Ballad of Hysteria (Rock 'Em Dead Book 2) by Lindsay Becs

Author:Lindsay Becs [Becs, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

MARK

Oh, shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.

I hit my head back against the headrest of my car when I slide inside after leaving Lola’s. What the hell am I thinking?

I’ll tell you what I’m thinking. I’m thinking about how ever since I helped my sister move into her own place and a certain mouthy blonde helped me carry a couch inside, I haven’t been able to get her out of my mind.

Taking a deep breath, I turn my car on and try to focus. I have an important business meeting in fifteen minutes, and I have to be on my A-game.

Running my hands down the front of my shirt before I walk into my meeting, a smile pulls at the corner of my lips when I feel the crusty part that Lola attempted to clean. I shake my head. Not now, Mark. Focus.

I barely make it through my meeting without sounding like a complete moron but somehow manage to salvage the contracts with this account. My boss would have had my head on a spike if I didn’t deliver. Thank God I’m that good and did.

Dropping off the newly signed contracts to my secretary to copy and pass along, I tell her I’m not to be bothered the rest of the day. Once inside my office, I shut the door and close the blinds, sinking into the chair behind my desk.

“Agh,” I groan, rubbing my temples, trying to relax and get the visions of Lola out of my head. The way her eyes traveled over my body. Her heated gaze burning a path of desire on my skin. Fuck, I wanted to do a whole hell of a lot more than just kiss her.

Opening my eyes, I look at the picture on my desk of Nicole. I’m an asshole.

I know I need to just be honest with her and leave, but I can’t. I just can’t. I’m scared that she’s too fragile, and if I do, she’ll break completely. She’s barely hanging on as it is.

I loved her once. Once upon a time, we were happy, and I thought I’d spend my whole life with her. Now? I work as much as possible to be able to avoid her. Truth is we barely see each other, and when we do, we’re so distant from one another.

And yet I still can’t bring myself to end things. I guess I’m hoping that she’ll be the one to finally do it. Put us both out of our misery and let me go. Get the help she needs and move on. But I think she’s just as scared as I am to let go, but for different reasons.

Seeing Lola today felt like the universe was rewarding me. Giving me a gift that I was all too happy to accept.

I know I had no right to kiss her. But fuck me. How do you not kiss lips like hers when they’re right. Fucking. There?

This could end so, so badly for all of us. Me, Nicole, Lola.

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