Page 48 of The King Contract
Her jaw drops. “Noah!”
“You little minx,” I chuckle.
She slaps me on the arm before covering her head with the blanket. “I want to die.”
I tear the blanket from her head to see her crimson cheeks peeking out from her dishevelled curls. “It was hot. Who cares?”
“I don’t know what I was thinking.” She runs a hand through her tangle of curls, worry etched in every corner of her face.
“Let’s forget about it.” I ignore the unexpected taste of disappointment trickling down my throat. “It doesn’t change anything. Think of it as a one-time release sort of thing.”
Relief floods her reddened features. “Really?”
“Definitely. It was bound to happen. Look how much time we’re spending together,pretendingwe fuck.”
Millie blushes again. “Did . . . did you, you know . . . don’t make me say it.”
I grin. “Sorry, I’m not sure what you’re getting at. You’ll need to say the words.”
“Noah!”
I love it when I can embarrass her. “No, I didn’t, Maelstrom. I’ve got the worst blue balls of my life.”
Millie sinks back against the couch, but I think she’s pleased from the way she’s biting her lip. Her mouth tips downwardwhen she reaches for her phone, her eyes wide with alarm. “What the hell?”
“Yeah, the photo of us blew up last night.” I run my hand through my hair. I posted it after Millie fell asleep. I saw the likes and comments come flying in right before my phone died. “Figured it was time I tagged you.”
She taps away at her phone, her eyes bulging. “I have over a thousand friend requests.”
“Ignore them.”
She looks baffled. “How can this many people be interested in a moody foot photo?”
“It’s a good photo.”
“What’s Millie shrieking about?” Callum walks into the living room, his hair in all directions and has nothing on but boxers. Millie’s gaze travels across his torso and the unfamiliar sensation of jealousy gnaws in my gut.
“Put some clothes on, bro,” I snap.
Callum raises his eyebrows in surprise. “Why?”
Great question. When have Ieverhad a problem with my mates walking around here shirtless? We’ve seen each other naked many times thanks to the quick changes for surfing and the number of debauched nights we’ve participated in. Not to mention the fact I’m also shirtless.
“I don’t want my girlfriend ditching me for you,” I joke.
“You like what you see?” Callum flexes his pecs and I smile when Millie rolls her eyes.
“There’ll be a whole bunch of nakedness when we go camping,” Callum points out. “I’m breaking Millie in gently.”
Shit.The camping trip. I’d forgotten. Our group of friends try to go every year. My schedule sometimes makes it difficult, but I always do my best to make it back. It’s only ever for a couple of nights, but it’s always the best time.
“Camping?” Millie looks between us.
Callum gapes at me. “You haven’t told her about the trip? Awkward.”
“You’re definitely invited,” I assure her. “I forgot about it, to be honest.”
Callum scoffs. “How?”
