From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein

Author:Beck Dorey-Stein
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2018-07-10T00:00:00+00:00

“What’s wrong?” he asks. His upbeat friendliness makes me want to feed him to a tank full of starved piranhas.

“You knew I did this,” I hiss, pointing at my heavy black boot as the press pool scurry by. They’re being rushed out to sit in a windowless room in the basement of the palace for more than an hour as the North American leaders hold a trilateral meeting in a botanical garden. That’s one thing I didn’t miss about traveling—the constant hurry up and wait.

Jason shrugs, amused by my anger. “I figured you’d have reached out to me if you’d wanted to.” Ignoring my palpable rage, he bends down and gives me a hug. I stand stiff, hating him, but also smelling his mint gum. “You look good,” he whispers in my ear. He leans into me farther, squeezes me tighter.

Over Jason’s shoulder, I watch a Mexican guard look away. “I’ve missed you, Beck,” he says, his breath hot on my cheek. It feels like a kiss. He takes a step back to look at me, but I stare down at the tiled palace floor. If I fall into those blue eyes, he’ll have me. I’ll forgive him.

I don’t look up until I hear him several feet away, slapping backs with his Canadian counterpart under an archway. We ignore each other when I hobble by in search of the press pool.

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