Fake_Kylie Scott by Scott Kylie

Author:Scott, Kylie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novel
Publisher: Kylie Scott
Published: 2021-05-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Blissful quiet filled the house after all the people coming and going all day. Mei had left, Patrick had disappeared to the gym, and our houseguest Jack was who knows where. After a long hot shower and donning a woolen hoodie and designer sweatpants (bet they were called loungewear) I found in my wardrobe, I’d finally managed to warm up. And get over that kiss. We’d pretended to kiss before, so it was really no big deal. It just felt like it was, for some damn reason.

“Hi,” said the stranger standing in the living room, holding a butcher’s knife.

I stopped dead.

“Is Patrick around?” she asked, all casual like.

“Ah, no.”

“Oh.” Her shoulders drooped in disappointment. “He’s hardly ever here.”

“He gets busy,” I mumbled, gaze glued to the knife.

“I know. I’ve written to him so many times. Sent him messages. But his career has to come first.”

I nodded as my whole body started trembling.

“You might as well take a seat.” She gestured to the couch with the weapon. “We’ll wait for him.”

“Sure.” And no fucking way was I getting any closer to her and that blade. “W-what’s your name?”

The woman was in her early twenties, I’d guess. Dressed in yoga pants, a tank top, and denim jacket. Her dark hair had been cut short and her tennis shoes were dirty. Nothing out of the ordinary. Just someone you’d pass in the street, give or take the knife.

“Beth,” she said. “I’m surprised he hasn’t told you about me.”

“He probably did and I forgot.” I’d left my cell in my room. My brain scrambled for something to say, the right thing to say. But panic held me in a tight grip. “I, ah . . .”

“Sit, Norah,” she said, tone impatient this time. “We should talk this out. I mean, you’re going to have to leave. I can’t have you staying here with him, getting in the way.”

“Okay, I see that. I see that now.”

Her tight expression relaxed into a small smile. “It’s good that you understand. There’s no need for this to get ugly. But Patrick and I will need to be alone. We’re meant to be together, you know?”

“Absolutely.”

“I feel kind of bad that he used you like this. You seem nice,” she said. “But you know what men are like . . .”

Teeth clenched tight, I nodded.

“Now that Patrick and I are together, he won’t need to go looking elsewhere. I’ll take care of everything he needs.” Her jaw firmed. “Why aren’t you sitting? I told you to sit.”

“Right. Sorry,” I said. Then I bolted.

Her pounding footsteps were right behind me. I raced for my bedroom and reached for the door, throwing my whole body against the hard wood. Her fingers curled around the edge, trying to stop it from closing. But fuck her. Her enraged scream of pain filled the house as I slammed the door shut, again and again, until she let go. I flicked the lock closed, but who knew if it would hold. I had to be fast.

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