Page 14 of Crazy In Love
I did feel the slightest bit of pressure in my chest, which was most likely indigestion from the meal I’d had at the Honey Biscuit Café.
“‘Hate’ is a strong word. Go inside,” I commanded again, irritated that she’d even asked the question.
I wasn’t here for small talk.
I was here to make sure the woman didn’t get murdered, because my mother would lose her shit if I let her walk home alone.
And Ellie Chadwick was my North Star.
She’d saved me when I was baby, and the least I could do was respect her wishes about not being a complete asshole all the time.
Emilia flipped me off for the second time tonight, and I compressed my lips, refusing to react to such childish behavior.
She moved inside and slammed the door.
Good. My work here is done.
I made my way home and poured a glass of whiskey before sitting on the couch in my living room. I glanced around the space at the roaring fire and bare walls, which led to twenty-foot vaulted ceilings.
My mother and my sister were constantly riding my ass about fixing this place up, but from where I sat gazing out the floor-to-ceiling glass doors at the view of the river below, with the mountains rising above, it looked pretty damn good to me.
I had the home where everyone wanted to throw events, just because of the size of the lot and where it sat above the river. My horses had a large barn. The outside space was what had sold me on the property.
I didn’t care much about the interior. I wasn’t a dude who wanted porcelain cats sitting on glass shelving and colorful wallpaper.
My phone vibrated, and I glanced down to see the never-ending text chain with my brothers and cousins lighting up.
Rafe
Lulu just told me about the polygraph test.
Easton
Yes. Apparently, we weren’t allowed to know about it until Emilia delivered the goods to Bridger.
Axel
I’m lost. I don’t know what we’re talking about.
Consider yourself lucky.
Archer
Polygraph?
Rafe
Emilia Taylor scheduled and paid for a polygraph test to prove that she isn’t writing the Taylor Tea.
Easton
You’ve got to give her credit for going that far to prove her innocence. You must feel like a real asshole right now, Bridger.
That’s a big negative. I feel fine.
Archer
Axel
