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?

***

from the stables that afternoon, the

upstairs and turn to my door,

on the ground, propped against it, a black bow wrapped around it this time. My stomach drops when I see

Then, I turn to the bed and carry my

I open the box, I see that there's no bomb in it but...my breath ratchets up anyway as I lay my eyes

are two garments inside the box, and one note. I reach

and then for

home by midnight. I'll

note, my knees going

take a deep breath, trying to lean back on Jolie's teachings. After

skitter away like some scared

Brooklyn," I murmur to myself, trying to say what Jolie would say.

sharply through my nose and get back to business. Because it was business, after

my eyes and lift the first garment out of

ago, my eyes go wide and

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

at the cutouts on the side,

glance back down at the

en

even the

DUMS

look back and

in my hands, realizing with horror that Aden wants me to

out that Aden is sending me

something Jolie would wear on the main

quite quickly to anger and to steely determination,

my eyes at the dress, realizing what Aden is

his territory. Making sure Colsen knows who I

the bathroom. "You want me to go on this date looking like

pay through the teeth

say to myself as I turn on my shower and peel off my

the reality of standing

goes quite as I plan in my head, does

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