Cassius by Stevens Madison & Hazel Willow

Author:Stevens, Madison & Hazel, Willow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Madison Stevens
Published: 2021-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Kendra welcomed the cool touch of the AC as she stepped into her hotel room. Despite it being morning, it’d grown increasingly warm during her time at the course. The city didn’t want her to forget it was summer.

She’d done events in places like Arizona and Florida at the height of the summer, so she wasn’t worried about her performance. That didn’t mean she could ignore it. Proper hydration would be a must, but that was a future problem. Her immediate concern was the gorgeous man following her into her room.

They were alone again in a room with a nice, large bed. Her heart kicked up. Warmth spread through her body. Hydration wouldn’t help. She could drink the entire ocean and it wouldn’t quench her thirst.

She shouldn’t do anything. The same logic she’d offered the night before applied, if not more so. The race was looming tomorrow. Tiring herself out with someone already demanding all her attention was a guaranteed road to loss.

Her tracksuit was proof of what she should be doing, light exercise and visualization of the obstacles she’d scouted. She hadn’t flown all the way to New York for a booty call.

“It’ll be tough,” she said, trying to recenter on the race and not CJ.

CJ looked her way with a smile. “What will be?”

“The competition.” Kendra unzipped her jacket and hung it over the edge of a chair. “I’ve been thinking about the new obstacles. They’re trickier than I realized. I might have been taking this too lightly, but now it’s gotten real.”

“Isn’t that better?” CJ asked.

Kendra stared at him, her brow furrowed. “Why would that make it better?”

CJ nodded. “It’s all about challenging yourself, right?” He motioned to the door. “The races, the climbing, the training. That’s the takeaway I got from what you said. The channel and the videos are a way to give you the money to do what you really want to do.”

Kendra nodded slowly. He’d not known her for long, but he already understood her so well. A man who only cared about getting into her pants wouldn’t have pushed back like that. He would have tried to soothe her and insist the race would be easy.

“And the only way to challenge yourself,” CJ continued, “is to constantly push yourself to your limits, even if you risk losing.”

Kendra sat on the edge of the bed. “You’re right.” She shook her head. “Sometimes I come close to forgetting what this is all about. Sponsorships and being famous are distractions, not goals in of themselves.” She toed off her running shoes. “I can lose a few sponsorships and do okay. I can continue making a living at this. I’ll never be rich, but it’s not like I’ll starve. I’m blessed to be able to do what I want with my life.”

“That’s a good attitude.” CJ stared at her, something probing in the look. “You can come back from about everything except dying.”

Kendra chuckled. “I also don’t want to turn into Sarah.”

“Not a fan?”

“I don’t hate her or anything.

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