Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

While Tara stepped out to take a call, Nicholas finally had a moment to speak.

"Dylan, you're on your own," he said, shaking his head.

Jackson nodded, looking just as resigned. "Anyone who gets mixed up with Tara comes out worse for wear."

Jackson was about to keep going when he caught sight of a mark on Dylan's collarbone. He couldn't resist leaned in, tugged Dylan's collar aside, acting like a total weirdo.

After his own recent fling with Kaitlyn, Jackson knew exactly what those marks

were.

He tried to hold it together for a few seconds, then blurted out, "What, did you do this to yourself?"

Dylan had been zoning out. The question brought him back. He shot Jackson a look-expression unreadable.

"Let go."

Jackson let go, making a clicking sound with his tongue. "Wow. So this is how far you'll go to get Tara off your case? Hate to break it to you, but she didn't even seem to care."

Jackson thought Dylan would just go quiet again, but Dylan said, "Clara did it." "Wait, what?" Nicholas practically spat out his drink, thinking he must've misheard.

It was already wild enough that Dylan had married Clara-but now Clara kissed him? Kissed?!

Why would Dylan let her? And why just say it like it was no big deal?

Since when was being kissed by Clara something you'd mention like it was an achievement?

recover, just

eyelashes lowered, taking

guy, huh, Dylan? You like Clara's looks, don't you? Honestly, she's kind of dangerous. And have you seen her eyes? She's

everyone was staring right at

I say something wrong? Look, I've never really liked her type.

a normal

you should go handle all the work that's piled up since the holidays. Isn't Scarlette back from her trip? I heard she's been working a lot with that Morgan guy. Someone said

He stood up and headed out

he closed the door behind him, he spotted

chin up and

nodded, half-suspecting she'd been eavesdropping, but there was

the top of the social ladder

smiled again. "Let's catch up another time. Oh, and

pushed open the door and slipped

got into his

those years abroad. If it weren't for the occasional viral video

trendy international museum made her an instant online celebrity. Tons of rich clients were desperate for her to design their mansions.

had connections everywhere, here

something off about her that he couldn't

floored the gas, heading to Scarlette's place first.

her. No

one call out of ten, that was a

already frustrated, so he drove straight over

at night, the campus was