Page 34 of Eat Slay Love

I swallowed. "So then. . .why did you give the restaurant a different name?"

He leaned my way, coming too dangerously close in a way that set my body on fire. And that lush cologne of his wrapped around my senses. "Rae.”

The way he said my name. . .well. . .it freaking made my pussy jump for the third time tonight.

Girl, you need to calm down. This man might be crazy.

I kept my gaze on him, even though he was so close I could fucking kiss him. In fact. . .I desperately wanted to kiss him. “Yes, Fabien?”

“Do you promise to keep a secret?"

I hesitated.

Then, slowly, I nodded. "Yes."

A flicker of mischief passed through his gaze.

And then, without another word, he slipped a hand into his pocket, pulled out his wallet, and slowly opened it.

My stomach twisted, and anticipation crackled through my body.

And all I could think was. . .

What the hell is he about to show me?

Chapter five

Top Secret and Tempting

Rae

What could he be hiding?

I tried not to let my anticipation show, but my fingers curled subtly into my lap as I watched him pull the wallet open.

My nerves buzzed with an unexplainable energy.

And then—I saw it.

A sleek black ID card, crisp white lettering at the top and his sexy picture.

Then, I read the words.

Stellar Star Inspector.

My jaw damn near unhinged.

“No way.” My voice wasn’t a whisper, but it wasn’t loud either.

Still, my shock waspalpable.

He didn’t move, didn’t react—just let me stare, let me process, let memarinatein this revelation.

My knowledge of the Stellar Star process wasn’tvast, but it was enough.

Enough to know that no one ever knew who these inspectors were—not the restaurant owners, not the chefs, not the staff, not even the guests who unknowingly sat around them.

And that secrecy was everything.

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