“Your father doesn’t want you to do it, and was about to take it, damn it. Don’t give me an attitude. Just say ‘okay’ and ‘thank you, Miles.’”
“Thank you, Miles,” I sneer.
“Good girl. Was that so hard?” he asks, lightly taking a peek over my head into my messy bedroom.
“Yes, terribly so,” I huff, closing my bedroom door quickly so he can’t see the chaos. I didn’t mean to leave it that way, but I couldn’t figure out what to wear and now it’s like my damn closet exploded.
“Your future husband is definitely going to need to hire a maid.”
“I’d love to see what your bedroom looks like,” I bite out.
“What was that, Elsa?” my mother gasps behind us.
“Mom, it’s not like that.” I can feel the heat flood my face.
“I’ll take that for you now.” He takes my suitcase and then my mother’s and walks away after causing another damn blunder to come tumbling from my mouth.
“Damn it, I really do hate that man.”
“The lady doth protest too much,” my mother utters just above a whisper as she passes by with a light laugh. She has no idea about the kiss and how, even now, he continues to make me feel so confused.
“Ugh, whatever. He better not damage my brand-new suitcase or he’s buying me a new one.”
“Who do you think bought you those?”
“Ugh, why?”
“Ladies, we need to get a move on,” my dad hollers from the bottom of the stairs.
“Come on, or we’re going to be late.” I’m not sure why it matters since it’s our plane, but I’m not going to argue because I’m positive Miles is the reason we’re being rushed. He probably wants to see his family before the party. We’re landing a day early so we have time to relax.
Miles holds the door open for me, as if we don’t have a driver there. “Get in, Princess.”
“Whatever you say, Mr. Ivanov. I don’t want to make us late for our own plane,” I scoff, brushing past him and into the vehicle, trying to ignore the way my body vibrates.
“There is a storm coming,” my father says.
“Oh,” I mutter. Miles smirks as he slides in across from me. I’m not sure if I want to throat punch or kiss the smug bastard. Instead, I do neither. Pulling out my phone, I check my emails for the upcoming school year. There is so much happening next week that I have a lot of planning to do that hasnothing to do with Mr. Arrogant. A text comes in from my bestie, and I smile.
Can’t wait for the fun to begin.
Counting down the minutes,I text back. The minutes are going to feel like forever being in a confined space with this man.
Maybe you can hang out at my dorm sometimes.I’m living at home, unfortunately, but what can I say—it’s pointless to argue with my parents when my safety is a huge concern.
Maybe. We’ll see.I might be nineteen, but that doesn’t mean I get all the space I want. Being extremely wealthy in Vegas makes me a huge target.
Let me know when you get back.
Okay.
“Ouch,” I yelp, lifting my head to glare at Miles.
“Sorry.” He bangs my ankle with his big old heavy computer bag. I stare at his monogrammed leather bag, and I want to roll my eyes. I wonder if he has matching cufflinks.
“Dang, what do you have in there?” I grumble, rubbing my ankle.
“Work. Sorry, but I have some matters to handle.” He effectively dismisses me and continues to open the bag that is now on his lap.
