Newport Billionaires Box Set by Amy DeLuca

Author:Amy DeLuca
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Oxford South Press
Published: 2019-12-26T23:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

Missing Lipstick

Siblings? Had Kristal really said that? Did she really see him as a brother?

Because Hunter did not see her as a sister. Never had, never would.

Watching her drive away with Larson, he took off his coat, suddenly feeling quite warm though the day was cold. Perhaps it was the acid boiling in his veins.

Hunter hadn’t met Larson Overstreet before, but of course he’d recognized him—and not just from TV.

Larson’s father was the president and CEO of one of the oldest and largest asset management firms in the country.

His mother was Corina Videau, the famous clothing designer and heir to the Vivienne Videau cosmetics fortune.

He was the heir to a double-fortune, not to mention the hefty salary he must have pulled down from his gig on national television.

No wonder his family had a “beach house” in Newport. Whereas Hunter had always been level-jumping with Kristal, this guy was firmly in her league.

She belonged with somebody like Larson—which meant Hunter couldn’t stand the idea of her spending time with him. It took all his strength not to tail them in his own car. Instead, he forced himself to go home and get some work done.

As the hours ticked on, that became more and more difficult to do. By the time darkness fell, Hunter had determined to make some changes. This intolerable situation couldn’t go on.

Pretending he didn’t want Kristal was just stupid at this point.

He gave up on work and started pacing the front of the house, keeping an eye on the windows to check for headlights pulling into the drive.

“What’s with you tonight?” Josh asked. “You’re jumpy as a jackrabbit.”

“Nothing. I’m just thinking.”

Hunter checked his phone for the umpteenth time. It was after nine p.m. They’d been together for nearly seven hours now. How many sights was she going to show him anyway?

And then he thought about what kind of sights she might be showing Larson Overstreet and nearly threw the phone against the wall.

Finally, a car pulled into the driveway and stopped in front of the house. Hunter’s shoulders sagged in relief.

But Kristal didn’t get out of the car right away. Instead, it sat running, the headlights on, but the passenger cabin remaining dark.

What was going on? Were they making plans for another date?

Was he kissing her?

Hunter went to the front door, intending to fling it open and charge outside like a shotgun-wielding father but stopped with his hand on the doorknob.

What am I doing?

He wasn’t her father, and he wasn’t her boyfriend. He sure as heck wasn’t her “brother.” He had no right to question her relationships with other guys.

Hunter turned back around and resumed his pacing, grabbing handfuls of his hair in frustration and impatience.

“What the heck are you doing?” asked Hap.

“Kristal’s home.”

“So?” He gave Hunter a puzzled look. “Where was she?”

“She went out—with a guy.”

Hap nodded in understanding, staying silent, but Reid must have picked up on the vibe of the exchange.

“What do you care?” he asked. “It’s not like you’re dating her… wait… are you?”

Paul’s head popped up.

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