Unexpectedly Ruined (Love At All Cost Book 4) by Irene Bahrd

Author:Irene Bahrd [Bahrd, Irene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

25

JACK

“Black?” No, I would definitely remember that. I’ve been researching a family with the same last name for years. “When were you going to tell me?”

“Excuse me? You knew!” Amanda insists.

“Your nameplate at the gala said ‘Storm.’”

“Yeah, there were dozens of book people there. Ben is a book publisher, for fuck’s sake. Why would I put my real name?” She sits back in her chair, crossing her arms.

I rub my hand over my face. “I didn’t know your last name until now.”

“It’s literally all over the contract,” she deadpans.

“I didn’t read your contract; it’s between you, Ben, and Julian. Sorry, this is…”

The reality hits me. I’ve been inside her bare and didn’t even know her real last name. I’ve been so wrapped up in the fantasy of her that I’ve lost my damn mind. We don’t know each other, finding this out makes me feel like I’ve rushed things far too much. I haven’t had a chance to properly date her.

“I never hid anything from you,” she says softly. When I don’t respond, she gets up, moves her chair next to me, and sits again, taking my hand in hers. I bring our joined hands to my lips, kissing her knuckles, then place them back on the table. “I’m sorry, I assumed you knew.”

“No,” I reply, shaking my head. “I’m sorry.”

Fear seeps into her eyes and worry paints her face. “Are we ok?”

I tuck her hair behind her ear, tracing her jaw as I retreat, but take her chin between my fingers and thumb to bring her lips to mine. She sighs against me, a soft moan escaping her as we break apart. “Yes, of course, we are. I’m obsessed with you, my wee spitfire. That’s why I’m sorry. I’m cross with myself that I haven’t spent enough time with you to really get to know each other… and that’s not fair to either of us. I feel like an arsehole for not knowing your last name.”

“We’ll have months for that. But please know that I’ll never keep anything from you—at least not intentionally.” Amanda cups the back of my neck and kisses me. “For the record, I’m obsessed with you, too.” She takes a sip of her tea and adds, “I need to write, so… enjoy reading my porn.”

I chuckle and kiss her one last time, then settle back into my chair, my smile returning. She attempts to move hers to the space across from me, but I grip the chair to hold it in place. I shake my head at her, and she rolls her eyes with a laugh as she sinks back into her seat. Sliding my hand onto her thigh, I keep her close. Reading one-handed will prove to be an issue, just as it was in New York. She takes out a pen with ‘Turner’ etched into it. I chuckle and she looks up at me, then follows my gaze to the pen. “Oh, yeah, I totally stole this from Ben.”

“Anything else stolen that I should know about?”

“Nope,” she replies, popping the ‘p.

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