blocks away. I knew which skyscraper it was because it had the logo right on the side. It was a huge building, and I knew it would be nearly impossible to find her inside. But I could find Sean. Of the two brothers, Sean was the more logical one. I figured I’d have better odds talking to him.
When I walked inside, I tried to get into the elevator.
The security man stopped me. “ID?”
“I’m a friend of Sean’s.” I held his gaze, trying to appear confident.
He nodded to the counter. “Check in.”
I didn’t realize this would so difficult. I walked to the counter and approached the woman. When she saw me, her eyes lit up in attraction. For the first time since I met Hazel, I was glad a woman was attracted to me.
“Hi,” I said. I rested my arms on the table, flashing her my tattoo on my forearm. I knew a lot of girls were into ink.
“Hi.” She smiled wide, smitten by me.
“I’m a friend of Sean Preston. I wanted to meet him today but I forgot to call ahead.”
She nodded. “I see. Well, I’ll give him a call.”
Damn. I knew he wouldn’t let me into the building. “Tell him it’s about Scarlet.” I knew that was low but I had to get inside.
“Sure.” She picked up the phone and made the call. I couldn’t understand what she said because she kept her voice low. Then she hung up. “Take the elevator to the top floor.”
I was in? “Thank you.” I winked at her then got into the elevator. I had a feeling Sean would punch me in the face when he found out I lied, but he was probably going to punch me anyway.
When I reached the floor, I looked around for his office. People passed me in the hallway, wearing suits and classy clothes. I felt out of place in my jeans and t-shirt. I walked into the room and noticed the two large offices covered in glass. Sean and Mike were in their separate rooms.
I approached his office then walked inside.
“Baby, have you spoken to Flynn today?” He was on the phone. His eyes met mine and angered crept into his face. “I got to go.” He hung up. A fire rose in his eyes. “You have something to tell me about my wife?”
“Okay, I lied,” I admitted.
He came around his desk, looking formidable in his expensive suit. “Don’t ever fuck with me like that again.” The fierce look in his eyes told me he was trying not to strangle me. “My wife is off limits.”
“I’m sorry.” I meant it. “I really need to talk to you.”
“About what?” He kept his hands in his pockets.
“Hazel.”
His eyes narrowed. “And what could I possibly do for you? I care about Hazel since she’s a member of our group, but I’m hardly the close st person to her. I suggest you ask Cortland to help you, that is, if he doesn’t kill you when he gets back.”
“Janice told me you gave her a job.”
“I did.”
“Take me to her.”
He shook his head. “She needed a job so she could support herself. She’s broken and hurt. I want her to feel safe at work, as I do with all my employees. I will not, actually, I refuse to let you bother her. You can chase her down after work, not during.”
I was meeting a blockade everywhere I turned. “Look, I know t his looks bad. I know it looks like I cheated on her, but I swear on my parents’ lives, I didn’t. Of all people in the world, I know you will understand.”
“Me?” he asked. “I don’t see how.”
“Hazel told me about your relationship with Scarlet—from the beginning. Your ex manipulated you and tricked you. Scarlet didn’t understand that, at least not a first. But she did eventually. My ex is doing the exact same thing to me. She wants me all to herself, so she set me up.”
“Why was she in your apartment to begin with?”
God, I was never going to convince anyone. “She said her boyfriend and her got into a fight. He broke her phone and took her keys. She needed to call her roommate for help. I had no idea she was tricking me. She took the phone and sent that text while she set up my
When I walked inside, I tried to get into the elevator.
The security man stopped me. “ID?”
“I’m a friend of Sean’s.” I held his gaze, trying to appear confident.
He nodded to the counter. “Check in.”
I didn’t realize this would so difficult. I walked to the counter and approached the woman. When she saw me, her eyes lit up in attraction. For the first time since I met Hazel, I was glad a woman was attracted to me.
“Hi,” I said. I rested my arms on the table, flashing her my tattoo on my forearm. I knew a lot of girls were into ink.
“Hi.” She smiled wide, smitten by me.
“I’m a friend of Sean Preston. I wanted to meet him today but I forgot to call ahead.”
She nodded. “I see. Well, I’ll give him a call.”
Damn. I knew he wouldn’t let me into the building. “Tell him it’s about Scarlet.” I knew that was low but I had to get inside.
“Sure.” She picked up the phone and made the call. I couldn’t understand what she said because she kept her voice low. Then she hung up. “Take the elevator to the top floor.”
I was in? “Thank you.” I winked at her then got into the elevator. I had a feeling Sean would punch me in the face when he found out I lied, but he was probably going to punch me anyway.
When I reached the floor, I looked around for his office. People passed me in the hallway, wearing suits and classy clothes. I felt out of place in my jeans and t-shirt. I walked into the room and noticed the two large offices covered in glass. Sean and Mike were in their separate rooms.
I approached his office then walked inside.
“Baby, have you spoken to Flynn today?” He was on the phone. His eyes met mine and angered crept into his face. “I got to go.” He hung up. A fire rose in his eyes. “You have something to tell me about my wife?”
“Okay, I lied,” I admitted.
He came around his desk, looking formidable in his expensive suit. “Don’t ever fuck with me like that again.” The fierce look in his eyes told me he was trying not to strangle me. “My wife is off limits.”
“I’m sorry.” I meant it. “I really need to talk to you.”
“About what?” He kept his hands in his pockets.
“Hazel.”
His eyes narrowed. “And what could I possibly do for you? I care about Hazel since she’s a member of our group, but I’m hardly the close st person to her. I suggest you ask Cortland to help you, that is, if he doesn’t kill you when he gets back.”
“Janice told me you gave her a job.”
“I did.”
“Take me to her.”
He shook his head. “She needed a job so she could support herself. She’s broken and hurt. I want her to feel safe at work, as I do with all my employees. I will not, actually, I refuse to let you bother her. You can chase her down after work, not during.”
I was meeting a blockade everywhere I turned. “Look, I know t his looks bad. I know it looks like I cheated on her, but I swear on my parents’ lives, I didn’t. Of all people in the world, I know you will understand.”
“Me?” he asked. “I don’t see how.”
“Hazel told me about your relationship with Scarlet—from the beginning. Your ex manipulated you and tricked you. Scarlet didn’t understand that, at least not a first. But she did eventually. My ex is doing the exact same thing to me. She wants me all to herself, so she set me up.”
“Why was she in your apartment to begin with?”
God, I was never going to convince anyone. “She said her boyfriend and her got into a fight. He broke her phone and took her keys. She needed to call her roommate for help. I had no idea she was tricking me. She took the phone and sent that text while she set up my
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