~~~Lila~~~

Jesus!

My heart slammed against my ribs so hard I thought it might crack.

Okay…

First of all…

In all my five to six years working for Ryder Hawthorne, I had never — not once — heard him curse like that so much in a sentence.

Yea. He was always cold, ruthless, terrifyingly calm. He could destroy someone with a single look or a quiet sentence. But actual vulgar words? Never. Not like this.

Secondly…

Who did he just cuss at me for?

That goddamn fool, freya?

My hands clenched tightly at my sides as fury and disbelief burned through me. Who the hell did he think he was...