Page 97 of Heartbreaker

That trembling becomes shaking, and I drag her chair closer, take her hand. “Breathe,” I order softly then glance up at Atlas, silently telling him to stop fucking around.

I don’t say it out loud though.

Because the look in his eyes…

Fuck, this is going to be really bad, isn’t it?

He pushes off the desk and crouches in front of us. Then pulls out his phone, taps at the screen, and holds it up as the last notes of “Midnight Snow” begin to play.

Show me the moon and I’ll give you the stars

Baby, you know me, and this night is ours…

My brows drag together.

Okay, so the song leaked. That sucks, but it’s not the end of the world.

Then I hear it.

Thereally badpart.

There’s a rustle, a moan, and…

“Fuck, Jade,” I hear myself whisper on the recording. “You are so fucking beautiful.”

She moans. “Please. I need you, Royal. I?—”

Atlas taps at his screen again and the recording cuts off.

There’s a long, tense moment of quiet…

And then Jade bursts into tears.

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

Jade

I’ve never been soembarrassed.

Or humiliated.

Or emotional.

And if Atlas has heard the recording, then the rest of the world has too.

Which is horrifying.

Grandma Louise would be so upset with me right now.

I don’t know how this happened unless?—

My head snaps up.

No-no-no.

Now I’m as furious as I am humiliated.

“What is it?” Royal asks softly, watching my face.

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