“No one ever called you out on your bullshit before?” “Plenty, actually.” She gives me a look that has me smirking. “I highly doubt that considering you’d rather die than hear the truth.” “And what exactly is the truth?” I ask, finding myself leaning into her warmth as she stands in front of me. If I continue, she’ll be standing between my legs. Heat grows in my belly at the thought alone, my cock stirring as she gives me the most devilish smirk imaginable, peering up at me through her thick black lashes. “You, Mr. Crawford, are an avoider.”