“Is it really cheating if you're doing it to yourself?"
Charli
"Mr. Demetri?" I couldn't process more than to repeat his words. I was a parrot, not the strong confident woman I wanted to project.
"Yes, Miss Collins. New rules...my rules. You should say thank you."
I squeezed the phone tighter. The whiskey running through my veins had lessened my trembling but done little to slow my rapid heartbeat. I closed my eyes, trying to remember the man from Del Mar. The tone didn't match.
"Miss Collins, I said to say thank you."
I wasn't sure if it was hearing his deep voice again or the difference in his demeanor, but my tattered nerves were ping-ponging between an emotional breakdown and a hysterical fit of laughter. I looked up at Karen, unsure if she could hear. When she nodded, I knew sh
