Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 37

Chapter

37

"Alright, spill the actual beans, Kate Morgan Aaron plopped into the chair in front of her desk, placing an enticing cup of coffee down in front of her in the process

She rolled her eyes at him very briefly, ignoring the drink at first. She wanted to frign innocence for as long as possible. Which wouldn't be long. not with someone like Aaron who knew her too well.

I say that Kylan is possessive of you." Aaron pressed again

"I'm serious, Kate. I know a possessive man when I see one. Trust me when I say

She could see how raised his eyebrows were out of the corner of her eye, but she kept her own gaze fixed solely on her computer, typing away at an email. Honestly, she didn't know what she was meant to say to him

She didn't know how she was supposed to explain to him that Kylan cornered her when he dropped her off. She didn't know how she was supposed to explain to Aaron that Kylan kissed her again, only to then reaffirm that she was his whilst the contract was in motion. It was dizzying and difficult. Now that it was Thursday and she was leaving for home only tomorrow, it was h

was becoming even worse. She was anxious and so on edge. She wasn't sure how the weekend was going to go. She wasn't sure how to pretend with Kylan in front of someone like her own father. And she wasn't sure if she would even go further with the fake marriage which will happen right after their visit to Maine.

She had truthfully mostly avoided talking to Kylan as much as possible during the week. She had trouble looking him in the eye because every time she did, she either had memories of kissing him, or her brain would recall different dreams she harl of him lately. It wasn't only throwing her off balance, it was infuriating her. Infuriating her because she couldn't stop the dreams, let alone the waking thoughts she was plagued with about Kylan. About her boss, rather. Her boss who was clean, organized, and chiseled just right. Her boss who was realistically Dan unbelievable kisser. Her boss who made her heart rate quicken and her mind turned into an embarrassing pile of freaking nothing.

yet, this was also her boss who knew how to belittle her, who knew how to manipulate any given situation to fit his agenda. This was the boss who insisted she was just like everyone else in his life. Didn't he? A convenience, a properly placed pawn in his everyday

chess, she thought. In a way, it felt like Kylan was constantly overthinking where to put his next pieces, his eyes fixed on the end goal of overtaking the king and

spiraling in confusion, and she had to admit it sometimes felt like even Kylan himself had no idea what he wanted, or what he was meant to get

this. Feeling attracted and weird. She knew she needed to bury all of it. and that fact was largely the reason she

Always, the contract

on being put together, on remaining dependable and predictable, especially when Kylan himself was

out the email she was only half paying attention to and picked up the coffee Aaron brought her. She

so much assurance, she nearly believed

a hand through his hair. "You're a bad liar, Kate, he informed her. He took a drink from his own cup of coffee and then narrowed his eyes at her. "Are you

head, ignoring the fresh bout of nerves that crawled their way into her gut at the reminder of her

am, yes," she confirmed, busying her hands with the protective sleeve that covered the cup in

her dad know anything that's really going on, or is he in the dark?" The way Aaron asked it, his tone almost taunting her, told her that he already knew the answer. He only wanted her to admit it, thus maybe admitting she

because she wasn't

end of the day. "I don't want to hear it, okay? I told you that I don't want to talk about Kylan with you, and I wish you would respect that." She stood from her chair, taking her coffee with her. She walked around her desk and paused when she reached Aaron. "Don't worry about me."

only want to make sure that heart

I have this under control. I can handle Arnold Morgan and Kylan Ross

wallpaper Maine is going to pick out next."

it was the end of the workday. He looked put together. Powerful Stale. Not at all like the rare glimpses of Kylan she had seen ourside of the office lately He looked up from his computer as she entered, grey eyes as masked as ever. Which was fine, she was especially used to the same treatment from Kylan this week that she

is." She made herself comfortable in the seat in front of his desk, setting her coffee down and pulling her nearby

better be on time." Kylan sighed in front of her, shifting in his own