“Let’s skip the how and get to the who, what, when, and why.”I wait, and she cocks her head to the side like she’s thinking it over.
“Well, the who part is easy.I’m Jade Sky.It’s nice to meet you.”She holds out her hand like this is a real introduction and she didn’t just somehow sneak into my car.
My own hand reaches for her before I can stop myself.When her softness touches me, I want to groan in sweet agony.Fuck, how is she doing this to me?Is she some kind of magnet?Through the fog of lust, her name triggers a memory.
“Jade Sky?”I ask, pulling her a bit closer.“The reporter who’s trying to slander JM Technologies?”
“Well, technically it’s not slander if it’s true.”
As much as I want to stand here and touch her and smell her, I have to get away from this.Anything I say, she’ll try to twist to use against me.Goddamn it, the way I mauled her will be all over that gossip blog by dawn.
“I’ll have someone escort you home.”I drop her hand to walk toward my house, and every step I take away from her is heavy.It’s like my body is rejecting the sensible part of my brain, and now my powers are taking over.
“Wait, I’ve got questions.”Her small feet eat up the space I put between us surprisingly quickly.
“No comment.”
“That’s what everyone in your company says,” she mumbles behind me dejectedly.
The sound of this slight pain has me turning around, but she wasn’t paying attention and runs right into my chest.I’m so fucking greedy for her that I press my nose to the top of her head before I step back.Fuck, I’m shaking with need.She’s got to get out of here before I do something I’ll regret.
“They say no comment so that what they say doesn’t get twisted.”
“I don’t twist words.I report the facts.”
“Like when Drucilla was kicked offEngagements and Endings?”
Jade gasps and looks affronted.“That was exactly what happened, and if you actually watched the show you’d—” She stops and blinks up at me.“Wait, you watchEngagements and Endings?”
“The only reason Drucilla left is because Antonio stole all her money.But the producers covered it up to make it look like she was kicked off.Check your facts.”Jade stares at me, and then I see a small smile form on her lips.“What?It’s a good show.”
“And how did you know about the money?”She leans closer like we’re sharing secrets, and I’ve got to put this to a stop.
“It doesn’t matter.”I see Security approaching in the distance.“Goodnight, Jade Sky.”
“Wait!”
ChapterThree
JADE
He stops dead in his tracks at my command, and when he turns back to face me, I forget for a moment what I was going to say.I didn’t actually have anything to say, but I needed to stop him from leaving.My mind races because this is the closest I’ve gotten to Gray, and holy hell was it close.I can’t lose this moment.
“I’m waiting,” he finally says as we stare at each other.
He is waiting, which I find interesting because I expected him to have his people rush me away quickly.In fact, I think he’s playing some kind of a cat and mouse game with me for reasons I can’t decipher.He also did a lot of touching.
I bet it was to see if I had a wire on me or something and he was being sneaky about it.There’s no way he was copping a feel.This is Gray Malice—he could have any woman he wants in his bed.I’ve got three roommates who would be all over him and likely at the same time if he asked.
“Let’s talk inside.”I raise my chin and walk right past him.He cocks his head to the side as he watches me but doesn’t try to stop me from doing it.
To my surprise, when I push the handle of one of the double front doors, it opens, and I waltz right in.“Wow,” I gasp as I stand in the grand entryway.“You have two staircases.I never understood why people need two, but here they are.Useless and breathtaking all at the same time.”I hear the door close hard behind me before a lock clicks into place.I spin around, realizing that no one knows where I am.I pretend to be chill and like I haven’t stepped into something I can’t get out of.“You know, I was really hoping you were Batman.”I shake my head in disappointment.
“This isn’t a comic, Jade.”I don’t know why that sounds like a threat, but I sense the tension in him.In fact, I’m sensing all kinds of things.One is my reaction to being so close to Gray because the man is intoxicating.For a moment, I almost forgot he was a bad guy.At least my vagina sure did.
“No, it’s not.It’s very much real life, and that’s the problem.”I put my hands on my hips because I will not be intimidated.
“I don’t know what ideas you’ve come up with in that pretty head of yours, but there is nothing to find here.”