Page 47 of The Twilight Theft

“Yes, sir.” She gave me a faux-salute and a tiny smile.

I straightened, eyes roving over her not-naked-enough body. “I have so much more I plan to do to you.”

Her breaths continued coming quickly. “Don’t let the food burn.”

With a nod, I rushed to the kitchen. The Wellington timer had gone off, so I threw on my oven mitts and pulled it out, dropping it unceremoniously onto a cooling rack. The vegetables had a few more minutes, but I wasn’t about to accept another interruption, so I pulled them early. Everything would be cold, but cold food and hot bodies went together well. The sticky toffee pudding would make up for it.

And maybe an extra orgasm.

Maybe a shower together.Even better.

I tossed off the gloves and did what I could to not run and leap over the back of the couch. This was going to be an amazing—

The couch was empty. My heart gave a tremendous leap and my dick led me down the hallway. She was already in the bedroom.

But when I got there?

Nothing.

Not in the ensuite or the main bath. Not in my office.

She’d left?

She’d left!

What the fuck? She’d left?

I stormed back to the living room, where I’d docked my phone hours ago, and called her.

No answer.

What had happened? She wanted me, didn’t she?

Didn’t she?

Chapter 19

Jayce

Isatontheroof of a building close to Drew’s, staring down at the street from five floors up. Cars puttered by, people went about their lives—their perfectly normal, unscrewed-up lives.

“There you are,” came a soft voice from behind me.

“Hey, Emmett.” I didn’t turn around.

“Not planning on jumping, are you?”

“Just watching.” I sniffled. “You know. Living in the shadows.”

He stopped, well clear of the edge. “You said you needed to talk.”

I held up my great defeat, my red-wrapped chocolate shame. “I stole this chocolate bar.”

“Oh, sweetie.” Emmett sank down beside me and began rubbing gentle circles on my back. “It’s been five years. What brought this on?”

A wad of cotton lodged in my throat, and the stupid tears started again. “Drew kissed me.”

Emmett nodded slowly. “What happened?”

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