Love and Other Games by Ana Blaze Melinda Dozier Aria Kane Kara Leigh Miller

Author:Ana Blaze, Melinda Dozier, Aria Kane, Kara Leigh Miller [Miller, Ana Blaze Melinda Dozier Aria Kane Kara Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Swoon Romance YA
Published: 2013-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Cole was out of breath by the time he reached Brenna’s room. He stood outside of her door and took several deep breaths in an attempt to calm his racing heart. Dear God, please let her be here. Please don’t let me be too late. He raised his hand to knock on the door, but it swung open before he had the chance. Brenna stood in the doorway with her luggage in tow. Her eyes were red and puffy. She’d been crying.

“Cole.” She sounded and looked surprised to see him.

“Going somewhere?” he asked, blocking the door so she couldn’t get past him.

“Yeah, I’m going home. The games are over. My job is done.”

He drew a controlled breath to keep his anger in check. Is that all this ever was to her? A job? Did everything they’d shared mean nothing to her? Christ, he knew she was cold, but damn this was just plain heartless. “Were you going to bother saying goodbye?”

She shrugged. “Nobody likes an awkward goodbye. I figured I’d save both of us from that.”

Cole gritted his teeth and crossed his arms over his chest. There was no way in hell he was going to let her leave until he had a chance to speak his mind. “I asked you to wait for me. I told you there was something important I wanted to talk to you about.”

“We both knew what this was, Cole, and I knew what you wanted to tell me. Just like I know why you’re standing here right now being more obnoxious than normal.”

“Oh yeah?” He cocked a brow and frowned. “And what exactly do you think you know, Brenna?”

In a sarcastic tone that was clearly supposed to be a mimic of him, she said, “It’s been fun, but things could never possibly work out between us. We live in different states. We have different lives. I’m not the settling down type. Blah, blah, blah.” She rolled her eyes. “I know all of that, Cole. I don’t need to hear you say it.”

“Really?” He nodded his head. “Well, I hate to tell ya, darlin’, but you’re wrong.” Cole took a few steps toward her, causing her to take an equal number of steps backward into the room, which is exactly where he wanted her. He slammed the door hard enough to make her jump. Good. At least he had her attention now. The look in her hazel eyes was one of pure defiance. She was obviously ready for a confrontation and he was more than ready to give her one.

Brenna released her hold on her rolling suitcase and dropped the bag hanging over her shoulder to the floor. “What part am I wrong about?” she asked, tapping her finger to her lips. “Hmm, well, everything I’ve said is a fact, except for the part about it being fun. Is that it, Cole? It was no fun for you? Well, I’m sorry I wasted your time.”

“Wrong again.” He took two more steps toward her. She didn’t step back this time, and they were now face to face, inches apart.

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