Page 115 of Beautiful Venom
“Don’t work too much.”
“I’m confused. Didn’t you push me to accept this position so I can work?”
“Not really. It’s so I can keep an eye on you.”
“So I’m here for yourentertainment?”
His lips pull in a smile. “If you want to call it that, suit yourself.”
“Wow. You’re not even going to offer excuses?”
“I believe we’re at the point in our relationship where we don’t need to offer those, don’t you think?”
I release an exasperated breath, trying not to think about the part where he said ‘our’ relationship. There’snorelationship.
We’re only using each other.
That’s it.
I’ll make sure that’sall.
“See you tonight at my place.” The vibration of Kane’s low voice drags me from my thoughts.
I draw a circle on my thumb. “Why?”
“Be there, Dahlia.”
“And if I don’t want to?”
“I wasn’t asking.”
“You need to stop doing that, Kane.”
“I’ll send you the code. Let yourself in.” He smiles, pats my hair as if I’m some sort of pet, and then joins his teammates.
What a prick.
Anyway, I pretend to clean up with the team and discretely gather DNA samples, mostly sweaty towels, especially from those I know are Vencor members—namely Jude.
I manage to steal his glove that he changed earlier after it tore due to his inhuman strength.
It’s unfortunate that Preston didn’t make it to practice today, but I’ll eventually add his DNA to my arsenal. Hopefully, I can find a clue within the team’s Vencor members, because infiltrating the actual organization is proving to be next to impossible.
And, hopefully, I won’t lose myself in this world.
And, more importantly, in Kane.
Just the thought of what he’s planning tonight makes me tremble.
Fear and excitement mingle so homogeneously, I can’t distinguish them.
I tell myself I’ll ignore him.
Even as I walk into his trap with my own two feet.
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