On The Ropes Series Box Set by Martinez Aly

Author:Martinez, Aly [Martinez, Aly]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: On the Ropes Boxset
Publisher: Aly Martinez
Published: 2016-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Ash

“HEY JUDY,” I SAID, DROPPING my basket on the front desk. “Dude, I’m exhausted. I had to hike halfway across the city to find Betty. How that old woman walks so far I’ll never understand. I had to stop and take a break halfway. I was lucky I took water this morning. Well sort of lucky, that just turned into me having to pee every two blocks.” I giggled. “I gave her double breakfast just in case I couldn’t make it back out there tomorrow.”

“Oh good, honey. That’s just great.” She reached out and rubbed my arm.

I quickly moved away. “So anyway. I’m gonna go take a shower, and get started on lunch.”

“Um, well. Dear, there’s a new guest in the conference room. Would you mind giving him a warm welcome?” She smiled tightly.

“Cranky old asshole?” I asked with a laugh.

We had a lot of those and for some magical reason I was always in charge of welcoming them. It worked though; they really weren’t rude with me. People were my forte; well, that and the Dewey Decimal system.

She didn’t reply as I backed toward the door, straightening my shirt and name tag, then smoothing down my hair.

“Where the fuck have you been?” a man’s voice growled as soon as I entered the conference room.

My eyes flashed to his for only a single second before I recognized them. The door had barely clicked behind me but I already wanted nothing more than to bolt. My heart raced and my mouth dried.

I have to get out of here.

“Um . . . ,” I stalled, giving myself time to formulate a plan.

“Sit. Down,” he ordered, pushing out the chair next to him, but there was no way I was getting that close.

“I’m good,” I said, taking a step backwards toward the door.

“Don’t even think about it,” he snapped. “I swear to God, if you so much as open that door. . . .” His words may have trailed off, but the threat was clearly stated.

I swallowed hard and slowly walked to the chair farthest away from him, perching on the very edge—waiting for just the right moment to escape.

He looked down at the name badge around my neck and quirked an eyebrow.

“Victoria?”

“You can call me Tori if it’s easier.” I tried to fake a smile, but it only seemed to infuriate him. He took several calming breaths, which did nothing to dampen the blaze brewing in his angry eyes.

“I’ve been looking for you, Ash.” He snarled my name.

“Oh, yeah? Well, mystery solved. Here I am.” I pushed back to my feet, but was halted when his fist pounded against the table. My whole body flinched from the surprise.

When the room fell silent, I slowly looked back up to find him staring at me with a murderous glare. Even sitting down I could tell he was huge, and as he held my gaze, the tense muscles in his neck and shoulders strained against the cotton of his grey henley. He blinked at me for several seconds before finding his voice again.

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