Page 67 of Sky High Obsession

“Fuck sorry.You think I would’ve interfered, is that it?”

Guilt assailed her when she silently admitted the truth to herself.“I didn’t know what I was thinking myself, but I wanted to make any decisions without…” She stopped and bit her lip.

“Without Pushy Keely’s influence?”

“No.I like Pushy Keely.But I was scared Kick-Zach-In-The-Nuts Keely would hurt my man.”

“Oh right, he’s your man now, is he?”Keely’s voice rose.

Bethany sighed.“We’re trying to work through it.Like you suggested.”

Keely remained silent for several seconds.Then she sniffed.“I fucking hate that you shut me out.I don’t want to lose you, B.”

“You won’t.”

“You say that, but you’re already keeping things from me.Next, you’ll be telling me you’re flying off again with billionaire lover boy to some exotic paradise.”

Bethany’s heart flipped over with more guilt as her silence damned her.

“Fuck, Bethany!”

“It’s for work, Keely.”

“Sure, you keep on believing that.Because of all the event planning outfits in New York Zach Savage could’ve picked, he just happened to pick the one where you work,” she drawled.

“Okay, maybe it’s also to get away from things like this photo.”She flicked her finger against her computer screen, but her gaze was riveted on the picture of her and Zach, taken at the exact moment before he’d kissed her on the forehead in the aircraft hangar.

At least it wasn’t a picture taken on the inside of the plane.She cringed harder at the thought of that happening.

Nevertheless, this picture was equally as potent.The look on Zach’s face… The look on hers.

“The way he’s looking at you, B,” Keely whispered raggedly, so perfectly in tune with Bethany’s racing thoughts.“It scares me how much he wants you.Especially when you still don’t know shit about his past.”

Bethany shivered.She yearned to reassure her friend, to spill what Zach had told her this morning in his bathroom.They’d never kept secrets from each other in the past.But this was the kind of secret she couldn’t tell.Even if it came to nothing, Keely was the type of friend who’d fight to the death for her, whether Bethany wanted her to or not.And if there were legal implications to what Zach would eventually reveal, then no way could she jeopardize his safety by betraying his trust.

“I’ll be okay, Keely.He won’t… he won’t hurt me that way.I mean physically.”

“How do you know?Did he say something?”she snapped.

“No, not exactly.I really can’t talk about it.”Bethany could feel Keely’s hurt as if she was stood in front of her.She closed her eyes and swallowed.“I’m sorry.”

“Not as sorry as I am.I’ll see you around, B.”The line went dead.

Crap!

She blinked back the tears that welled and stared blindly at the picture that was currently trending on Twitter.

A New Prey In Savage’s Lair?

The caption would’ve been ridiculous, if it wasn’t ridiculously accurate.There was no room for ambivalence in the picture whatsoever.Zach was staring at her as if he wanted to devour her.And she was staring back as if she yearned to be his next meal.

Another shiver ripped through her.God.

If the whole world could see how she felt about him, what hope did she have of denying him what he wanted from her?

When her phone went again, she forced herself to check the caller ID.Seeing who it was, she answered with shaking fingers.

“I really need to teach you a lesson in answering your phone immediately when I call.”His voice held a hard, savage bite, tinged with a boatload of anxiety.

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