Foolish Mistakes: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by Jeana E. Mann

Author:Jeana E. Mann [Mann, Jeana E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781943938742
Publisher: Ishkadiddle Publishing, LLC
Published: 2023-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

20

DAKOTA - NOW

JOHN MACGRUDER looked much the same as I remembered him, but older, thinner, and more tired. He wasn’t much taller than me, with a shiny bald head and a red birthmark above his left eye. When we entered the room, he rose to greet me with a firm handshake and a pleasant smile.

“Come in. Have a seat. Great to see you again, Dakota.” He pumped my hand effusively once more. “You’ve got a good one here, Seaforth.” He gave Samuel a shrewd glance. “I hope you’re treating her well.”

“We’ve had a bit of an adjustment period, but we’re managing,” Sam said. Embarrassment heated my cheeks, and I shot Sam a narrow-eyed glare. He didn’t smile, but his eyes glittered with suppressed amusement.

Once we were settled around the conference table, I tried to concentrate on the conversation, but my thoughts kept drifting to the color of Sam’s eyes, the strength in his hands as he’d led me across the sky bridge, the way I’d felt safe for those brief minutes. There’d been kindness in his eyes and something more, something achingly familiar, before he’d squelched it.

“I’ve got to admit, your request for a meeting took me by surprise,” MacGruder began, jolting me from admiring the square line of Sam’s jaw. “I never thought to see you in your father’s building.”

“It’s not my favorite place,” Sam said with a nonchalant shrug.

“I have to admit I’m intrigued. It has to be pretty important for you to risk coming here.” MacGruder walked to the nearby wall, pressed one of the wood panels, and opened an invisible door. Backlit glass shelves held rows of expensive liquor. He gestured to a bottle of scotch. “Care for a drink?”

“Nothing for me,” I said. Although a stiff drink would calm my nerves, I needed to keep my wits about me, still uncertain about my role in this gathering. I cast an assessing glance at Sam, a sense of disappointment filling me. Apparently, the rift with his father remained.

“I’ll have whatever you’re having,” Sam said.

“So spit it out, Seaforth. What do you want?” MacGruder set a cut crystal glass in front of Sam, ice tinkling with the movement. He took a seat beside me, drew a sip from his scotch then clasped his hands on the table in front of him, waiting expectantly.

“I want to buy you out,” Sam said.

The expression on MacGruder’s face shifted from neutral to wary interest. “Okay. I didn’t see that one coming.” He laughed. “You’ve got bigger balls than I thought. What makes you think I’d even consider selling, especially to you?”

“I’ve got a proposition. One I don’t think you can refuse.” Sam leaned back in his chair and rested an ankle on his opposing knee. He remained the picture of casual unconcern with the collar of his shirt open, sans tie, but the depths of his gaze held a predatory gleam. My body shifted toward him, drawn by the power of his expression and an ages-old female attraction to an alpha male.

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