Wicked Lion: Lion Shifter Romance (Black Ops Mates Book 2) by Ruby Knoxx

Author:Ruby Knoxx [Knoxx, Ruby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9 – Reina

Grace kept me busy, and with the excitement of the new job, time flew by. But it still didn’t keep me from wondering why it had been five days without any word from Maxen. I had thought that we had a good time together, and now that the days were ticking by, I was beginning to wonder if I had been used.

But could I have been? He didn’t seem like that type of guy. The whole time I was with him, he seemed like the kind of guy who wouldn’t mess a girl around, who was straightforward. The kind of guy who wouldn’t take you for a meal just to see what was under your dress.

I had a morning off though was due to meet up with Grace at some point around lunch. I hadn’t realized how much I had relied on the job to keep my mind from going crazy wondering just what Maxen was thinking and doing.

Finally, I couldn’t resist it any longer. I was going to break tradition. I was going to call him. I knew that wasn’t my job, that was his job. But it was the 21st century. Surely he could get over a little unconventionalism. And if he wasn’t willing to tell me to my face that it was just a one-time thing, then I was going to make him squirm and do it over the phone. That was the least I deserved.

As I held the phone in my hand, I felt the dread of hurt creeping over me. I could do dates. I had gone on plenty, and even before I was an escort, I had always found them fun. What I hadn’t remembered was the after part. The part where I wondered if he liked me or not, and if he didn’t, the hurt that came along with it. When you dated professionally, you just left the date where you started it. There was nothing more to worry about.

What if he really didn’t like me? What if it actually was a one-off? Sure, I was going to make him tell me on the phone at the very least, but could I stand to hear it? Was I going to be able to deal with the idea that maybe I wasn’t as fun and delightful as I thought I was and that I wasn’t good enough for Maxen?

No, I thought. I’m not doing this to myself.

I had a choice. I could feel hurt that so far he hadn’t so much as bothered to get in touch—not even a text message—or I could know my worth and feel indignant. I would choose the latter.

I let my thumbs find his number on the phone and without giving myself reason or the chance to pause, I hit the call button.

“Maxen,” I demanded as soon as I was sure he answered, before he even had the chance to say anything.

“Hi,” he said, drawing out the word as if he were finding relief just breathing it.

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