Chapter 28

Chapter 28 What Are You Laughing At

Collin's voice was low and smooth, laced with a faint crackle of static that softened as it reached Linsey's ear.

A strange warmth crept up her skin where the phone pressed against her cheek. She lowered her voice unconsciously. "Yeah, well... nothing. I was just asking."

Collin's tone shifted slightly, a quiet amusement threading through his words. She could almost picture the subtle lift of

his brow.

"Just asking? Are you sure you're only casually asking where I am?"

The sound of his voice-calm, rich, and effortlessly teasing-unraveled her thoughts, and before she could stop herself, the truth slipped past her lips. "I just... didn't want you disappearing for days again like before. I wouldn't even know where you were."

A low chuckle rumbled from the other end. It was unhurried, deep, and laced with a husky quality that left her momentarily speechless.

"What are you laughing at?" The question slipped out before she could think better of it.

Still amused, Collin replied, "Linsey, are you saying you can't bear to be apart from me? I had no idea I was this irresistible to you that you'd be so worried about me."

His tone dipped into something almost intimate, a teasing edge curling at the end.

just her imagination

a rush of heat to her face. Why had

meant anything

pressed the cool back of her hand to her

meant," she huffed, scrambling to

get another word out, Collin cut her off, his voice warm and steady. "Don't worry. For the next few

A gentle pull tightened around her heart, the fleeting

her chest. She couldn't hold back the happiness swelling

time in years, someone had said those words to

she was expected, somewhere someone

28 What Are You Laughing

it yourself," she murmured, biting

almost lazy charm. "I wouldn't go out of my way to lie about

with you."

sat still for a moment,

like a gentle

he would be home waiting for her, then he would

of his time in the study, relying on his wheelchair

she had seen in the CEO's conference room had faded to the back

have been mistaken.

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