King of Sloth (Kings of Sin, #4)

by Ana Huang

“Life would be pretty boring if we knew what was going to happen every day.”

“Actually, that sounds wonderful. I wou...

“Well, you color coordinate your office supplies, so I...

“Smar...

“I’m guessing that’s one of the things you ...

“And your dedication to making sure your green highlighters are always lined up to the left of the blue ones is one...

“Love isn’t about perfection, Luna; it’s about imperfect people creating their own version of happily ever after. And while I don’t know everything, I do know this: Every version of my happily ...

Fresh tears welled in my throat. Oh, God. I’d spent twentysomething years unable to cry...

“You don’t want to kiss me right now. I’m a mess.”

“I always want to kiss you, and you’re perfect exactly the way you are.”

Everything I’d gone through was worth it for this moment. And yeah, a couple kissing on the top of the Empire State Building after their big reconciliation was such a movie cliché, but like I said… Sometimes, the rom-coms got it right.

I love you. Three words, uttered countless times by countless people over the centuries. Yet coming from her, they had the power to bring me to my knees.

“My neighbors are going to hate me,”

“Only because they’re jealous.”

“You’re terrible.”

“That’s what you love about me.”

“It...

“I have questionabl...

“I would take offense to that if I weren’t so confident in my good looks an...

“And if I didn’t love you...

Mine.

Being in love was strange.

I was quicker to smile and slower to anger. The air smelled fresher, and my steps were lighter. Everything seemed more tolerable with the knowledge that, no matter what happened, there was someone out there who called me his and who I called mine.

Routine became suggestion, and every suggestion became a touch more magical when Xavier was involved.

It didn’t matter how many mornings I woke up to her or how many nights I fell asleep beside her; she never failed to take my breath away.

“You did it,”

we did it,”

“I couldn’t have done this without you.”

“I helped, but this was all possible because of you. Don’t undersell your accomplishments. The Vault is your baby. Own it.”

“Have I ever told you how much I love you?”

“Once or twice, but I’m not opposed to hea...

“I love...

“Más que cualquier otra cosa e...

Vuk commanded his own table in the space between the two bars. He sat by himself, and it was difficult to tell if he was happy, annoyed, or indifferent. He wasn’t even paying attention to his latest product launch—he was too busy glaring at something. I followed his gaze to where Ayana stood with her fiancé, a fashion CEO who, according to the rumors, also happened to be one of Vuk’s old college friends. That can’t be good.

“So, I was looking for you because I have an idea for your Tastemaker series.”

Isabella’s eyes gleamed. That, combined with Sloane’s sudden grin, set off every alarm in my head.

“How do you feel about hosting a book preview for Wilma Pebbles’s upcoming dinosaur erotica?” Isabella asked. “I met her at a recent event, and she gave me an advanced copy of Penetrated by the Pt...

I blinked, unsure whether she was fucking with me or deadly serious. It was always hard t...

“Think about it.” She glanced to the side, clearly distracted by the arrival of another movie star. “I’ll send you her backlist so you can get a feel for her ...

Then she was gone, leaving me to shake my head. “I thought she was going to ask me to host a preview of her ...

“Oh, Isa’s love for dino erotica runs far deeper than her own career ambitions,” Sloane said, he...

For my own sake, I declined to ask for furth...

Dante Russo, the king of backhanded compliments.

it seemed pretty anticlimactic for the fate of eight billion dollars to be decided over Zoom, but everyone was too busy to travel to Bogotá for an in-person gathering, so Zoom it was.

General rule of life: don’t go looking for more problems than you already had.

That’s my girl.

I did it. I fucking did it. I didn’t need their validation, but honestly? It felt good to have it.

She wore a perfectly pressed silk blouse and pajama shorts. The biggest perk of taking work calls at home? No one could see below your waist.

“Just don’t forget that when you’re drafting your own will. I’m only doing this for your money.”

“Are you now?”