Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 45

It was not exactly smart to tick Frank off before the new investment dough landed.

I chirped up. “Too late for this, can we talk tomorrow morning?”

Hogan snorted coldly, already halfway through the door.

I blocked the entrance, not letting him in.

Just then, Wallis‘ voice hit my ears outta nowhere, “Which room’s Xaviera’s?”

Panic hit me like a truck, my hand strength went MIA, giving Hogan the perfect opening.

He managed to worm his way in anyways.

Feeling kinda deflated, I looked up at the guy in front of me and asked, “Mr. Zade, you think this is cool?”

Hogan didn’t utter a word, just furrowed his brow and yanked at his tie in irritation.

That was rare.

Outside, Wallis‘ voice was closing in, “Xaviera, you hit the sack yet?”

I pinched the bridge of my nose, forced some pep into my step, and threw Hogan a look to hide behind the door.

Just as my fingers touched the doorknob, his hand swooped in, right on top of mine.

His sleeves rolled up, revealing some solid forearms, his palm burning up like nobody’s

business.

“Xaviera,” his deep voice pressed against my ear, “aren’t we close?”

Bonkers.

Hogan was really not scared of stirring the pot, huh?

ticked off, but

the quiet, I felt a tight squeeze around my waist,

I could feel his solid arms

squirmed, but my feet were like jelly, couldn’t find

leaned in, eyes locked with mine, and grilled me like

warm breath, heavy with the scent of

my face flare up, as

“Answer me.”

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said through gritted teeth, anger rising. “Hogan,

cutting off

but he

an imposing blur, impossible to

‘Xaviera‘ over and over,

was no good, really.

jarring ring of my phone yanked me out

to unfamiliar surroundings

did, I plunged into a whirlpool of

bite marks were pretty

excitedly blurted, “Xaviera, great news,

hundred

was boggled.

the steamy scenes from my dream, I couldn’t

steamy mist, I clearly saw the bruise on my chest, right where

words barely revealed an English

*iillayloveyou, Hogan.”

like a sudden slash of

your way of making

and I both were

keen, at least there was fresh cash in

sorted out the marketing budget issue that Wallis had

event, ready to share the good