Page 22 of Sweet Addiction

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I mean, I am an asshole. But I refuse to let Dillan Ryan make me the bad guy.

Sorry, princess. But that’s all on you.

She’s been a pissy bitch for two years.

Have I let that stop me?

Now where’s the fun in that?

She has to walk by me to get to the locker room, and my mouth fucking waters with each step that brings her closer until I’m the only thing blocking her path. Her warm skin is pink and glistening from her class, and her tiny little sports bra and booty shorts do little to hide her toned body. A body I had my hands and mouth all over before she went nuts and kicked me out. I like ’em kind of crazy, but she definitely caught me off guard.

One perfectly arched eyebrow lifts as her lips purse. It’s a shame she looks so hot when she’s pissed. “Stalking me now, Beneventi?”

Hudson chuckles behind me.

“You’re in my gym, Ryan. Who’s stalking who?” I fold my arms over my chest and flex, just to see if she watches, and Dillan doesn’t disappoint. She might fucking hate me, but she still wants me.

She shuffles from foot to foot and looks away. “You’re not usually here at night.”

“Yeah well, I needed to hit something.” This is the shit that pisses me off most. I don’t want to hate this woman. I don’t want to not like that I just made her uncomfortable.

Fuck this shit.

“Me?” she asks, completely missing the point.

“I’m an asshole, Dillan. Not a piece of shit. But it’s nice to know what you think.”

Hudson’s daughter walks out of the yoga room and stops in front of us. “Hi, Daddy. Hi, Rome.” She looks at Dillan. “You ready?”

Without sparing me a second glance, Dillan nods and sidesteps me.

I watch that perfectly plump ass as it walks away. “See you at book club, Ryan.”

Dillan’s middle finger flies in the air, and Hudson whistles in my ear. “What the hell is it with you boys and the Ryan girls?”

That’s a great fucking question.

Jamie

So how does this book club thing work?

Lexie

You read the book.

Lucky

Smart and beautiful.

Kaleigh

First rule of book club—We don’t talk about book club.

Ryker

I think I just fell in love.

Kaleigh

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