Tattered Brothers: An Arranged Marriage Romance (Tattered Obsession Series Book 2) by Louise Rose

Author:Louise Rose [Rose, Louise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Midnight Publishing Limited
Published: 2023-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Holy shit, are you serious?”

“Callie...” I put a hand over my eyes, pacing back and forth with my phone pressed to my ear. I’m standing on one of the outside balconies on the second story of the safe house, watching the world below with a sense of growing dread.

“But nothing happened though, right?” my friend presses. “I mean, it’s not like you slept with this guy.”

“Of course not,” I reply. “We didn’t even touch each other. It was just this... I don’t know. This moment.” I throw up a hand. “I can’t even explain it. It got me all worked up for like, a second, and now I can’t move past it. I’m just...” I sigh. “I’m confused. That’s all.”

Confused. Yeah, that’s one way to put it. I’ve spent the past two days giving Liam a wide berth, hardly daring to look him in the eye, and all because I can’t keep my fucking head on straight. I’m supposed to be with Theo—and I am with him. Hell, I love him, as much now as I did before. So why am I suddenly going all starry-eyed for his best friend? It’s bad enough that I put him on his brother’s shit list and got him kicked out of London. Now I can’t stop thinking about the man he put in charge of protecting me, and even though my feelings for Theo run as deep as ever, I can’t get those green eyes and that easy, good-natured smile out of my mind.

Fuck, maybe confused is the right word.

“You sure it’s not Stockholm Syndrome?”

“For the love of... Callie, I’m not being held hostage.”

“Fine, fine. But you do fancy this guy, don’t you?”

“I... I don’t know. Maybe.”

“Well, Vivian,” my friend says, “I hate to say this, but I don’t think I’m qualified to be giving you relationship advice.”

“Yeah, my situation’s not exactly ‘standard,’ ” I agree, wincing. “I’m probably just going stir-crazy. This business with Lucas has got me all wrapped around the axle.”

“You think you can get out of... Wherever it is that you are?”

“I told you, Callie, I’m not—”

“I know you’re not being held hostage,” Callie says, sounding exasperated. “I’m asking if you can get away for a few hours and clear your head. Maybe go get a drink somewhere.”

I sigh. “You know I can’t do that, Callie. I can’t be seen in public until this media circus dies down. You’d think my face wouldn’t have made it all the way to Bath, but—”

I stop dead in my tracks.

“You’re in Bath?”

“Shh,” I hiss into the phone. “Callie, you can’t tell anyone. Fuck.” I run a hand through my hair. “This is why I shouldn’t be flapping my gums while I’m distracted. Don’t breathe a word of this, okay?”

“You know I won’t,” Callie replies. “You’re crazy, Vivian, but you’re worth keeping my mouth shut for.”

“Thanks, I think,” I joke, and then my face falls. “Thank you, Callie. Seriously. If Lucas gets to me, I don’t know...” I take a shaky breath. “I don’t want to think about it.

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