“Don’t play stupid, Rainey. It might work with other people, but it doesn’t work with me. What were you talking to Joel about?” Rowan had let his hair grow out, the ends dusting his shoulders, the front brushed back. I wanted to run my fingers through it. “He invited me to a party tonight.” Cursing under his breath, he darted his eyes to my window, the blue made brighter by the subdued sunlight. “How much are they paying you?” “I don’t think that’s any of your-“ “How much?” Gaze meeting mine, his jaw was tight, the dark stubble causing his cheeks to appear more sunken than they were. “Two
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