The Enforcer

by Avery Keelan

“Listen, fuckers.” All eyes in the room fall to me. “All any of you need to know is that Violet is one hundred percent out-of-bounds. If any of you even think about touching her, it’ll be a career-ending move. Because I will end you. Immediately.”

I want those goddamn butterflies—and only Mr. Wrong has ever given them to me.

“The word I was looking for is infuri—” Before I can finish, he grabs my face and his mouth crashes down on mine.

“You don’t need to worry about other girls, Vi. I want you so bad I can’t fucking see straight.” “You’ve got me now.” In truth, he’s had me all along. “Yeah.” He grins, lowering his mouth to mine. “I do.”