Page 33 of Playing With Secrets
“I’m sorry, my love. You seem to be getting it from all sides.” He kisses my cheek. “Rest and I promise tomorrow will be a better day.”
If only he were right.
“Surprise, little sis. I should be scolding you… Oh, sorry. I didn’t expect you to have company.” Aiden shuts the front door after Jami passes him to come into my loft.
I grab the sheets to cover myself and sit up in shock. “How did you get in here?”
“You left your door unlocked. I was about to lecture you but…” Aiden glances around the room.
Jami steps into the kitchen and slumps in disappointment when he notices Hunter in my bed. Jami leans against thecounter with his head turned away and his gaze stuck to the floor. Nothing about his stance gives me any relief.
God, I’m a horrible person.
I try to deflect. “You should’ve knocked.”
Aiden huffs. “Obviously, but why is he here?”
I bite down on my lip and try to figure out a way to get out of this debacle. I peek over at Hunter.
“Let me handle this.” He slides out from under my comforter and grabs his pants off the chair that’s in the corner of my supposed bedroom.
He steps into his jeans and then works his way into his sweater. “I guess I should have that wall we busted down replaced soon. It would’ve come in handy this morning.”
“You’re telling me,” I say dryly.
My brother stares at him with his arms across his chest. Aiden wasn’t impressed with Hunter to begin with, and this makes it a thousand times worse.
Jami takes a quick glance in my direction. Betrayal spills from his eyes. My mouth turns to dust, making it difficult to swallow. I break our gaze and sink even more under my sheets.
I should get up and help, but all I want to do is hide. The air is thick with an uncomfortable silence as Hunter gets dressed.
Once he is, he steps to Aiden and holds out his hand. “I’m Hunter Efron and you must be Aiden.”
“You can move your hand away.” Aiden eyes Hunter up and down.
Hunter nods and takes his hand back. “Very well. I can imagine what you might think of me, but I love your sister and have no intentions of hurting her.”
“So when she gets fired, she won’t get hurt?” Aiden cocks his head in full FBI mode. “And aren’t you almost ten years older than she is? What do you want with a woman that much younger than you?”
My glare shoots to Jami, knowing he must have said something about Hunter’s age to Aiden.
Hunter turns to me. “On second thought, I’m going to let you deal with this. Otherwise, I’ll make the situation worse.”
I nod and shift to get out of bed, but get caught up in the sheets. I trip and stumble to the floor.
Jami’s around the counter and by my side before Hunter. They both move to help me but freeze when they come face-to-face.
This could end in a grisly fight, and if it does, Aiden will know everything. This is my worst nightmare and I have no control over the outcome.
CHAPTER 9
JAMISON
Hunterand I are eye to eye, ready to rip each other’s heads off. My chest heaves as fire burns through my veins.
Dori shakes her head at me, warning me not to explode. “I’m fine. Both of you, I can get up on my own.”
She forces us apart. Hunter smirks, knowing he’s got me in a chokehold. I try to rein in my hate, but nothing will change my mind about him. He’s a horrible person.
