. Whoever invented this game should die. If they were already dead, they should die again. Horribly.
YES
I kept my eyes locked on hers while I reached over and slowly, deliberately, took Ayana’s hand. A noticeable hush fell over the table. I lifted her hand to my mouth, brushed my lips across her knuckles…and lingered.
HAHAHAH IM DEAD
The reality of what I’d done hit me like a freight truck. I’d basically dry humped Vuk Markovic in a fucking laser tag arena. And he hadn’t stopped me.
Good lord have mercy!
A month ago, being alone with Vuk Markovic on a dark street would’ve given me a panic attack. But somehow, somewhere, that had changed. If I could choose anyone to be with at that moment, I would choose him.
“Why are you the one here discussing the situation and not her fiancé?” Because she’s fucking mine.
VUK BRO
Jordan was her fiancé in name, but I was the one she’d turned to first. I was the one who understood what she needed—not comfort, but vengeance. I was the one who would kill and die for her in the same breath. No other man could match that, ring or no ring.
His words cut off with a howl when I slammed my fist into his face. I was pleased to note his nose hadn’t fully healed from Ayana’s headbutt, and it easily broke again from my punch.
IM SMILLING
No one hurt her and got away with it.
AAHHHAHHAHAHHAHAHA
“Take off your ring.” Vuk’s harsh command was a shot of whiskey straight to my veins.
WHY THEE FUCKING LIBRARY
I placed it on the table behind me. It’d barely hit the mahogany surface before Vuk grabbed the back of my neck and swallowed my gasp with his mouth.
I would be for this if it WASN'T IN THE FUCKING LIBRARY
“Careful, srce moje.” His voice rasped against my sensitized skin. “Or you’ll fucking kill me.” My fingers curled around a fistful of his shirt. “Good,” I breathed.
GET OUT OF THE LIBRARY
I’ve never told anyone the details of what happened before. Not Jordan. Not my staff. Vuk switched back to signing before he added in a low voice, “Just you.” Warmth unspooled in my chest. “Why me?” “Ayana.” My name sounded like a prayer and a curse on his lips. “You know why.”
She was the beauty, and I was the beast.
NOT THE KAI AZER LINE
Now that I knew about her arrangement, where did that leave us?
Why am I only half way through this book 😀
Beautiful and smart. A woman after my own heart.
Oh yes this is SO hard to understand!
He kissed me like a man starved,
I hate thiis term SO MUCH
On the ground, with my knees digging into the carpet and his heated stare burning into my skin, I was eye level with the evidence of his arousal.
I hate it here
I’d gotten him shot, and I’d slept with his fiancée while he’d been out cold. Engagement of convenience or not, it was still a shitty thing to do. I was going to rot in hell. That had already been a given, but my recent actions really put me in the red.
Skull
If I weren’t sitting, I might’ve floated to the ceiling like Mary fucking Poppins.
Huh :sob:
“Why? What’s going on next Friday?” Ayana asked. “I was planning on making D.C. up to you then, but we can push it to the Friday after next.” “Um.” I felt the heat pouring off her cheeks. “I thought that was what the elevator was for.” “I like to be thorough in my apologies.”
GAH
Vuk was right. We were going to get through this. As long as we were together, we could get through anything.
Over the course of the next hour, two things became clear: 1) Vuk Markovic was really into the game. Like, he refused to talk at all while it was happening, and 2) he was competitive as hell. It was a game of chance, but I was convinced he’d wrestle Lady Luck to the ground for victory’s sake if he could.
Ummm idk how to feel aabout this...
I swiped at my tears and took another deep breath. I could break down later, in private. Right now, I needed something, anything, to distract me.
Cn i have vuk pls
“I’m not usually a compromise person, srce, but for you, I’d agree to a thousand compromises if you asked.”
“And yet, you won’t translate srce,” I breathed, trying to restore some semblance of control to my emotions. “You know what it means,” Vuk said, his voice tender again. I did. I’d finally looked it up, but even if I hadn’t, I heard the sentiment every time he uttered it. Srce moje. My heart.
Like my mother said, joy didn’t require the absence of grief, and happiness wasn’t always found in the big moments. More often than not, they existed in small pockets of time like these—in a room with an adorable cat, the man I loved, and the knowledge that he loved me back.
“I love you,” she said. “Not because you saved my life but because you’re you.” It was as if she’d read my mind. “Grumpy, sweet, smart, loyal…a little stabby at times, but no one’s perfect.” She smiled at my small huff. “I’m in love with every part of you, Vuk Markovic, and I’ve been meaning to tell you for a while. Tonight just happened to be the night I found the courage to do so.”
