Book I - 32

SCARLET

Luke pulled away from one of our longest kisses and whispered, “I hate to break it to you, but I kinda have someone to talk to. This won’t take long, I promise.”

I frowned. “Do you often have a meeting at this hour? It’s seven-thirty.”

“Mm.” He pressed a quick kiss on my lips. “Will you wait for me here?”

“Where would I go?”

“Don’t walk out on me again, please.”

I chuckled. “Okay.”

Whenever I was in the same room as him, I tended to lose myself, like there was no point in resisting. It was frustrating. He didn’t even get to tell me about Stacy. All I got was his reputation for being honest—or maybe he was just like me. He wasn’t ready to share this part of his life, just as I wasn’t ready to tell him about my past.

It shouldn’t be a big deal for him. Our relationship would be over in two months, and he’d be my stepbrother forever.

While waiting for him, I took out my phone and called Katherine. She knew I was going to return the earrings, but she didn’t know I wouldn’t be home