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Chapter 11

Sadie

The guys keep tellingme they’re going to be starting with my... lessons this weekend. But none of them told me where or any other details. It’s Friday now, and I’m standing outside the host club room feeling like I’m seconds away from puking up my lunch.

This is my last day before everything changes.Is it going to be weird working for them after I’ve slept with them? Will it be so bad they can’t even look at me, making them call the whole thing off?

I’m freaking out, sending myself into a downward spiral. Maybe I should just cut ties right now. No harm, no foul. Sure, I worked for them for a week, but that's nothing. It wasn’t all that bad.

I’ll just go home and hide, text Mia and tell her to tell Declan that I’m backing out of our deal. She would have his number, right? I mean, they are engaged.

Holy shit, I’m going to fuck my best friend's fiancé. What the hell even is my life? This isn’t me.

“Is this your new thing?” Grayson’s deep, amused voice has me yelping in surprise as I spin around to face his cocky grin.

“What?” I ask, heart pounding in my chest. My eyes fall to his lips, those sinful lips that spoke dirty things to me the other day. I look down at his hands by his sides and my cheeks heat. How could just two fingers and a thumb bring so much pleasure?

“Pretty Girl.” He chuckles. Shit, I’m being weird. My eyes dart back up to his. “You're thinking about the other day, aren’t you?”

“No!” I say a little too forcefully, giving myself away.

His grin widens as he steps forward. I don’t move, I can’t move. My heart races and my palms sweat. He’s not going to touch me like that again right here, is he?

Grayson grips my chin softly, making me look into his eyes. “Are you going to run every time you come here?”

“I’m not running,” I whisper back, my belly going crazy with butterflies.

“But you’re thinking about it, every day you're here. You stand outside this door and stare at it, a panicked look on your face, like you're ready to run far away and never turn back.”

My brows furrow. “How do you know that?”Did Declan tell him about the time he found me?

“I have cameras, Pretty Girl. It’s mythingto keep an eye on everything.” He licks his lips, his eyes falling to mine.Is he going to kiss me?I hope he kisses me. Last time, I didn’t get a chance to taste his lips even though he made me cum.

“I’m not running.” Yet the way it comes out sounds like I’m not sure, like I will.

“You don’t have to do this, Sadie. No one will be upset. If you're not comfortable, no one will force you.” His thumb brushes against my lower lip, making me shiver. “But it would be a shame because, as it turns out, after talking to the guys, I’m going to be the first one you're with. And I have so many things I want to do to that sexy body of yours.”

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