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“No, stop being difficult.” “I can’t. Your frustration warms the coldest parts of my soul.”
“Most people would be,” said Havana. “But since it’s well-known that you feed off the frustration of others and find their subsequent reactions amusing, yeah, I have no idea why she expected you to be upset.” People could be so weird.
“Believe what you want,” began Bailey, waving her fork dismissively, “but I’m telling you, Deke loathes me. He thinks I’m evil.” “No, he doesn’t,” Havana assured her. Bailey snorted. “He splashed me with holy water to, and I quote, ‘see what happened.’ He claimed to be disappointed when I didn’t burst into flames.”
Her eyes went wide, and she smiled. “You’re being brilliantly bold. I’m quite proud of you right now. Didn’t think you had it in you. Go you!” He stared at her, momentarily lost for words. “You’re not normal.”
Corbin gave her an incredulous look. “You’re actually signing the petition to have you fired?” “I’m feeling left out.”
Aspen pulled a face. “Do you have to be annoying all the time?” “It brings me joy,” said Bailey. “Don’t you want me to be happy?” “No, not really.”
She blinked at him. “There’s no D in refrigerator. So why the hell is there a D in fridge? It’s not like it would otherwise have been pronounced differently, is it?”
Deke almost did a double-take. “You have a poleaxe?” She looked up at him, her brows sliding together. “You don’t?” “Of course not.” “Huh. Well, that’s weird.” “Weird?” She tipped her head to the side. “You don’t think so?” “What I think is that you want to drive me batshit.” “Well, it is on my list.”
“Look, I started this petition to have her fired. See how many signatures are on it.” Jarrett took it from her and scanned it. His eyes flicked up to Bailey. “You signed this yourself. Six times.” Bailey lifted and dropped one shoulder. “I like to be included in things.”
A slow smile crept on her face. “Every time we do this staring thing, I feel our connection growing.” He glowered. “Don’t make me drug your drink with holy water—I’m pretty sure it would kill you.”
“Encouraging people to be normal is literally just encouraging them to conform. Blend. Follow. Obey. Be part of the world’s flock of sheep. I’d rather be the predator that hangs not far from the flock, does its own thing, and bites any sheep that piss it off.” She paused. “Why are you pulling that face?” He rubbed at his nape. “I find myself agreeing with you. I don’t like it.” “It does feel kind of weird,” said Bailey with a slight shudder. “Stop it.” Cash snickered, almost spitting out his food.
“If you really believe that, why the hell are you in my bed right now?” “Well, with your cock comes you—I have no way to change that.” He felt his frown deepen. “You’re saying you tolerate me in order to have access to my dick?” “Basically, yeah.”
His lips curved against her neck. “I think I’m jealous that you’re more emotionally attached to my dick than you are me.” “Well, it’s a very nice appendage.”
“Oh, I don’t doubt that I’m signing up for a lifetime of being psychologically toyed with. You wouldn’t be you if you weren’t testing my sanity. But I’ve told you before, I wouldn’t have you any other way.”
Tate. “Yeah, hopefully,” said Havana. “It’d be a bummer if Bailey leveled the building or something.” Tate twisted his neck to look at his mate. “What?” Camden explained, “It was what Bailey did last time someone abducted her. Got free, snapped their neck, and destroyed the building. The time before that, she set the location on fire after kicking her captor’s ass. No ropes or cuffs or other binds can keep her where she doesn’t want to be.” Deke studied him in the rearview mirror. “You’re not worried for her safety at all, are you?” “No,” replied Camden.
