Mr. Irrelevant (Rock City Renegades #1)

by C.L. Rose

Opening the door, I step up behind him, closing us in together. His head lifts, but he doesn’t turn, making me second-guess whether or not I should’ve come in here at all. But when I raise a shaky hand, placing it between his shoulder blades, he stands up straight, reaching around and yanking me so I’m pressed with my back against the wall in front of him. My heart hammers in my chest as he towers over me, the look of sadness and dejection that was painted across his face moments ago long gone—only to be replaced with something that eerily resembles animalistic, primal rage. If I didn’t trust this man with every fiber of my being, I’d be terrified right now, sinking further into the hard, cold tile as he watches me with fire in his eyes. “Maddox—” His name falls from my lips in a choked plea, but before I can say another word, he cuts me off with a strong hand around my throat. It’s firm, but not so tight that I can’t breathe, the tips of his fingers pressing into the delicate skin and making me feel like I could levitate right off the floor at any moment. A shudder works its way through my body, and even though he’s angry and we definitely need to talk about what happened at the game, I can’t bring myself to tell him to stop. His chest and shoulders rise and fall rapidly, the air around us thick with a mixture of steam and pure tension as he stares down at me like a predator that’s ready to devour his prey. “Say you’re mine,” he grits, his voice full of desperation. My he...