Page 21 of Entwined Hearts
I didn’t stand a damn chance.
We rounded the corner to Savannah’s office, and all the air left my lungs at the sight of her in her element. She was staring at her computer while on the phone, with papers spread out all over her desk, so lost in thought she hadn’t noticed us yet.
I never had the chance to see her work, and had always been curious. But I never expected her to look like something out of a dirty office fantasy while doing it.
Levi strode into her office like he’d done it a million times, and when he placed his hand on her shoulder to get her attention, I wanted to growl at him like a fucking animal for touching her.
I didn’t know I could be so territorial. So jealous. But seeing them so close together made my blood boil.
But when she stood from her desk, all of that vanished from my mind when I saw the way her skirt hugged her hips. Jesus Christ, my mouth watered. But it was more than that; she moved like she knew the power she’d always had now. She was confident and collected, not the shy girl I knew who hid behind pleasing smiles, and it was mesmerizing.
I would’ve given upanythingto be with her again.
“…and we can go to the conference room to talk,” she said. Apparently, I’d missed half the conversation while drooling over her.
She gave me a little glance as she passed, leading the way. The air stirred when she walked by, a hint of her perfume trailing behind her. It was sweet but sensual, something warm and inviting. My eyes drifted shut, imagining burying my face in the crook of her neck with her gorgeous body splayed out beneath mine.
I needed to stop while I was ahead, or I’d end up waddling to that conference room with a hard-on.
I stopped short at the sight I was met with when I made it to the conference room. “What is he doing here?” I blurted when I saw Levi sitting next to Savannah.
He was like a fucking gnat, following us around just like when we were kids.
“Weston,” Savannah warned through clenched teeth. “Levi wants to help.”
I glanced at Beau and Claire, who seemed wary but not all that determined to make him leave. I sat down next to Claire, directly across from Savannah. “Fine,” I said, staring at her.
My head rolled towards Levi. “We’ve got three dead cows because of your family, and another dozen are sick.” I raised my brows. “Know anything about that?”
Savannah gasped, and at the same time, Levi’s mouth parted, all the color vanishing from his face. “What? Are you serious?”
“About as serious as three innocent, dead cows, yes.”
He leaned back in his chair, looking at all of us. “Oh my God,” he rasped. His mouth bobbed like he didn’t know what to say. “I-I’m so sorry. I had no idea they planned that.”
I scoffed and glanced at Beau with a ‘get a load of this guy’ look. Except he wasglaringat me. My brows furrowed. “What?” I mouthed.
“Cut it out,” he replied silently, a warning in his eyes.
“You really didn’t know?” Savannah asked Levi, her chair now angled towards his.
“I swear I didn’t. That is”—he shook his head disapprovingly—“that is absolutely vile. I’m disgusted they’d stoop low enough to go after your animals.”
I narrowed my eyes at him, not sure if he was lying or not, but he seemed genuinely upset. He could’ve been telling the truth,might’ve had no clue what his grandfather and brother were up to. But I didn’t care. I still wanted him gone.
“We’re here because we don’t have any proof it was them,” Claire said. “But we know it was. No one else would do something like that to us.”
“I can’t do anything legally without proof,” Savannah said, looking disappointed.
“Nothing at all?”
Her lips went into a thin line, and she shook her head.
“That’s not true,” Levi said. Savannah looked at himagain, and I was tempted to slam my concussed head into the table just to put myself out of my misery. “You could file a complaint with the environmental agency, and it’d start a formal investigation.”
He looked at us and explained, “They’d come out and test the water, the land, anything that could’ve caused the cattle to get sick. This, coupled with how recently they filed the false environmental impact claim, is enough to at least warrant an investigation against them and a temporary restraining order.”
There was a pause, and then he said, “I’d be more than happy to help you guys with this. In fact, I’maskingyou to let me help.”
