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And then I snapped.
“What the shit?” I said, pushing against his chest so he fell back against his seat, trying to muster all the indignation I could. “Did I say you could kiss me? Or is consent optional for you?”
He continued to smirk. It was an infuriatingly sexy one at that. “Are you forgetting the part where you grabbed me and stuck your tongue down my throat? Let’s not pretend you weren’t kissing me back, She-Ra.”
I said nothing. There was no point in denying my participation. Best to ignore it and move on.
He folded his arms over his expansive chest. The move was so distracting it took me a moment to remember why I was mad.
Damn hormones. It was my own fault. I always dated guys who were lousy lays and couldn’t keep up with my libido.
Not that Finn would have a problem. No, that kiss alone proved he’d be thorough, attentive, and just wild enough to satisfy me.
I squeezed my eyes shut. I was supposed to be mad. No, furious. This cocky Viking thought he could do whatever he wanted.
I sat up straight, grabbed my purse, and reached for the door handle.
“Thanks for the ride home,” I said primly.
“Anytime.” He was still grinning at me.
“Maybe next time, keep your mouth to yourself.”
I opened the door, ready to step out, but before I could, he leaned over the console, his broad shoulders crowding me.
He lowered his gaze to my chest, where my nipples were likely acting like traitorous whores desperate for attention. “Maybe next time I’ll use it on other parts of your delicious body.”
And then he winked.Winked. The audacity.
I opened the door, jumped out, and strode to my front door without looking back.
On the way, I rummaged around in my giant purse, praying I’d find my keys quickly.
Of course he remained idling in the driveway, waiting for me to go inside.
With shaky hands, I finally got the door open, and I slammed it shut the second I was safely inside, then slid down to the tile on the other side.
I tilted my head back, taking deep breaths to calm my racing heart.
Finn Motherfucking Asshole Viking Degenerate Hebert had kissed me. And I liked it.
I touched my swollen lips. This would obviously never happen again. I hated the guy. I hated his family. And I wanted nothing to do with any of them.
But on the bright side? Since he’d sat down, I hadn’t thought about getting dumped once.
Chapter1
Finn
Present day
“Iam not working with him. Fuck him and fuck his criminal family,” she spat, her eyes fiery.
Beside me, Henri Gagnon had crossed his arms over his chest. He looked as exhausted as I felt.
This was the last place I wanted to be. In a million years, I never thought I’d show up, hat in hand, to Gagnon Lumber looking for work. But my entire world had imploded over the last year, and right now, my options were limited.
Thanks to my criminal father, the Hebert name was mud in the timber world. Murder charges, as well as drug trafficking and kidnapping and a laundry list of other felonies, would do that to a reputation.
