TEMPTING THE ENEMY (MM)
Without thinking, I called him.
He picked up after a ring and a half, voice stiff. “Seth.”
“I—I need to talk to you,” I said quietly, hoping the others weren’t listening, even though I knew damn well they were.
“You won’t be able to do that tonight,” he said, voice clipped. “There’s a meeting with my sponsors. Regarding you. The contract’s already signed.”
The breath left my lungs in a punch. “You… You went ahead with it?”
“I had to,” he said, calm like glass. “On your behalf. You want this, don’t you?”