Her Devil by HL Packer

Author:HL Packer [Packer, H.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HL Packer

THIRTEEN

JACOB

“That’s the last of the rubbish from outside,” Leo says, dropping the bag inside the glass doors and closing them behind him. “The speaker system needs removing but the DJ is coming back to do that tomorrow. Well, today, actually, I guess.”

“I knew what you meant,” I reply with a weary smile, rinsing the champagne flute and placing it on the draining board.

It’s been one hell of a long day, night, whatever, and I’m more than ready to be done with this cleaning up shit and curled up in my bed. Doing that with someone would obviously be the preference, but the chances of that are looking exceedingly slim right now.

“It helped that Nick and Emmerson have kept on top of it for most of the evening,” he admits. “They’ve done a really good job.”

“It’s good that you two are finally managing to work together,” I comment. I never held anything against him over the fight, we were all there to win and he was better than me, that’s all it boils down to. But Nick was seriously pissed off about it, and he doesn’t forgive easily.

“Sure.” He shrugs. “I’ll do a quick run around down here and see if there are any more glasses or whatever. Anything else can go in the dishwasher.”

I nod, finishing another glass as he disappears. Taylor rolls through the door, the last of the Devils to make it back, and the satisfied grin on his face tells me he got what I won’t be getting on the way back to her house. Release.

“All back safely?” I ask.

“Yes, sir,” he replies. “Now, where do you need me?”

“The rubbish needs collecting from the den, I think. Everywhere else is covered.”

He slaps my shoulder with a nod, grabbing a bag from the side as he pitches in to help. George and Emmerson turned in early, and all things considered, I’m not surprised, but I can’t see either lasting for very long in this competition.

The more that I think about the things we’ve done this week and the way they’re pushing us together as a team, the more I can see those not here and getting on with everyone being the ones that leave early. It’s going to take more than the effort of an individual to show your true worth in this strange situation we find ourselves in.

Whilst I’m tired, and a lot of us are, Leo still seems to be firing on all cylinders, placing a couple of glasses on the side with a wink. The muscles in his back ripple as he loads the stray plates into the dishwasher, and I’m not complaining about the amount of time he and the rest of us have spent shirtless.

Both Jasper and Leo have abs worth getting to your knees for, I’d more than willingly lick every dip and curve, but getting myself tangled up with one of my housemates is a bad idea. So I’ve done my best not to ogle too much—it’s hard, and I’m reasonably sure they’re straight anyway.

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