Cruel Hate: A Dark College Sports Romance (Hidden Valley Elite Book 5) by Isla Vaughn

Author:Isla Vaughn [Vaughn, Isla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781951919481
Publisher: Arrowscope Press, LLC
Published: 2023-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

PHOENIX

Again with that guy? Aspen sat across from the dark-haired guy who liked to hang around her. Jealousy ripped through me like a defensive guard breaking through the line and slamming me with a bone-crushing tackle.

With laserlike intensity, I focused on Aspen. Our eyes met and held, and the rest of the busy chaos inside the restaurant ceased to exist. There was only her.

I held the to-go cup of coffee I’d just bought so tightly that it came dangerously close to exploding. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Aspen and I’d had words last time she was hanging around that guy. I had no right to dictate who she was friends with, but Max was pushing the boundaries. He was into her, and I didn’t blame him, but it didn’t sit well with me, and my muscles tensed.

I crossed to their table then loomed over them, fighting the urge to knock the guy onto his back.

Aspen scowled, but I didn’t budge. She brought out an odd possessive streak I’d never seen in myself before.

Max turned when he noticed her staring behind him with wide eyes.

I leaned down, resting my fists on their table, and got in his face. “What are you doing with my girlfriend?”

His eyes narrowed. “Having coffee. The concept should be a simple one. I would think even you could follow it.”

I fisted his shirt before I even knew I was going to do it. Aspen leapt from her chair and rushed to get between us. She ducked under my arm and plastered herself against me, which was the only reason I let go of that tool friend of hers.

I wrapped Aspen in my arms, keeping her where she was, then bent to her ear to whisper, “Are you using this guy to try and make me jealous?”

“Why would I do that?” she muttered. “Nothing is going on between us, including friendship, which you made very clear. Max is my friend. Back off and stay out of my life.”

I tilted her head back so she could see just how serious I was. “We have an agreement.” I flicked my gaze down. She clearly got the meaning, evidenced by the flare in her eyes and the red infusing her cheeks. “And as far as anyone else is concerned, we’re dating exclusively. I don’t appreciate you cheating on me so publicly.”

She raised an eyebrow. “Fake cheating? With my friend?”

“Fine.” I grinned, and she chuckled. “Then I guess I should get to know your friend too.”

“You’re being an asshole.”

She shoved at my chest, but I didn’t budge. “I’ve never claimed to be anything else.” I knew my reputation—it matched that of my brother and cousins. We didn’t put up with anything. People bowed to us and did what we wanted, just because we were good athletes. It was messed up, but it’d been like that for as long as I could remember. The only difference was that our cousins had gotten cozy with their steady girlfriends. We treated them like the queens they were, but anyone else was fair game.

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