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?

his gaze, ticked off, but silent.

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

layer of fabric, I could feel

my feet were like jelly, couldn’t find

grilled me like he was possessed, “Aren’t

scent of booze, washed over my

flare up, as

“Answer me.”

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I said through gritted teeth,

cutting off my

to stop him, but he

an imposing blur, impossible to

my tattoo, calling out ‘Xaviera‘ over and over, just like

was no

ring of my phone yanked me out of

to unfamiliar surroundings and snapped right

did, I plunged

bite marks were pretty

“Xaviera, great news, Hogan’s decided to throw in another

five hundred thousand?

mind was

the steamy scenes from my

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

faded words barely revealed an

*iillayloveyou, Hogan.”

was all but obliterated, like a sudden

your way of making amends?

I both were

though Frank wasn’t too keen, at least there was

issue that

a team–building event, ready