Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games

My phone rang and I checked the time. Nine o'clock. I groaned. When was the

last time I had overslept? Not all that surprising given the weekend's activities, but it wasn't like me, or at least not like the recent me.

"Hey, Liam."

"You okay, sis?" Liam asked as I gave a grumbly okay. "Well, it's after nine and I'm a little spoiled when I need something from HR, because my VP is always in by five a.m. Kelsey has a check-up with Doc this morning, so I really wanted to look over those two applicants you mentioned while they aren't micromanaging my life to death."

I laughed despite it all. "You realize I took two weeks leave, right? And it's New Year's Eve?"

"Oh come on, you aren't hiding from him anymore, and I need to get this done. Even if just for a few hours, you can come in, right?"

"Yeah, fine, okay. Let me get up and I'll head on in."

"Pat keep you up late last night? Man, was Chase butt-hurt when he had the grand epiphany that he might not have his escape couch to hide from Dad anymore."

My face felt like it was on fire thinking of what Patrick and I had done on that couch just a few hours earlier.

"What the hell did he say to you? Your face is some new shade of reddish purple I've never seen before," said a deep, sexy voice next to me. I could tell he found it funny as I could feel the rumble of laughter, shaking at my back, as he tried to contain it.

didn't do it on Chase's favorite

in Kyle's office with the door closed at least, so that the entire office hadn't just heard that. Patrick definitely heard it, though, and started laughing as he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me flush against him, spooning me from behind. I elbowed him in the gut,

leprechaun on the Lucky Charms commercials than him, and I assumed

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dared a look back over my

can hear that. Gross! Release my sister and send her back to work

there within the hour,"

in here in the next half hour, Elise..." His voice

reached over and ended

really have

I don't want you

come back

not crossing Lily

Once I let my guard down and stopped fighting it, being with Patrick was as easy as breathing. There was nothing awkward or uncomfortable about it. I had slept better in his arms than I could

1. me.