\u201cI don\u2019t fall in love,\u201d I growled, making Taylor freeze, his smile faltering for only a moment. \u201cBad things happen when I fall in love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taylor frowned; he was the only one in the world who knew my troubled past. I won\u2019t disclose what happened to anyone, but over time, Taylor became my best friend, and I felt comfortable enough with him to share what had happened. He never asks me about it or makes me relive the trauma, which I had always been grateful for. This was the first time it\u2019s been brought up since I told him about it.noveldrama<\/p>\n
\u201cNeither of those deaths was your fault, Gavin,\u201d Taylor said, his brows furrowing. \u201cYou didn\u2019t get them killed.\u201d<\/p>\n
I swallowed, my Adam\u2019s apple moving and I worked hard to avoid his eye contact. This was a level of vulnerability I wasn\u2019t willing to share, not even with my best friend.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, all I\u2019m saying is, Judy is tough. She can handle whatever shit you throw at her and then throw back her own shit just as hard, if not harder. Have you ever considered that maybe this was more than just set to the both of you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d I said without hesitation. \u201cI never considered that nor will I.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat if she\u2019s considered it?\u201d Taylor asked, drawing my attention to his face. The serious expression he was sporting showed no signs that he was kidding. \u201cHow do you know she doesn\u2019t have real feelings for you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe knows what this is,\u201d I told him. \u201cShe was using me to get back at her ex and get him off her back\u2026 I was using her to get my family off and Daisy off mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Granted, I hadn\u2019t heard much from my mother since I started this \u201crelationship\u201d with Judy, but if I had, I\u2019d simply tell her that I had someone to warm my bed and that I didn\u2019t need Daisy in my life to do that.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you seen the way she looks at you?\u201d Taylor asked, raising his brows. \u201cThere\u2019s much more to it and besides, it didn\u2019t work in her favor. In fact, your relationship seemed to make Ethan even crazier. Yet, she still continued it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you trying to say?\u201d I shot back, clearly irritated.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m saying, I think she has actual feelings for you, and I think you\u2019re in denial about having actual feelings for her,\u201d Taylor said, folding his arms across his chest, a smug smile on his face like he just cracked some hidden code or something.<\/p>\n
\u201cWatch yourself, Beta,\u201d I said, I spat the word \u201cBeta\u201d like it was a bad taste on my tongue. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to cross me.\u201d<\/p>\n
He frowned and held up his hands in mock surrender.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not trying to piss you off, but you aren\u2019t well. You aren\u2019t sleeping and you\u2019re snapping a lot more frequently than you used to. If you aren\u2019t careful, it could put the company in danger.\u201d<\/p>\n
I narrowed my eyes at him, a low growl escaping my throat.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy business is perfectly fine. It\u2019s not for you to be concerned,\u201d I said through my teeth. \u201cHow about you focus on your own life instead of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t mean to step on your toes,\u201d Taylor said, his brows knitting together even<\/p>\n
more.<\/p>\n
He fell silent for a while as he<\/p>\n
assessed my face. I kept my eyes fixed on my computer, pretending to look over my recent reports but my mind went back to last night. The jealousy I felt when I saw he in the arms of another man; the fact that he had gotten his scent on her and I would have done anything to erase it from her body. The way I felt when her legs were wrapped around me and my face was buried deep in her core. The way she tasted and her breathy moans. The flush of her cheeks, her swollen lips, and her lust-filled hooded eyes.<\/p>\n
How beautiful she was at that moment and how my heart skipped a beat at the sight of her.<\/p>\n
How my wolf wanted nothing more but to claim her.<\/p>\n
I bit back a groan, hating how vulnerable was with her\u2026 hating how she made me feel because I wasn\u2019t supposed to have these types of feelings. At least not<\/p>\n
anymore, I wasn\u2019t. I swore myself off reat relationships long ago and yet here she was\u2026 making me feel<\/p>\n
unspeakable things.<\/p>\n
I glanced at Taylor, who was still watching me, trying to figure out what I was<\/p>\n
thinking.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you still here?\u201d I all but barked.<\/p>\n
He raised his brows and started to stand to his feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll leave,\u201d he told me with a slight shrug. \u201cBut think about what I said. You might not feel anything for her but I have a feeling it\u2019s not the<\/p>\n
for her If that\u2019s the case\u2026 Vou Same<\/p>\n
should cut your ties now because you\u2019ll only hurt her later down the line.\u201d<\/p>\n
His words left me speechless as I stared at his retreating back. Cut my ties?<\/p>\n
Is that something I could do?<\/p>\n
Could I break things off with Judy and act as if this had never happened? Would I be okay with that?<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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