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Chapter 22
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Daria
It's a busy night at The Parlor. I'm not on the VIP floor but hanging out with Brooklyn by the bar. We are both on break, checking out the people happily gobbling up food.
"That guy is hot." Brooklyn let her tongue travel across her upper lip, and I giggle at the predatory gleam in her eye.
"He isn't my type." With a wrinkled nose, I give the blonde a once over and then lift my glass of water to my lips. "He seems like someone proper, wealthy, and successful and wouldn't be able to stand a rebellious personality such as mine."
A sigh slips out through Brooklyn's lips. "Why didn't you tell Wilder the truth while you had the chance? The blonde guy is a ten, but you can't even see that because you have a certain actor on your mind."
"I didn't tell him because he lashed out too quickly," My voice is earnest and tortured. Wilder's reaction wasn't one I expected. "To be honest, he scared me by raising his voice and glaring at me with so much fire a
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Daria I'm dragging my feet up the stairs leading to my apartment door. My hair is a heavy mess, dirty and bouncing like a basketball. Wilder glared at me all night from the table he shared with Evelyn. But I don't think Wilder has the right to be angry over the fact that I kissed his handsome brother when he went out on a date together with another woman. Killian. He kissed me. Giant grasshoppers are swarming in my belly. My lips are tingling, sending an excited but nervous shiver over my skin. Those stormy blue eyes will be hard to forget, especially when the man looked haunted by a mysterious past, yet gentle at the same time. I take a deep breath, gripping the metal bar to drag my exhausted body up the last couple of stairs. The wind is hitting me in the face, sending a wave of cologne my way, and then I'm left staring at Killian, gazing up at the starlit sky. What. The. Hell. Why is he here? My eyes are prac
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Daria Looking into Wilder's eyes is like watching a lion turn into a lamb. A man ready to fight for his cause is suddenly broken, overwhelmed by the words I told him. Those golden eyes are glued on mine, and for the first time, I don't think the big, successful man has something to say because he isn't used to things not going according to plan. "Why didn't you tell me..." His voice is a hurt whisper, and I suck in a deep breath, press my back further into the wall. I had expected a hug or a kiss, not words. And fuck, why did Wilder have to cut me with words? Talking about this is hard and painful—this isn't what I need right now. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Here it comes, the panic anxiety. "Because I didn't want you to pity me." Wilder stares at me, and I sigh, rolling my eyes before explaining. My chest is on fire, and frustration is running loose within me. "Look, you're the rich boy with a silver spoon in your hand, and I didn't want you to
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