Return to Darkness by Rebecca Royce & Ripley Proserpina

Author:Rebecca Royce & Ripley Proserpina [Proserpina, Ripley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The wind hit my hair, and I pulled it back behind my ears. People ran in various directions, all of them with harried expressions on their faces. One of them whispered to another, “He’s such an asshole.”

I winced, following Aaron through the door of Colton’s business while Oliver waited in the car. When his father had been in charge, it had just been a big ranch, but now there were multiple buildings that looked quasi-industrial, quasi-commercial. I wasn’t sure exactly what they were doing, but I knew it wasn’t at all what Colton had wanted to do in life.

“God fucking damn it,” his voice bellowed out. “Someone had better find me those fucking papers now or I swear I’m firing everyone.”

Aaron turned to me. “Sure you need him on this? That is pretty much his constant mood. From moment one to moment ten. All day. Every day. I tried to have a beer with him three years ago. It did not go well. He yells all the time.”

I shrugged. “I’m not afraid of Colton’s temper.” That was true. In fact, in our world, he practically never yelled at all, at least not around me. In any case, I knew that he was all bark and no bite.

Aaron stepped aside. “You should go in. Go talk to his secretary. I’m going to wait here. Seeing me might just piss him off.”

I walked forward, nerves hitting my stomach. Why, I wasn’t sure. What was the worst thing that would happen here? He’d say no. Okay. I’d be heartbroken a little bit. But that was fine. I’d lived through that before. The thing was, Colton was always so sure of me. What would it feel like to have him disinterested?

I walked into the office and the secretary rushed through the door. “Whatever you’re here for, I’d wait until later. He’s on a rant. And I need a break. Just one little break.” She was practically in tears.

I got out of her way so she could rush by. The poor lady. I hoped he was paying her a lot of money. Not that it would compensate for this at all. It wouldn’t. No one deserved to be treated… Hell, I wasn’t going to get myself in a snit over this. Oliver had been to jail. Aaron was a completely different person. Colton made those who worked for him miserable.

What was Thorn doing? Kicking babies?

Still, for now I had to focus on Colton. I steeled my back. I could do this.

I wasn’t going to knock. I had surprise on my side, so I might as well use it. I turned the knob and opened it, walking inside.

“I swear to god, Susan, if you don’t have the right papers this time…”

Oh. My. God. Business Colton was… hot. Oliver and Aaron were both so tired. But Colton? The dark hair I loved was peppered with silver. A lot of silver. I guessed this was a very stressful life, because my twenty-eight-year-old Colton still had a full head of dark hair.

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