Dangerous for You by Antonia Anna

Author:Antonia, Anna [Antonia, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: new adult billionaire, billionaire alpha, new adult romance, new adult series, billionaire romance, billionaire series, contemporary romance, billionaire alpha male
Publisher: DelSin Publishing LLC
Published: 2014-05-08T06:00:00+00:00

NINE

The day after the ballet found me restless. I was unnerved by how things were edging away from the life Gabriel and I had worked so hard to build. It scratched at me, interrupting my concentration. The more I pushed it away, the harder it came back.

Finally, I had to do something drastic and completely out of character.

And I did it in spades.

Thursday

Work, my lodestone, couldn’t keep me tied to my desk a second longer than necessary. The three dozen roses nestled in their exquisite crystal vase reminded me not of velvety soft petals, but the thorns lying in wait.

I lurched up. Barely able to wait for the time it took to shut down my station, I grabbed my bag and fidgeted until the screen turned black. I left the building without calling Gabriel. I simply got in my car and drove. Five minutes after I pulled out of the parking garage, my cell phone rang. Black excitement coiled in my belly.

Gabriel always initiated the games between us. Now it was my turn. I could only hope he’d understand, but truthfully I didn’t care enough at the moment to change course.

I pressed the speaker button and answered cheerfully, “Hello?”

“Emma.”

“Gabriel.”

He cleared his throat and asked lightly, too lightly in fact, “Is everything okay?”

“Peachy. Why?”

Come on. Come on. These are not the games I want to play. Let’s cut to the chase.

“You left work a little early. For you that is.”

“I did.”

“Why?”

“Because I felt like it.”

There’s enough sass in that to get your attention, Gabriel. Don’t let me down.

A full beat passed before “Is anything wrong, Emma?”

“Nope.”

Two more beats passed. “Emma, would you mind terribly if I asked you to come back?”

“Absolutely.”

“Absolutely you’d mind or absolutely you’re coming back?”

I snorted. “Absolutely I’m not coming back.”

“So you are upset.”

“Nope.”

“Emma,” irritation finally threaded his voice. “I would like you to turn around and come back. Then I’d like you to come to my office so we can talk about what’s bothering you. I’ll even send someone out for your favorite kind of doughnuts.”

“I’m afraid I can’t help you with that, Gabriel.” I disconnected the call. Looking up in the rearview mirror, I wondered which car held my faithful, well-disguised shadows. Only one way to find out.

I pressed down on the gas pedal and aggressively changed lanes. Bouncing from one side of the interstate to the other, I kept my eyes open for cops and employed company.

My phone rang again. I let it go unanswered three times before picking up. “Emma Adams here.”

“Emma, my patience is quickly coming to an end.”

“Oh? Why might that be?”

“I want you to listen to me carefully. First, don’t ignore my calls. Second, you need to slow down.”

“Really? Now how would you know that I’m going…wait, let me check…twenty over the speed limit, Gabriel?” I took a sharp right for the nearest exit. Later I’d surely feel remorse for my less than courteous driving.

His melodic voice sharpened to a razor point. “Let’s not do this again.”

“Do what?”

“Move backwards. You know how I know.

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