Page 65 of Bitten By Desire
“Yes, I am,” I said.
“No, you’re not,” Titan said back.
“Screw you.”
The corner of Titan’s mouth ticked up. “I mean…if that’s what will get you to stay.”
I didn’t know whether I wanted to slap him or punch him.
“Emma, please,” Bennett said. “Just stay here. Where it’s safe.”
Again, he didn’t really acknowledge the fact that his friend was hitting on me. I didn’t know what was going on here, but I wanted nothing to do with it.
Before either of them could try to stop me again, I pushed through the doors.
“Emma!” Bennett called from behind me.
I followed Theo out into the rain. And immediately missed the warmth of Bennett’s touch.
Chapter 19
Monday
It had been cloudy when I left Zoey’s house. But I didn’t know it was supposed to rain. I lifted my hand over my head just as Theo pulled his umbrella over both of us.
“That went better than I anticipated,” he said and stared down at me.
“You stormed in there specifically to piss Bennett off.” I wasn’t sure why I was snapping at Theo when I was relieved that he’d shown up. But the way he’d put his hand out for me to grab? And how he just demanded I follow him without really asking? And what the hell was he even doing there to begin with? “So how on earth did it go better than you anticipated?”
“I figured it would end in a fight. But it didn’t.”
God, this man.
Theo started walking down Main Street. I had no choice but to hurry after him unless I wanted to be drenched.
“So you interrupted my lunch to upset Bennett?”
“No, I did it because we had a deal. And we have pictures to take right now.”
I exhaled slowly. “We don’t have a deal. I turned down your job offer last night.”
“In haste. Now that you know that Bennett’s a liar, I figured you’d reconsider.” He turned off Main Street.
“He’s not a liar.” But I wasn’t so sure if my words were true. Bennett was definitely hiding something. All his friends seemed…off.
“So he showed you the vaults?” Theo turned and opened a white picket fence.
“No.”
“Well…I think I made my point then.” He held the gate open for me to walk through.
I shook my head and walked past him, rushing up the steps so I wouldn’t get too wet.
Theo unlocked the front door.
“You haven’t made your point,” I said as I walked inside. “Bennett would have shown me if I really pressed it.”I think. Maybe…
“I highly doubt that. Now take off your boots.”
