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Her eyes held my gaze momentarily. “You’re arrogant, self-assured, overconfident, and way too charming for your own good only to get what you want from a woman. Once you do, you’re done, and you move on to the next victim who doesn’t know any better.”

Wow. This woman quickly knew how to make my hard-on go down.

“You have a mean spirit, lady.”

She laughed. “I only speak the truth.” She threw some cash on the bar and stood up. “It was nice chatting with you.” She grabbed her purse.

“I can’t say it was nice chatting with you!” I shouted as she walked away.

“Need another?” The bartender pointed to my almost empty glass.

“Yeah. Make it a double this time.”

On the flight back to Los Angeles, I couldn’t stop thinking about that woman at the bar last night. She stood about five feet seven inches, with a confident stand that radiated strength. Her long, wavy hair cascaded down her back, a rich chocolate brown that caught the light and shimmered with eyes that were a mesmerizing blue-gray shade. Her body was slender and toned—a work of art I wanted to explore.

When I arrived home, I set my bag down and noticed my two brothers sitting on my patio drinking beer. Opening the refrigerator, I grabbed a bottle and took it outside.

“There he is.” Roman grinned, holding out his fist.

I fist-bumped him first and then Parker before sitting down in the lounger.

“How was the conference?” Roman asked.

“Boring.” I smirked.

“Meet any hot chicks?” Parker asked.

“Tried to but she wanted nothing to do with me.” I tipped the bottle to my lips.

“Say what?” Parker laughed. “Who was she?”

“I don’t know. Some sexy as fuck woman sitting at the bar in the hotel’s restaurant.”

“What did she say to you?” Roman asked.

“I offered to buy her a drink, and she preceded to tell me that she doesn’t do one-night stands. And get this. She said the weirdest thing.”

“What did she say?” Parker asked.

“She said I could forget it unless I was going to marry her.”

“What?” Roman chuckled. “Who says that?”

“Right? Then she told me that she knew guys like me. When I asked her to elaborate, she said I’m arrogant, self-assured, overconfident, and way too charming for my owngood only to get what I want from a woman. Once I do, I’m done and move on to the next victim who doesn’t know any better. Can you fucking believe that?”

“Sounds to me like she read you perfectly.” Roman laughed.

“Yeah, bro. She sounds very intelligent.” Parker laughed.

“She’s mean-spirited, and I’m happy I didn’t sleep with her. I don’t need that kind of negativity in my life.”

“You never stood a chance with her.” Parker shook his head.

“I know she hurt your ego, bro. Just forget about her and move on,” Roman said.

“Trust me. I already have.”

CHAPTER 39

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