Page 53 of Bound By My Father's Best Friend

Mom had said that I could terminate the contract whenever I wanted, but maybe it wouldn’t be so bad being Hector Patton’s full-time submissive. Maybe if I did, I could earn myself a collar and be his for longer than either of us expected …

CHAPTERTWENTY-EIGHT

HEATHER

Friday morning,I stood in the middle of Hector and Dad’s main office and stared at the elevators. My heart was racing about a hundred miles a minute, and I couldn’t get it to stop. Today was the day that Professor Eric had an interview.

In twelve minutes, to be exact.

And Hector wasn’t here yet.

I grabbed my phone from my purse and texted my group chat with the girls.

Me: I’M FREAKING OUT! SEND HELP.

Suddenly, the elevator chimed. My gaze snapped up to it, and I spotted Hector stepped out of the small compartment. Brunette hair pulled up into a high ponytail, Evelyn walked out of the elevator with a short pencil skirt and a low-cut fuchsia top.

They were talking quietly to each other, and they were close … so close. He had told me not to worry about Evelyn, and she had even seemed so nice at Radiant—plus, she was banging my dad—but still … I didn’t feel like I could compare.

After she nodded to him, he headed to his office while she walked my way.

“Morning, Heather.” She beamed.

I chewed on the inside of my cheek. “Morning. What were you and, uh …”

Fuck, that sounded like me being a jealous bitch.

“Hector and I were talking about?” she finished. “Just something for later.”

“Oh.”

She smiled. “Don’t worry about it. I’m not into him like I am with your fa?—”

“Okay! Okay! I don’t need the details!” I said, my phone beginning to buzz like crazy.

Because … ew.

“What’re you up to?” she asked, grabbing some papers off her desk.

“Oh, uh …” I said, smoothing out my shirt. “Just waiting for Hector to start an interview.”

For some reason, her smile widened. “I heard. You going tohelphim out during it?”

I arched a brow, a giggle bubbling up in my throat. “No, not like that!”

“Evelyn!” Dad shouted from his office. “I need you in here.”

After Evelyn winked at me, I swallowed some bile that rose in my throat from the thought of her doingthatwith my father and pulled out my phone to check the group chat, which was on fire right now, just to calm my nerves.

Sun: What happened??

Athena: Heather???

Athena: What’s going on?

Sierra: Her professor has a job interview at her dad’s company.

Sierra: She’s nervous about it …

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