Single Mom's Christmas Wish: A Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance (Lucky Lady Reverse Harems) by Kai Lesy

Author:Kai Lesy [Lesy, Kai]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-28T00:00:00+00:00

22

Archer

Idon’t like Callie.

I don’t trust her. Neither does Maddox. Reed errs on the side of caution, keeping things civil and friendly.

Callie and Dakota got off on the wrong foot more than once, and I’m not buying that hospital apology shtick.

“What the hell is she doing here?” Maddox hisses as Callie approaches us with seductive movements, like a panther on the prowl. Reed gives her a small smile and a wave. “We’re not dealing with this shrew,” he says to my brother and me as he turns away from her with a disgusted look on his face.

“We have to be nice,” Reed mutters but keeps his smile on and his eyes affixed to Callie. “Haven’t you ever heard the expression you catch more flies with honey than vinegar?”

“I’m not trying to catch anything where that woman is concerned. She’s up to something,” I grumble.

“We don’t know that for sure,” Reed shoots back.

“She’s just trying to get her paws on Dakota’s inheritance,” I insist, prompting a whispered “Amen” from Maddox as he turns away and climbs up the ladder, choosing to ignore Callie altogether.

“Hey, guys,” she says upon reaching us. “It’s so good to see you under much happier circumstances. How’ve you all been?”

I give her a dry smirk. “We’re fine. What are you doing here?”

“Gosh, you and Dakota must read each other’s minds. It’s uncanny,” Callie quips. “My foundation is co-organizing this charity event, and I thought I’d do more than just sign a check this time around. I’d like to help.”

“Why?” I ask, proceeding to untangle another yard’s worth of string lights while Reed feeds the clear line up to Maddox. “It’s all taken care of, as you can see. Plenty of volunteers around.”

“Plenty plus one,” Callie says and takes a step closer to me.

Reed chuckles. “I’m not sure there’s anything left for you to do. Perhaps Dakota may need a hand setting up the bar. It might be a good opportunity for you to bond with your sister.”

“Oh no, she’s got it covered,” she replies quickly. “I was hoping to get to know you fellas better, instead.” Looking at me, she stretches her lips into a hungry, sensual smile. “You, in particular.”

“I’m a boring prick, trust me,” I reply. “Cole’s bouncing around here somewhere. He’s wearing a red shirt. See if he’s got any tasks left uncovered. He might be able to find you something to do.”

“What are you handsome gentlemen doing here?” Callie insists.

“What does it look like we’re doing?” Maddox scoffs from above.

That gets a nervous laugh out of Reed as he tries to keep things, as he likes to put it, civil. “We’re stringing up some decorative lights.”

“Okay, I can help with that,” Callie says and takes another step closer to me. She’s so close, in fact, that her perfume fills my nostrils and makes it hard for me to breathe. “Here, let me untangle the rest of this, Archer, and you can fetch another roll.”

She’s pissing me off. There’s an agenda here, and I know it has something to do with Dakota’s inheritance.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.