Chapter 110

Chapter 110 Brooklyn

The next morning, I reach over and grab my cell phone off of the nightstand, dying to see if Colsen texted me back.

I bite my lip, trying not to smile when I see that I have a message waiting. Eagerly, I click on it.

Colsen: So, has he finally let you out of your cage, Brooklyn?

Colsen: Of course I want to see you. Pick you up at 8.

My smile drops a little as I read the mention of Aden's name, and I sit back on my pillows.

It's not just me and Colsen's secret liaison anymore.

I drop my phone into my lap as I lean against my pillows to think.

I mean, it's never really been just me and Colsen, ever-Aden and my dad were always involved.

But that afternoon at the bar, during that gap in space and time with only the two of us in it, it was...well, it was really nice.

And, quite frankly, I don't like the idea that this is suddenly a triangle. Aden and Colsen, with me in the middle.

I want to have my cake and eat it too-to have both Colsen and Aden in my life, but to keep them in completely separate spaces when the reality is that I'm the pawn in their games, not the other way around.

Well.

At least for now.

I smirk and remind myself that I have Jolie in my back pocket, and that she's had loads of experience playing men against each other to get what she wants.

And she told me precisely how to handle something like this. If Colsen's going to bring Aden into it, then I'm going to double down.

Eagerly, I pick up my phone again and send off a quick reply.

Brooklyn: No worries, I'll come meet you wherever we're going. Can you send the address to Aden so he can arrange the car?

***

stables that afternoon, the house

I head upstairs and turn to my door, I stop in my

sitting on the ground, propped against it, a black bow wrapped around it this time.

me. Then, I turn to the bed and carry my gift to it, placing it gently down on the duvet gently, as if there might be a bomb inside, ready to

it but...my breath ratchets up anyway as I lay

the box, and one

your date, and then

home by midnight. I'll come and

murmur, dropping the note,

breath, trying to lean back on Jolie's teachings. After all, I knew this

want to skitter away like some

on, Brooklyn," I murmur to myself, trying

business. Because it was

eyes and lift the first garment

my eyes go wide and

so skimpy it wouldn't be out of place in the opening scenes of

the cutouts on the side,

glance back down at

en

even

DUMS

back and

still in the box and the slinky grey dress in my hands, realizing with horror that

out that Aden

wear on the main

to anger and

eyes at the dress,

Making sure Colsen knows

the bed and stalking into the bathroom. "You want me to go on

pay through the teeth

what I say to myself as I turn on my shower

of standing up to

never goes quite as I plan in my head, does

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