Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 557

Jackson made his way over, casually telling the bartender to send a few bottles of good wine to the table.

But before he even got close, he saw a group of guys exchange a look, then head straight for Kaitlyn.

He wasn't the only one with his eye on her tonight.

Jackson gritted his teeth. Of course she'd attract attention-wasn't she basically asking for it, coming to a bar like this alone? He couldn't help but think back to the first time they'd met. Things had clicked right away, and they'd barely made it through introductions before ending up in bed together. After that, their hookups just kept happening, both of them happy with the arrangement. Now she'd apparently decided she was done with him and was out here shopping for a new fling.

Jackson frowned, hanging back to watch instead of going over.

The guys practically oozed confidence as they sat down beside Kaitlyn, showing off like peacocks.

"Hey there, gorgeous. Here by yourself? Mind if we buy you a drink?"

Kaitlyn barely glanced up, still tapping away on her tablet. She'd come out hoping to relax with a drink, but work had followed her anyway-her studio had called with a last-minute emergency. The two models she'd signed, Seth and Eli, had vanished off the face of the earth, leaving her in a tough spot with Clara, especially since Kaitlyn had recommended them herself.

She hadn't been able to reach Clara either, so now she was scrolling through profiles, hoping to find someone who could step in. So far, no luck. She'd been sitting here for ages and hadn't seen a single decent candidate.

Without bothering to look up, she said, "If you're going to flirt, at least check yourself in the mirror first."

faces darkened, obviously not used to

we're some of the best-looking

give them a once-over. "Who says that? A bunch of blind patients at the eye

savage, and she didn't even try to keep her voice down. The people nearby burst

fizzled out in an

so mean," one of them

just kept scrolling, totally unbothered. "I can recommend

"You-!"

ready to lose it, but the crowd was already laughing at them. "Give it up, guys.

to be a two-way street,

ét

pushing, they'd just make themselves look worse. Plenty of guys in here would love a chance to

really was gorgeous-dressed so classy in a bar like this,

in all the

the guys shot her one

regret this," one of

like she didn't hear a thing, eyes never leaving her