Burn Butterfly Burn: A Masked Novel (Masked Duet Book 2) by Reese Rivers

Author:Reese Rivers [Rivers, Reese]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-29T18:30:00+00:00

SAVY

They leave me alone for the rest of the day and it’s a relief. Everything Tate said hit hard and resonated with me and I’m feeling conflicted and overwhelmed. I know firsthand how your upbringing can mold a person. Both of my parents dying when I was so young made me shy away from the world, hiding from letting anyone else get too close so they couldn’t leave me too. Four years ago, these men started to change all that. I let myself fall for them, to care, and then ran away the minute they let me down. Most of what happened that night was their fault but I’m starting to see that everything that came after, ignoring their messages, letters, and gifts was me being scared and wanting to punish them for letting me down. I’m not ready to face my part in that so instead, I use the day to reach out to others. I start by calling my assistant.

“What do you mean Mark cleared my schedule?” I demand in annoyance.

Work is the one thing I can count on to keep my head free of everything I don’t want to face.

“I’m sorry. Mr. Hanson had me reschedule everything for the next week. He said you would be out of the office recovering. Can I just say how incredibly sorry I am that happened to you, Miss Sevan? Everyone in the office is thinking of you and praying for a speedy recovery.”

“Um, thank you, Mandy. I appreciate that. I’ll talk to Mark and get back to you.”

I hang up and immediately call Mark. I can’t take an entire week off of work!

“Savanna, sweetheart, how are you feeling?”

“I’m fine. A few bumps and bruises and a sprained ankle but that’s all. I just spoke to Mandy and she told me you cleared my schedule for all of next week. That’s not necessary! I’ll be fine to come in on Monday.”

I hear him sigh deeply over the line.

“Princess, you’re not fine. You went through something horrible. You need to take the week, rest, heal, and you should reach out to your old therapist. Give yourself some time.”

“I don’t need time. I need to work!”

“I disagree. Savanna, you’ve done nothing but work yourself to the bone since you started at Sevan. You work more than I do and I’m the damn CEO!” His tone is harsh but softens when he continues. “You need a break, kiddo. You need to recover and you need to figure out what’s going on with these men of yours that just came out of the blue and how you’re going to present that to the world. Like it or not, you’re under a microscope. I’m not judging you, princess, but four men is not the norm. There will be speculation and conjecture in the press and a lot of it will be ugly if we don’t get ahead of it and present it properly. Please, Savanna, take some time to figure it out before coming back. You’ve been through enough.

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