Read Online In His World (For His Pleasure, Book 28) by Kelly Favor - Free Book Online
Authors: Kelly Favor
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she needed to go, and that this car was essentially hers for the day.
Chloe sat in the back and kept to herself.
The driver was olive-skinned, middle aged and stoic. He hardly spoke, just listened to classical music softly as he spirited her through the city streets and eventually to the highway that led to Connecticut.
She had already texted her mother and sister to let them know she was coming home on short notice. Her mother texted back to ask if everything was okay, and Chloe lied, telling her it was.
It would be easier to talk in person, and for the moment Chloe wanted to try and pretend that her life wasn’t falling apart. As long as she still had this last, tenuous connection to Brody, she didn’t quite need to deal with the reality that he’d had second thoughts and basically dumped her this morning.
After the most passionate night of her life…
Nothing.
That’s what it had meant to him—absolutely nothing. Less than nothing.
Maybe he would reconsider, she thought. Maybe he would keep his word and still give her the job as his assistant. Did she still want that job after everything that had happened between them?
Somehow, between falling asleep and waking up, everything had turned bad between them.
Chloe stared out the window at the passing scenery, her mind playing the film of her night alone with Brody Hawk…and her body rekindled with all of the passion and excitement she’d felt.
He’d done things she’d never imagined doing before.
And it had been decadent, wrong, dirty…but she’d loved every single second of it.
More than that, she’d felt things deep inside that went way beyond just sex. And Brody had said that he felt it too.
Saying it and meaning it were two different things, though.
That had probably been a line, just a way to tell the dumb girl what she needed to hear so he could get some sleep.
What if they’d woken up in time for Brody to make his workout? Would he have still wanted her if she hadn’t made him late for his appointment?
But that was just bullshit, anyhow. She hadn’t made him late. He had slept in, forgot to set his alarm. How could she be at fault for an appointment she knew nothing about?
Chloe shook her head and sighed, as her cell phone began ringing. She knew it would be either her sister or her mother calling to check in and ask her why the sudden trip home—but no.
It was an unknown caller.
Her heart began speeding up. Could it be…could he have somehow decided to contact her after all?
When she answered, however, it wasn’t Brody.
“Hello, this is Tina Folsom. I’m the general manager at Zanzibar Hotel,” the woman said. “I’m calling to discuss you coming to work for us in the sales department as Director of Client Relations.”
Chloe’s eyes widened momentarily. She knew of Zanzibar, since it was considered the most high-end hotel in the city. It was very, very exclusive and many celebrities stayed there when they came to do press, work on films, television and more. Other big executives for the largest companies like Apple and Google also stayed there.
“Well…” she said, considering her words carefully. “I’m not absolutely sure if I can commit to anything at the moment. Currently I’m considering another offer…”
The woman sighed. “Miss Reed, I’ve been instructed personally by Brody Hawk to make sure we can come to an agreement. Is it a matter of salary?”
Chloe felt like she’d been punched.
Brody had sent this woman to do his bidding, to get rid of an unseemly piece of business that he didn’t want to attend to himself.
“Oh,” was all Chloe could manage. She blinked back more tears. “Oh, well in that case, yes. I’m absolutely open to the position.” She tried to keep her voice light and steady.
“Great,” the GM told her. “I’d love to have you come into the office tomorrow so we can finalize the details.”
“Sure,” Chloe responded, fighting back sadness and rejection and anger,
Chloe sat in the back and kept to herself.
The driver was olive-skinned, middle aged and stoic. He hardly spoke, just listened to classical music softly as he spirited her through the city streets and eventually to the highway that led to Connecticut.
She had already texted her mother and sister to let them know she was coming home on short notice. Her mother texted back to ask if everything was okay, and Chloe lied, telling her it was.
It would be easier to talk in person, and for the moment Chloe wanted to try and pretend that her life wasn’t falling apart. As long as she still had this last, tenuous connection to Brody, she didn’t quite need to deal with the reality that he’d had second thoughts and basically dumped her this morning.
After the most passionate night of her life…
Nothing.
That’s what it had meant to him—absolutely nothing. Less than nothing.
Maybe he would reconsider, she thought. Maybe he would keep his word and still give her the job as his assistant. Did she still want that job after everything that had happened between them?
Somehow, between falling asleep and waking up, everything had turned bad between them.
Chloe stared out the window at the passing scenery, her mind playing the film of her night alone with Brody Hawk…and her body rekindled with all of the passion and excitement she’d felt.
He’d done things she’d never imagined doing before.
And it had been decadent, wrong, dirty…but she’d loved every single second of it.
More than that, she’d felt things deep inside that went way beyond just sex. And Brody had said that he felt it too.
Saying it and meaning it were two different things, though.
That had probably been a line, just a way to tell the dumb girl what she needed to hear so he could get some sleep.
What if they’d woken up in time for Brody to make his workout? Would he have still wanted her if she hadn’t made him late for his appointment?
But that was just bullshit, anyhow. She hadn’t made him late. He had slept in, forgot to set his alarm. How could she be at fault for an appointment she knew nothing about?
Chloe shook her head and sighed, as her cell phone began ringing. She knew it would be either her sister or her mother calling to check in and ask her why the sudden trip home—but no.
It was an unknown caller.
Her heart began speeding up. Could it be…could he have somehow decided to contact her after all?
When she answered, however, it wasn’t Brody.
“Hello, this is Tina Folsom. I’m the general manager at Zanzibar Hotel,” the woman said. “I’m calling to discuss you coming to work for us in the sales department as Director of Client Relations.”
Chloe’s eyes widened momentarily. She knew of Zanzibar, since it was considered the most high-end hotel in the city. It was very, very exclusive and many celebrities stayed there when they came to do press, work on films, television and more. Other big executives for the largest companies like Apple and Google also stayed there.
“Well…” she said, considering her words carefully. “I’m not absolutely sure if I can commit to anything at the moment. Currently I’m considering another offer…”
The woman sighed. “Miss Reed, I’ve been instructed personally by Brody Hawk to make sure we can come to an agreement. Is it a matter of salary?”
Chloe felt like she’d been punched.
Brody had sent this woman to do his bidding, to get rid of an unseemly piece of business that he didn’t want to attend to himself.
“Oh,” was all Chloe could manage. She blinked back more tears. “Oh, well in that case, yes. I’m absolutely open to the position.” She tried to keep her voice light and steady.
“Great,” the GM told her. “I’d love to have you come into the office tomorrow so we can finalize the details.”
“Sure,” Chloe responded, fighting back sadness and rejection and anger,
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