Deceiving Grier: A Mistaken Identity, Opposites Attract, College MM Romance (The Men of Saltwater Cove Book 2) by Caleb Marks

Author:Caleb Marks [Marks, Caleb]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: True Blue Dolphin Publishing
Published: 2023-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Sawyer

I knew when the truth came out, when I finally admitted the real reason I had moved into this house, Grier would be pissed, but I hadn’t expected the hurt and betrayal I saw etched into his face now. To be fair, this wasn’t exactly how I’d envisioned telling him. I’d planned to break it to him slowly—after I had proof that Greyson Mackenzie had been involved in the fire that burned down his last house. I couldn’t have guessed that Grier would accidentally come across my notes. And I sure as hell hadn’t expected him to believe for even a second that I’d been fucking him for information to use in my story.

“Grier, I know how it this looks,” I said carefully, gripping the arms of the chair behind my desk to keep from doing anything stupid like trying to go to him. I wanted to touch him, pull him against me, but I hadn’t missed how he’d backed away the last time I tried. “But you have to believe me. You and me together had nothing to do with my story. Everything I said about us was true. I like you. I really like you.”

“That’s great,” Grier said, flatly. “The thing is, I don’t think I like you anymore.”

My throat squeezed. Shit, I’d fucked this up so badly. His words were like a sucker punch, catching me in the middle and knocking the breath from my lungs.

I couldn’t lose this. I couldn’t lose him.

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have lied about the room,” I said. “I should have told you everything before we got together, but I had already lied to you, and I didn’t know how to dig my way out.”

“What exactly do you think Greyson’s done?”

“You have to admit, everything Mackenzie’s done since his father died has been sketchy as hell. There wasn’t even a funeral. I mean, has he even been to The Square once since his father died?”

Grier jerked a shoulder. “I don’t know. I think maybe right after the fire.”

Not great to back the argument that Mackenzie hadn’t been involved, but I kept the thought to myself.

“So what? This big story you’re working on is about Greyson being an inattentive landlord?” Grier asked.

We both knew that wasn’t it. The thing was, before I moved in here, I had plans. I still have plans. I was leaving, going to New York, determined to work at a daily newspaper, but I needed something to help me stand out. And a few months ago, Greyson Mackenzie had seemed like my ticket. Now though, it just didn’t feel quite as important as it had been then. Not while Grier’s furious gaze bored into mine and panic clawed at my chest.

“Look, even you have to admit there’s something going on with Mackenzie. Do you really think it’s just a coincidence that your house burned down under mysterious circumstances, and now Mackenzie is trying to change the designation for the property from residential to retail?”

Grier rolled his eyes. “He plans to build an art gallery.

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