LILA'S POV
"A live-in position." The words tumble out faster now. "For an important business deal, one involving the Silvermoon Pack. It's a huge deal, Liam. Like, the biggest thing the company's ever done. And Wade needs someone available 24/7 to help coordinate everything. It just makes more sense if I'm staying at his place during this period."
Liam sets the beer down slowly, carefully, like he's trying very hard not to react.
"You want to move in with Wade?" he asks with a suspicious frown.
"For work," I emphasize. "It's purely professional. And the pay increase is pretty big. Really big."
"Lila." His voice is flat now, and I know that tone. That's his protective big brother tone, the one that means he's about to lose his s**t. "Why you? Why does my best friend suddenly need MY l
