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“You too, Sebastian.” I nodded, walked to the door, inserted my key, and headed up the stairs.

As soon as I entered my apartment, I ran to the window and looked out as he walked down the street.

Chapter Nine

Sebastian

As I climbed into the limo, Eli glanced at me.

“She’s the one who’s had you in such a bad state since you returned from London?”

I sighed. “Yes, she’s the one. She claims she’s seeing someone, but I don’t believe her. I’m not worried. I’ll have her in my bed again. It may take some time, but she will give herself to me. Just like she did in London.”

“I have no doubt you’re right.” He smiled.

After arriving home, I poured some bourbon into a glass and pulled out my phone, pulling up the picture I had taken of her. I sat down in the wing-backed chair and stared at her. Her smile captivated me just like it did back in London. It was a smile that drew me to her. I couldn’t believe that I saw her again after all these months. Since that night, she had occupied my mind. It didn’t matter who I was with. I always saw her. I dreamt about her, and every time the scent of roses crossed my path, I was instantly reminded of her. This one woman, who was a stranger that I’d fucked on my last night in London, affected me in waysthat no woman ever had before, and that posed a problem for me.

I sighed as I finished off my bourbon and headed to bed. Chloe Kane was a beautiful woman with a beautiful name. Now she was complete, and I was going to stop at nothing to get her back into my bed. But I needed to be careful. I didn’t want her to see me for who I really was. A monster with no emotion and no feeling. A man who couldn’t cry and a man who thrived on control.

Chloe

“What do you mean you turned him down?” Sienna yelled at me over Facetime.

“I can’t, and I won’t. Do you know who he is?” I continued walking down the street to Whole Foods.

“What do you mean? I know he’s an extremely sexy man who wants you.”

“He’s a millionaire. No, make that a billionaire. Self-made when he was just twenty-one years old.”

“And that’s a problem how?” She twisted her face. “And most importantly, why?”

“Because we come from two different worlds. You know how those millionaires are.”

“No. Actually, I don’t. I’ve never known one.”

Walking into Whole Foods, I grabbed a basket and propped my phone against my purse.

“Why would someone like him be interested in someone like me?”

“Maybe because you’re beautiful and an incredibly sweet person, and he sees that.”

“How could he see that? We didn’t talk. We just had sex,” I spoke a little too loudly as the woman looking over the apples glanced up at me and shot me a look.

“Listen, Chloe, you’re reading way too much into this guy. You don’t even really know him.”

“Just by him saying he wanted a repeat of London told me enough. All he’s after is sex, and from what I saw on the internet, he’s a manwhore. Not to mention the fact that he basically admitted it to me. I’ve been through the ringer with guys in the past, and there’s no way in hell I’m getting involved with someone like that.”

She sighed as she rolled her eyes. “No one said you have to get involved with him. Just have some fun and see what happens. If he’s a total douchebag, don’t see him anymore.”

“I told him I was seeing someone, so he probably won’t try to contact me.”

“Of course you did, you silly girl.”

“Okay. I’m hanging up now. I need to finish shopping because my parents are coming over.”

“Have fun. I’ll talk to you later.”

As I opened the security door to my building, Mrs. Cooper came out of her apartment.

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