Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Aden

Brooklyn knocks gently on the open door to my office, leaning casually against it.

I look up, my expression changing from one of irritation to surprise.

"Brooklyn," I say, folding my hands on my desk. "What can I do for you?"

"Can I come in?" she asks, tentative.

I nod, waiting as she enters the room and seats herself primly in a chair across from me.

"I just wanted to say thank you," she says, her voice soft and earnest. "For today. With my sister. That was

so wonderful, to have her back in my life for a little bit."

I have to work hard to keep the smile from my mouth.

But in truth, I'm surprised by the sheer pleasure I feel in hearing her gratitude.

I like it, when she comes to me like this, showing her hand. When she sits quietly before me, looking at me like that. Like she sees me in a different way.

Obedient.

Dammit, but it makes me want to buy her a thousand more horses or sisters or whatever it is that makes her happy.

say, leaning back in my chair as I study her. I wait for

in her seat, "anything I can do? To pay

forgetting the conversation I overheard with her and Hudson in

hope, in the end, that the payment

And her submission.

looking awkwardly down at her hands. "Well, then.

back up and I look back

hear her a second

the office. "What are

shaking her head. "Your dad just...did something really nice for me today. So

"Oh?"

my surprise, he's frowning. What on earth does he have to

keeping my eyes on

as I like her-she heads back up the stairs towards

his pockets. I narrow

"Why do you care?"

half the time you treat her very badly. What, now

jealous that you didn't think

taking a deep breath, ready to start in on me. But I beat him to

important to us. If you're not going to stopher from dating our enemies, letting our own guys putting their hands

and it's clear to me that he didn't know about the Lucas

to see my

going

Venet

in our house......” I wave a casual hand in front of me, as if solution is obvious.

his mouth shut,

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