Page 80 of Dark Love

“It was nothing really, but Mindy said you track them just in case.” This is just a formality. Nothing to worry about.

“We do. I’ll take care of everything. Do you want to talk about the call?” Adonis clicks a few buttons on his computer and then turns his gaze to me.

“Not really.”

“Fair enough. If you change your mind, my door is open any time.”

That won’t be happening. “Thank you.”

“Go take a break.”

He doesn’t need to offer twice. My mind needs time to decompress. Or three shots of whiskey if I was a drinker.

A cup of tea and scrolling on my phone at one of the tables in the breakroom will have to do.

Vex: Morning Dahl

He messaged me. Vex actually messaged me.

What do I do?

Why did he wait until today?

Maybe he had something important to take care of yesterday?

Dahlia: Morning

Wow. That was a brilliant greeting.

Dahlia: How are you?

Vex: Better now that I’m talking to you.

I couldn’t have written a better response.

Vex: You at work?

Dahlia: Yeah. On break for a few minutes.

Vex: Are you alone?

Why does he want to know that? Um…

Dahlia: Yes

My phone rings almost immediately.

“Morning,”

His rough voice sends a shiver down my spine. Did he just wake up? Is he still in bed? Don’t think about him like that! “Good morning. How are you?” Smooth. So smooth. You sound like a prim grandmother.

“Dahl, I should have called you yesterday, but something came up.”

Oh. Oh. See. He was busy, not ignoring you. “That’s okay. I had a long day at work and then my neighbor’s daughter showed up.” There’s no need to mention their intervention or falling asleep in the backyard with Max. As it is, I overshared. Vex doesn’t need to know all of that.

“When can I see you?”

Now! But that isn’t possible. “I work all week.”

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