Hard to Resist: Volume 2 (Hard to Resist #3-5) by S. L. Scott

Author:S. L. Scott [Scott, S. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798986199443
Goodreads: 62889171
Publisher: S.L. Scott
Published: 2022-10-04T23:00:00+00:00

Two hours of lying in bed with a raw steak on my face, three different creams promising to reduce bruising, and a day later, I’m almost ready for the awards. They’ve been working. Thank goodness. I couldn’t have a makeup artist do my makeup for the awards or they would see. So I spend the afternoon doing it myself. By the time I’m done, nothing is visible.

The strapless blue dress I choose to wear is fitted with a mermaid bottom. I wear a single strand of diamonds around my neck. Simple, but beautiful.

I dread tonight. The cameras. The attention. Mark. The Resistance. Kaz. I dread it all. I will go only because I have to. Sleep was replaced with thoughts whirling like a dervish last night. I know what I have to do to get the much-needed leverage back, but I also need to earn Mark’s trust back in the process.

Mark shows up on time. When I open the door, he looks me over disapprovingly. “I want you in black and something short. Go change.”

“This is a designer dress, Mark. It’s perfect for the red carpet.”

“I said go change. Make it fast or we’ll be late.”

Closing my eyes, I try to calm the anger that’s awakened inside, and take a deep breath while turning to go upstairs. To my back, he says, “Snap. Snap. Chop. Chop.”

“Don’t talk to me like that,” I snap before I think. The glare I send over my shoulder is instantly reduced by the fury burning in his eyes. My knees weaken, but I reach for the railing to steady myself in front of him.

The change in him is physical, all his anger dissipating before my eyes. His shoulders ease and a small smile appears. “Please change. Black always looks good on you.”

I’m not sure how to handle him, or his mood swings. Wordlessly I go to my bedroom and walk into the closet. I have at least five little black dresses and three of them are formal enough to work for the night, so I pick the prettiest since I’ll be photographed, and slip it on. My shoes are exchanged for Louboutins, and my handbag is a black beaded clutch. I spend a few extra minutes putting concealer on my knees. It will hold for a while, hiding the damage, but I bring it with me when I hurry back out. Surprisingly, I’m greeted with a big smile. “You look beautiful, Lara.”

Ignoring him and his worthless compliments, I walk past him and out the door. When he comes out, I lock it and follow him to the car waiting to drive us. The ride is quiet. Mark plays on his phone. At one point he gets engrossed in a text conversation that I notice he purposely hides from me. A stupid grin is on his face as he reads the messages. He’s definitely still fucking someone else or plans to soon. Another reason why I’m so confused that he wants me by his side. It’s humiliating.

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