Ruthless Rookie: A Hero Club Novel by Rachel Leigh & Hero Club

Author:Rachel Leigh & Hero Club [Leigh, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cocky Hero Club, Inc.
Published: 2022-01-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Mira

“No!” I screech. “This can’t be happening.” I want to cry. I want to scream. I want to do anything but face the reality that another story has been leaked about me. I scroll through my Instagram notifications and I’ve been tagged and mentioned in at least one hundred posts that have been shared about my return to Santa Monica. The worst part? It’s also been announced that I’ve been spending my free time at Tito’s.

Things were finally starting to look up. Granted, my designs were shot down. I slept with Sawyer for the second time, four days ago—and I want to do it again and again. And, there’s the fact that I’m living a lie. Ok, things are not looking up. Things are bad. Very bad. How will Dad ever trust me to help with the business one day, when I can’t even keep my name out of the press for the one week I’ve been back?

Sawyer will see this. I mean, how can he not? Then he’ll start snooping because he doesn't like me—or Mira—who is me. It’s been three days since we watched fireworks together on the beach, then made our fireworks in his bed at the hotel.

Spending another night with him was amazing. Having him stop me from sneaking out first thing in the morning was everything. We lay in bed and talked for hours about life. He gave me hope for my future just by listening. I hate that I like this guy, but I do. He’s real and smart and funny. And I’m living a lie.

Who would do this to me? What would they have to gain?

Then, it hits me. Like a tidal wave smack dab in the face. Niles Tanner. He saw me at Tito's. In fact, he invited himself to my table and when he saw me talking to Sawyer, he questioned it. Oh, no!

Niles is ruthless. If he was behind the sex tape scandal, there is no doubt in my mind that he will go to extreme lengths again just because I won't marry him and initiate a merger of our families’ businesses.

In a huff, I shut down my phone. I'm putting an end to this, once and for all. I'm not the only one with secrets, and if I'm forced to, I'll share anything I can find on Tanner Enterprises. If I remember right, there was an embezzlement case opened about six years ago against Richard Tanner. It was closed, but I'm sure he paid millions to have it swept away. I'm sure I could find something to reopen the case.

I'm walking briskly to the door to leave my dad's office when it cracks open. "Sawyer," I say, when his head pokes in.

"Hey, there. Thought I might find you here. Wanted to talk to you about something. You sure do enjoy hanging out in this office while Mr. Glasson is away."

I smirk, pulling the door all the way open. "What can I say, I like to play CEO. It's always been a dream of mine.

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