When Molly meets her intimidating new boss, Beatrice, she’s judged by her last name and fancy connections—not her talent. But Molly’s no pushover. She loves her job with the Washington Wolves and won’t let anyone doubt her. A powerful project with Amazon lands in her lap, and now, she must prove she’s more than just a pretty face.
ISABEL Emmett eyed my hands tapping frantically on the steering wheel. “Not a word, punk.” He rolled his eyes. “I wasn’t going to say anything.” I turned the wheel and pulled the car into the driveway of the house. “You mean like you weren’t going to say anything about having a poster of Aiden on…
My eyes dropped and I took a deep breath. Beckham leaned back and smacked a hand on the counter of the desk. “See? We could write a book, you and me.” “On what?” Aiden ground out. “How to deal with overbearing, athletically-gifted, pain-in-the-ass big brothers.” The laugh burst out of me so fast, so loud,…
“It’s a big deal,” I heard myself say. He wasn’t a world-famous trainer. He wasn’t a loud social media presence or someone whose name was mentioned often anymore. But still, she was here to become stronger. He didn’t ask what I meant. “It is.” My gaze lingered on his profile. And when he turned, eyes…
When I glanced in her direction, she was frowning. “It’s not fair, you know,” she said lightly. “I know you asked Amy what to get us.” I pushed open the gym door and gestured for her to exit the building in front of me. “Life never is fair, is it, Ward?” She snorted. The men…
“Electrician should be here in about thirty to start setting up the scanning system for the door,” he said. “Feel free to send him back to my office when he gets here.” I kept my tone light. “You got it, boss.” My hand had a slight tremble as I clicked on another email, and he…
His eyes landed on the cup, and one side of his lips quirked up. Slowly, Aiden picked it up, studying the contents before he took a sip. “Still not it,” he said. “Good guess, though.” Not a single word came out of my mouth when he finally severed that eye contact and walked back to…
I folded my arms on the top of my steering wheel and laid my forehead on them, staring down at my lap. I couldn’t do this. I closed my eyes and blurted out the first thing that came to my head. “Cake. There’s a cake you imagined eating. You know exactly what it looks like,…
I speared her with a look. She smiled. Deciding to leave Anya where she was, for the time being, I stood quickly, like I was young. “Just fell hard at work when I wasn’t expecting it.” My mom’s face wrinkled in concern. Eloise grinned. “You okay?” Mom asked. “Yeah. I was … training with my…
For some reason, the path of my brain caused a tremor of panic down my spine. Trying to define what Isabel was or wasn’t, in this context, made my chest feel heavy and tight, and my hands held a slight tingle. No, Isabel was not someone that I’d ever describe as pretty. It was such…
The three dots on the screen bounced, then disappeared. One day at a time. No matter how impatient I could be, no solid relationship—regardless of the type—was built out of thin air. Me: We’ll take care of everything here. Tell Anya I hope she feels better. Aiden: I will. Aiden: Thank you again. Me: Just…