Magical Midlife Awakening (Leveling Up Book 10) by K.F. Breene

Author:K.F. Breene [Breene, K.F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hazy Dawn Press Inc.
Published: 2024-03-08T00:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

Austin

Tear his throat out, or stick with the plan?

Tear his throat out, or stick with the plan?

Tear his throat out……

Austin took a deep, steadying breath, trying not to move much because he wasn’t sure if that movement would turn fluid and end with Jess’s ex bleeding all over the cheap, bland rug.

“But,” he said to the frozen solid and incredibly rigid Dick, “that does seem like a very challenging situation. For her, obviously. You sound like a real piece of shit. Luckily, it isn’t her situation now. This necklace”—he ran his fingers down her throat slowly, feeling her shiver, before running them along the diamonds—“was a gift from me. She was going to wear those simple pearls you apparently like so much, just to keep the peace, but thankfully she reconsidered. I like to see my baby sparkle.”

Jess turned to show Austin her smile before kissing his jaw and relaxing against him.

Matt watched every movement with darkening eyes, probably not daring to move because of his obvious fear of Austin. He’d likely seem incredibly composed to most Dicks, but Austin could read this guy like an open book with large print. He’d been doing it all afternoon. Matt hated Austin’s supreme confidence, his flashiness, his open intimacy with Jess. He hated someone with undefined social status sauntering around his house, no groveling, no deference to a reasonably wealthy businessman. Hated that his ex-wife was happy without him and no longer felt beholden to his schedules and his demands. The saddest thing? He didn’t seem to particularly enjoy his son. It seemed like he’d just invited him to stay because he wanted to take him away from his mother. Jimmy was a way to control Jess even when she was technically out of his reach.

This whole “afternoon supper” was Matt’s effort to bring Jess to heel, and it was turning out like a car driving across black ice.

“I did happen to notice your…eccentric vehicle parked out front,” Matt said, not giving up. Now he was trying to weasel through Austin’s confidence, it seemed. It was almost surreal. “You do like to throw your money around.”

“I’m more apt to throw my money at businesses, actually,” Austin said easily, running his fingertips along Jess’s bare arm. “I own several and add more all the time. I do like fast cars, though. Which is why Jess bought that one for me.”

A gleam lit Matt’s eyes, and his gaze was calculating as it swung to Jess. “So I guess I bought that car, since you didn’t have a dime before the divorce.”

“My money from the divorce, you mean,” Jess said. “Paid to me for services rendered to this family, a payment much lower than what I’m worth. That money is sitting in a high-yield savings account, largely untouched. The money and property owned by my employer are mine to control and spend as I would like until I die. I purchased that car with those funds, and it was a drop from the well of what I have within my disposal.

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