Chapter b113 /b

    Anna ced her hands on her hips. “Chase told us. He saw youing here. He even had a video.”

    “Chase?” Olivia said, some outrage in her voice.

    I was also furious, realizing that Chase probably saw this as a golden opportunity to shove a wedge between Amber and me. He wanted her to think I was in here fooling around with Olivia, to help open the

    door for himself to move in.

    “You can’t trust Chase,” I said.

    “Oh, enough of that,” Amber snapped. “Chase was looking out for me tonight, showing me what I’d been purposefully blind too. What I maybe had always looked away from. If you want Olivia so badly, go and be

    with her! Don’te here! Just leave me out of it!”

    “I don’t want to be with Olivia,” I said. “I want to be with you.”

    “I don’t believe you!” she snapped. With a huff, she grabbed my wine straight from my hands. “I’m too

    sober for this.”

    At once, she downed the drink.

    Olivia outstretched her hand as if to stop her, but then immediately snapped it back.

    When the ss was empty, Amber dropped it down on the desktop with a tter. It was a miracle the ss didn’t shatter.

    Amber’s POV

    I was tipsy from the Rum Runner and the extra shot, but I was still too sober to be having this tired old argument with Julian. That was why I had downed that ss of wine.

    I thought it would help. Yet, after a moment, and then too, the alcohol seemed to hit me like a freight

    train. I started to wobble. Julian quickly reached forward, grabbing my arm to steady me.

    “You alright?” he asked me, some worry in his voice.

    I didn’t know. I felt… odd. And hot.

    “She clearly can’t handle her wine very well,” Olivia said. Her voice seemed to shake some. Was she nervous? About what? “I won’t stand here and be insulted.” With that, she pushed her way past me and

    out the door.

    Anna followed her, as if making sure she was gone.

    The heat flickered out from inside of me, shooting down to my fingers and toes. Where Julian’s hand was on my arm, the skin beneath was searing. Yet it wasn’t painful. It felt so good, I wanted more and swayed

    into him.

    Only, I swayed too much and fell off bnce. Before I knew it, I was fully falling forward.

    Julian moved quickly. Wrapping his arms around me, he held me in his embrace, keeping me safe against the wide expanse of his chest.

    Gods, he had a lot of muscles. I couldn’t stop myself from running my hands over them now.

    “Amber…” Julian said, his voice a little more breathy than it had been only a moment ago.

    He was so warm. Even though I was warm too, it felt so good pressing my body against him. Two mes,

    burning bright.

    I hummed happily as I pressed as much of my body as I could against his.

    He swallowed thickly, and I looked up at his neck. Gods, I wanted to suck in a mark there, making him mine. It’d be like a notice to keep other women – especially Olivia – away.

    “You are acting strangely, Amber,” he said, his voice deeper now, a little rough.

    My vision was blurring somewhat. The heat was bing too hot.

    Even delirious, I knew I was about to pass out. I grabbed at his arms, desperate for his attention.

    I already had it though, his blue eyes fixed on me with worry… and with heat.

    There were words on my tongue. Ones that I really needed him to know. Right now, right here, before anything else could be spoken.

    “I don’t want ito /ishare you,” I said, just before the whole world went dark.