Broken Notes (Book One In the Bar Lies Series) by Stacie Santoro

Author:Stacie Santoro
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stacie Santoro

Alessa

God, I hope he can’t see how badly I’m shaking.

I wouldn’t let that one forced smile fool me. I was seeing something he hadn’t invited me to see. Something that I felt was really personal to him. I could almost taste his anger in the air.

“Les, sweetie?”

I started at the cool hand pressing to mine.

“Oh, I’m sorry. What did you say?”

She smiled. “I asked if you were ready to walk me back to my room?”

“Oh, of course!”

I rose from my seat and put my hands out to help her.

“Just one hand, dear. I still have strength left.” She winked.

“Strength and beauty, for sure.” She was a beautiful woman, especially as she beamed with pride while she’d talked about her grandsons. Theo and Troy.

“And don’t forget style.”

Her sweat suit and makeup wouldn’t let me forget that.

Anthony came to her other side. “I hope you enjoyed your tour, Ms. Crawford. You came on one of our favorite nights! I can be available for any questions before you leave.”

“Thank you so much for the tour. I’ll be heading home after I drop Mrs. O’Callahan off to her room. I’ll follow up with you tomorrow, if that’s all right?”

“Perfect.” He shook my hand. “Please make sure you sign out at the front desk before you leave, and I hope you ladies have a wonderful night.”

Anthony went to talk to another resident, and warmth coated my back and my scalp prickled. I knew he was there before I even turned and actually spotted him.

He was so beautiful it hurt to look at him. A sick satisfaction punched me that I was the one in his bed. Or had been. I wasn’t sure where we stood with that after the bar fiasco.

“Alessa.”

I wanted to record him saying my name so I could listen to it whenever I wanted. I wondered if ten years from now my body would still melt at its sound.

“Hi,” came out in a hushed breath.

“Gram, you ready?”

“I am, but I would like to show Les my room, so she’s going to walk with me.”

“Uh-huh. You mean the stocked mini bar you’re not supposed to have.”

I bit my lip to stop myself from laughing, but a bit slid out when her free hand went to her hip. “I’m going to show her my lipstick collection.”

Troy leaned down so he was eye-to-eye with her. One eyebrow raised. “Lipstick is code for nips.”

She rolled her eyes, and I snorted. By accident. He whipped his attention to me, and I clamped my lips shut again. At least his expression was annoyed instead of angry. Thank the stars for that.

“Telling our secrets now, are we?” she said, making Troy freeze.

He swallowed hard, and God help me, I wanted to press my lips to the skin of his neck and feel every movement of it. I wanted to lick that pulse on the side and bind his hands so I could have my way with him. But I remembered how pissed I was about the other woman, right before I realized I didn’t really have any claim on him.

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