Sinful Illusions (Sinful Duet Book 1) by Morgan James

Author:Morgan James [James, Morgan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2021-05-03T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Fox

Eva hovered on the bottom step, one hand resting on the newel post as she regarded me warily. Studiously ignoring her, I focused my attention on Xavier. “Please have the car brought around. I’ll be gone for the night.”

With a concise nod, he moved away to do my bidding. Feeling Eva’s gaze on me, I could put her off no longer. I turned toward her. “My men will be here to keep an eye on you, so I advise you not to try anything stupid.”

Dark green eyes stared into mine. “Where are you going?”

“Haven’t we discussed this?” I cocked a brow. “You are not privy to the details of my life.”

Her eyes narrowed briefly on me, and her chest rose and fell on a sharp inhale. “Enjoy your night.”

Without another word, she turned and stalked back up the stairs. I watched her until she was gone, cursing myself for wanting her the entire time. This was precisely why I needed to get the hell out of the house. She was already starting to affect me, fucking with my mind. Disgusted with myself, I stormed out the door. A minute later, Xavier pulled around the driveway. He stepped out of the car and moved to open the back door for me, but I shook my head.

“I’ve got it.” I needed to be by myself, to clear my head. I slid into the driver seat and put the car in gear, flicking a surreptitious glance toward Eva’s window. A shadow hovered just off to the edge, and I swore I could feel her gaze on me. Anger at her, at myself, rose up, and I punched the gas, peeling out of the drive. Fifteen miles per hour over the speed limit, I made the drive to Marcella’s house in record time.

Parking the Mercedes in the underground parking garage, I texted her to let her know I was there. I drummed my fingers on the console as I waited, my impatience growing as the minutes continued to tick away. Finally the tell-tale tapping of heels against concrete met my ears, and I threw a disgruntled look her way as Marcella slid into the passenger seat.

“Love to keep me waiting, don’t you?”

She smiled. “A woman must always look her best.”

“Hmm…” I put the car in gear and backed out of my space, then headed toward the exit. I tossed a glance her way. “You may want to put your seatbelt on.”

She waved away my suggestion. “I don’t want to wrinkle my dress.”

Rolling my eyes, I turned my attention back to the road in front of me as I pulled into traffic. I cursed the fact that we were in the city. What I wanted right now was a long, vacant stretch of road where I could open the engine and fly around the curves, letting the sound of gears turning, fluid pumping, fill my ears.

Not that it mattered. I glanced over at Marcella’s beautiful profile. I’d work out my negative energy on her after dinner, and everything would go back to the way it was before.

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