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 running away with

remark sent a rush of heat to her face. Why had

like she meant anything

she pressed the cool back of her hand to her burning

what I meant," she huffed,

steady. "Don't worry. For the next few days, I'll

unexpected promise caught her off guard. A gentle pull tightened around her heart, the fleeting

spread through her chest. She couldn't

in years, someone had

a home-somewhere she was expected, somewhere someone was waiting

28 What Are

You said it yourself," she murmured, biting

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

with you."

still for a moment, clutching her

like

he would be home

drifted to him-he spent most of his time

seen in the CEO's conference room had faded to the back of her mind. She

have been mistaken.

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