Page 95 of Law Of Love

Although thinking of Kaleb stirred up emotions inside me—some positive and some negative—they reminded me I was alive and breathing, and that was something to be grateful for.

Okay. It seemed today was a positive day. Thank fuck. I needed one.

I stopped off at a bakery on the way to grab a box of brownies and pulled into Kaleb’s driveway, taking a few extra seconds to park and put off going inside. I clutched onto the box tightly as I rang the doorbell, a smile forming on my face when Jackie flung the door open.

She and my mother had been made aware of everything that had happened—minus the fact that Kaleb and I had practically been an item.

She engulfed me in a hug. “Oh, Freya! How are you? You look so grown up! Wow!”

“It’s only been a few months, Jackie,” called my mom from inside, letting out a witchy cackle.

I stepped into the house, my shoulders tense as I gazed around the room.

Was he not here?

“Kaleb is running late,” Jackie told me, taking the brownies from my hands and thanking me. “There was an incident with his client, but he’s on his way back now.”

Incident? Worry engulfed me, but I tried to remain neutral as I settled down on the couch, sipping the glass of wine Jackie had handed over. It helped to calm my nerves, and I resisted the urge to guzzle it down and pour myself another.

After a little while of surface-level conversation, Jackie and my mother disappeared into the kitchen to finish cooking. I found myself bored, unable to resist the temptation to search for more photos of Madison Ainsley, sifting through recent ones and noticing Kaleb in the background of more than half of them. Most of them were dated within the last month, and he looked increasingly drained as time went on. His face was the same in every photo—stone-cold, not even a glint of happiness. He looked ready to sock someone in the face.

I jumped as the doorbell rang, and I opened it hesitantly, my heart faltering at the sight of a shocked Kaleb.

“Hey,” I said, stepping aside to let him in. “Your mom said there was an incident at work?”

“I didn’t know you’d be coming tonight.” A smile graced his lips. “And yeah, some idiot tried to pull Madison’s car door open and climb inside. We all had to file a police report.”

I couldn’t help but admire him in his uniform. If I were some crazed fan of Madison’s, I definitely wouldn’t go anywhere near her with Kaleb lurking around. Every muscle was visible through his clothing, his impressive height suddenly dawning on me. I’d almost forgotten how tall he was.

Kaleb’s eyes travelled down to my own attire, and he smiled. “Have you just come from work?”

I nodded. “Yeah. I work for a—“

“Book cover design company. I know.”

“How do you—“

“Just because you weren’t speaking to me didn’t mean I wasn’t keeping up to date with your life events."

I glared at him, shaking my head. “Creep.”

“I thought we’d established that by now.” He smirked. “I’m going to go shower and get dressed.”

My heart skipped a beat, and for some reason, memories of our passionate shower sex forced itself to the forefront of my mind. My ears tinged pink, and I swallowed harshly. What the hell had got into me?

Kaleb cocked his head, and it seemed he knew exactly what I was thinking.

“Does that mean something to you, Freya?”

I gulped, his stormy grey eyes captivating. Fuck, I’d missed this teasing. Arousal bubbled up inside of me, pooling between my legs.

“Are you going to use your words, sweetheart?”

“Yes,” I said breathlessly.

“Which question are you answering?”

I swallowed. “Both of them.”

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