Page 36 of The Rules Of Attraction
A breath away was a curtain that separated the shower and toilet from the rest of the place. There was hardly any point to the curtain because it was poorly hung and the broken window next to the shower that overlooked the street displayed everything I had inside. I had to hang a towel up at it when I used the shower that ran ice cold water.
The place was horrible, really horrible. And there was that skitter again.
God, if the place had mice I didn’t know what I’d do.
I could be this no nonsense woman in court but put me in a room with a mouse and I would lose my mind.
The skitter sounded again and my stomach tightened, but then there was a knock at the door.
The buildings super had come up a few times during my days here to check on me.
She was a sweet elderly lady. She said she would do her best to get someone to look at the window for me.
I got off the bed, guessing it could only be her since no one else came to visit.
It would be good to have the window fixed because it also brought in the cold at night, and I’d ask her if she could get someone to check if there were mice.
I opened the door and forced myself to look at least pleasant, but froze as the door swung open.
Before me was not Susana, the sweet elderly lady.
It was Alex.
Standing before me was Alex Sullivan, looking better than ever.
He slid down the Oakleys he was wearing and that wicked smile filled with sin lifted the corners of his sensual mouth.
“Hello angel,” he said.
That deep voice of his working its way inside me, making my skin tingle.
