Heated: A Billionaire Enemies to Lovers Romance (Pathways Book 2) by Krista Carleson

Author:Krista Carleson [Carleson, Krista]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quick Escape Press
Published: 2018-03-04T16:00:00+00:00

8

I wasn’t one of those people who were crazy about sweets and chocolate. It wasn’t like I had the need to drown myself in that sugary heaven and eat like there was no tomorrow. And I certainly didn’t need chocolate to pull me out of the depths of stress and sorrow.

But these last few days all I’d been doing was trading half-eaten Hershey's bars for new ones—as if I was searching for the Holy Grail among chocolate bars. Not even Alison and Marissa could pull me out of my depression. We’d had a chick flick marathon yesterday, stuffing ourselves with copious quantities of junk food, and while I loved spending time with them, this whole treacherous-Jared situation was killing the inner optimist in me.

I was like a deflated balloon, void of that cheerfulness that carried me through life, and no amount of self-help advice could bring a genuine smile to my face that just wouldn’t die the next second.

I’d been rejecting Jared’s calls and avoiding him when he’d suddenly shown up at Pathways. I barely managed to steer clear of him that afternoon, hoping he would just give up and never come back.

He hadn’t come back, but he continued calling, and I hated how with each new call, my heart crumbled more, begging my mind to reconsider and at least let me answer his call.

I told my best friends I was over Jared, claiming I’d be back in the dating scene in no time, but the truth was, of course, miles and miles away from that. I was feeling down—mildly putting it—relying on my work to help me drown out my negative thoughts.

The sessions with my clients were the only thing that helped me take my mind off Jared, which was why I was working a lot these days. This led to over-exhaustion and accumulated stress that prevented me from sleeping well, which was why I was like a walking zombie today in the office.

“Okay, honey. That’s enough,” Marissa told me earlier. “You aren’t helping anyone this way. I know you need to lose yourself in work because of that asshole Jared, but this is bad for your health. Go home and get some rest.”

I’d started to argue, telling her I was perfectly fine, but then Alison sided with Marissa, and there was no way I could stay at work with the two of them pressuring me to go home.

So, I’d finally threw in the towel and headed home, planning to crash earlier, but my plan failed when I reached the entrance of my building and I spotted Jared standing in front of it. What the hell?

My eyes widening, I swiveled in the hopes of escaping him before he noticed me, but it was too damn late. He was quick, grabbing my arm and keeping me in place no matter how hard I yanked against him.

“Let me go, Jared.”

“Please, listen to me, Claire.” His voice—and entire demeanor—exuded desperation, but I didn’t want to let the part of me that wanted to let him in again win.

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