Blaze (Blaze #1) by Erika Chase

Author:Erika Chase
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, erotic romance, adult romance

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

He’s wearing a dark gray three-piece and he moves through the restaurant like a movie star, effortlessly slicing his way through the crowd and the bustling waiters. I swallow, hard, praying that it will somehow dislodge the lump in my throat.

When he sits down on the other side of me, the cocky grin on his face makes me want to bury my face in my hands.

“What a coincidence,” Gabriel says, and casually reaches out to brush a wisp of hair from my face. Without asking, he helps himself to a crusty piece of bread from a bowl that one of the waiters brought over and dips it in the oil next to it.

“My favorite writers rep, right here at where I dropped in to get a drink.”

Noah Drake is still blinking, trying to work out what the hell just happened. Gabriel grins, and there’s something predatory in it.

“Sorry,” he says, not sounding one bit like it. “Gabriel Call. Big fan. I loved Stardirt.”

“Uh, Stardust,” Drake says, squaring his shoulders.

“That too,” Gabriel says easily. “All your stuff is good. And it’s nice to see you again, Charles.”

Charles coughs, and he looks like he’s trying to cover a grin.

“You too, Gabriel,” he says.

The penny finally drops on Noah.

“Wait a minute,” he says, and his eyes bug out. “Gabriel Call? As in, the Gabriel Call? The guy who writes John Blaze?”

“That’s me,” Gabriel says, and just like that, the grin is gone from his face. I can’t help but notice how he completely dominates the table. He’s not being showy, he’s not being boastful… but anyone watching would know that he’s in charge here.

I don’t know if I’m turned on or pissed off.

“Jesus, dude,” Noah says, “you are killing it. I mean… shit. You’re the guy. You’re like, John Grisham or something, or Stephen King or J.K. Rowling.”

“Yeah, well,” Gabriel says, and now he does sound like he’s boasting. “I like YA fine as a way to kill an afternoon, but I think readers are looking for something a little more… adult right now.”

Noah flushes red, and the table goes quiet. I’ve had enough.

“Hey, it’s great to see you,” I say brightly, “but I’m just going over some contract details in this business meeting, so maybe we could catch up some other time?”

He gives me that grin again. He knows exactly what I’m asking him to do, and there’s no way he’s going to do it.

“OK,” he says, and before I know it, he’s turned to Charles.

“What are they offering on an advance against royalties?” Gabriel asks, and the conversation between the two of them immediately turns to business. I catch grabs of phrases – territorial rights, TV options, extended universe deals.

I feel Noah lean in beside me.

“Is Gabriel fucking Call advising me on my deal?” he whispers, and his breath is hot and close in my ear. “This is so cool!”

“Yeah,” I say. “Great.”

Gabriel finally turns back to Noah.

“It sounds like a great deal,” he says. “I’d take it. But hey. It’s your choice.

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