Page 35 of The Secret's Out

Shaking myself out of the daze, I glanced at Simone and asked, “So, what are the rumours?” before I picked up my pizza and started eating it again.

“Damn, woman. You are so freaking lucky,” she said, glancing from Caden to Eli. “Just from the looks they give you I could come in my pants.”

“Simone,” I snapped.

She shook her head. “What? Woman, don’t fret about the other hussies. The way these guys are with you, they’ll get the picture.”

“Simone. Rumours?”

“Oh, yeah. The others aren’t worth mentioning, but I’ll tell you my favourite. Your boys here are a part of the mob. They think you’re a daughter of some drug lord and they’re here to protect you. Also, seems Cameron isn’t here today. They’re saying they killed him.” She shrugged and started on her pasta salad.

Goodness.

Rumours I could handle. The torment before was something I couldn’t. Let them believe what they wanted. I no longer cared.

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