CHAPTER 16: YOU WANT TO PLAY GAMES, VENUS?
VENUS:
I had anticipated that Gavin might tell his boss about the drugs I bought so I hid the contraceptive pills in my bra.
He probably used the mind link he told me about to communicate with him.
Sigh.
Maxine's voice cracked like a whip in the hallway. "Let me see what you bought,” he repeated urgently.
I swallowed hard, forcing a calm expression on my face even as my insides twisted like tangled wires. With careful hands, I pulled the paper bag open and handed him the box of painkillers. “Just this,” I said, keeping my tone as neutral as possible.
His eyes scanned the label, and his brow furrowed slightly. “Painkillers?”
“For my headache,” I replied smoothly, praying he wouldn’t hear the rapid drum of my heartbeat.
He stared at me for
