War of Words by Nichole Rose

Author:Nichole Rose [Rose, Nichole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2025-12-18T00:00:00+00:00

"I still think you cheated," Lilah grumbles two hours later, pouting at me from the passenger side of the SUV as we drive back toward the bookstore.

"Not my fault you assumed I've never had diner food before," I say, grinning over at her. "You underestimated me."

"Clearly," she sniffs. "You ate the whole thing. And your fries."

I'm going to pay for it for the next six months. My stomach is so full I can't even breathe right. I can feel my arteries clogging as we speak. But I'm not telling her that. She's too damn cute when she's pouting.

"We could have gotten the rest of yours to go," I tease.

She glares at me, clearly not over the fact that she couldn't finish hers. Poor baby does not lose well. I file that information away for later.

"I want to know about your diner history," she says after a moment. "Because the only clothes you own are fancy suits. And you have a stick up your butt the size of a redwood. There's no way you've spent much time in diners."

"I have a stick up my butt?" I cock a brow at her.

"Yes. You don't think women should read or dance or do anything remotely fun."

"I never said that," I object.

"You were grumpy because we were dancing."

"I was not grumpy. I was curious why the fuck you were dancing around, singing about sex toys."

I wanted to be your sex toy.

"You were growly."

"Yeah, well, you try hiding a goddamn hard-on for someone whose name you don't even know," I mutter.

"Her name is Jasmine Knudsen," she retorts like she doesn't know who I'm talking about. "And believe me, you can't handle her."

"I'm not talking about your friend, Lilah. I'm talking about you," I say, flicking a glance in her direction. "You looked like you were having the time of your life. I've never seen anything more beautiful than you when you're happy."

"You're doing it again," she whispers, swallowing audibly.

"Doing what?"

"Making it impossible not to like you."

"Good. That's the plan," I rasp, pulling up outside the store. It closed an hour ago, but her car is here, so I promised to bring her back. I'm already regretting it. I want to keep her right here for a little while longer, just talking to her. Every word she says is fascinating.

She hesitates with her hand on the handle and then peeks over at me. "Do you want to come in with me? You still haven't told me about your diner history."

I grip the steering wheel until my knuckles are white. "If I come in with you, I can't promise I'm going to behave. Not with you in that dress."

"Maybe I don't want you to behave," she whispers.

Fuck my life. Dirty little angels do exist. One is sitting beside me right now, offering me a glimpse of heaven.

I kill the engine and pocket the keys, my heart beating like a war drum. "Stay right there," I murmur, already climbing out. The cool air hits me in the face, but it doesn't cool me down any at all.

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