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It was like opening the doorway to Heaven. With the crown prince of Hell standing in the way. Colt’s usual scowl was firmly in place, his intelligent black gaze leisurely wandering up and down my body. The sun behind him was blinding, casting shadows over his too-handsome face and only strengthening the effortless bad-boy vibe he had going on.
“Teach me to fight,” I said again. “What makes you think I know how?” “Because I saw what you did to Owen. Those punches weren’t sloppy. They were strong. Accurate. Deadly.” He eyed me. “You’ll owe me.” “I’ll pay you.” “Don’t want your money.” “What do you want then?” His gaze grew heated.
I suddenly couldn’t breathe. He filled the room, taking up the space until all I saw was him. He inched closer until I had to tilt my head to look up at him. “I don’t know yet, princess. So let’s call it an IOU.” He spun on his heel and opened the door, striding out, his black boots scuffing on the driveway. He paused, one hand on his car door. “We start Monday.”
right on being scared of your own shadow. Or you can stand over there with Buck and the others and watch me take this guy down. And then tomorrow, I’ll teach you how I did it.” I stared at him for a long moment, then held my hand out. “Give me your keys.” He raised an eyebrow. “Seriously? You want to go sit in the car?” “No, I want them because you’re a cocky son of a bitch. And if that guy kills you, I still want to be able to get home tonight.”
But I’d felt nothing. No jealousy. No longing. She hadn’t spoken to me since the day she’d walked in and found Lacey in my bed. I’d made no effort to talk to her either. My heart wasn’t in it anymore. It hadn’t been since Lacey had come back into my life. And I think both Gillian and I had known it. I squeezed my eyes shut, pushing out those memories.
“I never once said I hated you because you had money.” “Then why?” Because your uncle isn’t who you think he is. Because you’re not. Because I’m not. Because everything you think you know is a lie. I slammed my lips down on hers.
My head spun. His kisses were everything. The sun and the moon and the stars, all rolled into one fiery ball of heaven. Or maybe of hell. I had no idea.
That was always the way with the two of us. I gave her shit. She gave me hell.
If this was all we had, if I went back home and cops had my house surrounded, then this would be enough. This one night with the girl who had owned my heart for as long as I could remember.
But then Colt’s lips were brushing the shell of my ear. “Dance with me, Lacey. I want to show every person in this room you’re mine. You get that?” My heart squeezed. I got it.
