Page 93 of Never Sleep with the Enemy

I bite my cheek, the temptation sharp.

“I ran into your brother today.”

I blink. “You did?”

“We ended up in an elevator together at the hotel. He was… not happy to see me.”

“What happened?”

“Nothing. Well, he threatened me a bit, but otherwise?—”

“Hethreatenedyou?!”

Logan shrugs, completely unbothered.“If you so much as look at her again, I will end you.His exact words.”

My mouth sags. “I’m sorry he did that.”

“Are you?”

“Of course,” I say, noticing the shift in his eyes. “He had no right to?—”

“He also said you wouldn’t care,” Logan says. “That you hate the media around us. That being associated with us at all is…cringe.”

“Cringe?”

He nods.

“He said I said that?”

“Did you?”

“No,”I say. “I didn’t, Logan. Knox was just… I don’t know what he was doing, but it’s not true!”

“Seems obvious to me what he was doing.” Logan leans in. “Big brother’s trying to rein you in. Keep control of you.” His head tilts. “You gonna let him, kitty?”

I pause.

“Ka-triii-na!”Tesla calls from halfway down the stairs. “You coming or not? I’ve got a surprise for you!”

I look back at Logan, his eyes full of intrigue, urging me to choose dare over truth.

I exhale. “Sure. I’m coming.”

Tesla claps twice. “Yay!” She disappears back up the stairs.

I take two steps forward, then pause, swiveling back to Logan with a nervous point toward the kitchen. “Can you check in on?—”

“Yes,” he says before I can finish, already marching toward the kitchen to find Goldie.

I follow Tesla up the stairs, my skin prickling with anger, confusion, and rebellion.

Knox.

What the hell?—?

Ugh, never mind.

I push it away, taking determined strides into my bedroom. Tesla’s bright blue mane flashes across the room as she rummages through my bathroom drawers.

---