Page 691 of Hell Hath No Fury
The look in her eyes.
The betrayal.
Fuck.
He sucked in a deep breath and exhaled, the sound shaky to even his ears.
He missed her.
The sound of her laughter, the way her dark eyes danced with it. Her easy affection with G, like the two of them had beentogether their whole lives. The way G lit up for Ember in a way she used to only for him.
The wayhelit up for Ember.
Her soft, breathy moans in his ears. Her hands caressing his back, gripping his ass. The dramatic slope of her narrow waist into curvy hips. Gazing into her eyes and feeling so fucking at peace, like he’d finally found something he’d been missing his whole life.
“If I hear you sigh like that one more time, I’ll punch you.”
Foster started, swinging his office chair around from the window to find Colt braced against the doorway.
His friend closed the door behind him and walked into the room. “It’s like working with a zombie these days. You barely said two words to Jack Hunter in the meeting this morning.”
“We made the deal, didn’t we?” he grumbled like a petulant teenager.
Colt scowled as he sat down on his desk. “This has to stop.”
“What?”
“Don’t. Don’t be an even bigger prick than you’re already being.”
Indignant, he snapped, “I don’t need this shit right now, Colt.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I forgot this was all about you.” His friend looked at him with such disappointment in his eyes, Foster flinched. “Do you even give a shit how you made her feel, or do you only care about how you feel?”
Remorse sliced through him. “Of course I give a shit.”
“Really? Because you’re walking around here like you’re the one who got fucked over when the truth of the matter is that you made a very special woman think that her feelings aren’t more important than your parents’ fucking snobbery.”
“Colt—”
“Nah, listen.” His friend pushed off the desk. “It’s clear that you have real feelings for Ember. In fact, it’s clear that youthinkyou’re in love with her.”
“Think?” he snarled. How dare he—
“Yeah,think. You see, becauseIlove Jade. I love Jade so much that the thought of hurting her, of putting my feelings before hers, makes me sick to my stomach.Youdon’t love Ember. If you loved Ember, you would tell your father where to stick his opinions and his money.”
Heart racing, Foster shook his head. “Family is important. Can’t you understand why I don’t want to disappoint my father?”
“No, actually, I can’t. Here’s your choice—on the one hand, Edward Darwin, who still makes fucking excuses for Georgie’s selfish mom just because of her family’s blue blood, a guy who bases his opinion of a person’s worth off a family fucking name. That’s who you want influencing Georgie’s life? Or, on the other hand, Ember. Funny, gorgeous, kind. Is great with Georgie. And for some stupid reason loves you.”
Hope was a knifelike pain in his chest. “She said that?”
Colt’s expression was harsh as he gave a tight nod. “Shewasin love with you. But I guess she realized the age gap was a problem after all. She said you had a lot of growing up to do, and she didn’t have time to wait around.”
He sighed. “I fucked up.”
“She’s putting the house up for sale.”
Panicked, he barked, “What?”
